Glenn Youngkin continues to demonstrate that he most certainly isn’t a “moderate” at this point (if he ever was), but is now MAGA all the way. This move is, of course, because of pressure from Trump and Trump supporters, “despite a White House order for flags to remain at half-staff for 30 days after the death of former president Jimmy Carter last month.”
“However, in early January, Trump complained about the possibility of the flags remaining at half-mast for his inauguration events on 20 January and, posting on his social media platform, accused Democrats of being “giddy” at the thought of the flags being at half-mast during his swearing-in.”
Of course, Youngkin could have – and should have – kept flags in Virginia at half-staff for the entire 30-day period of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. Hell, Youngkin even attended Carter’s funeral in Washington, DC. But instead, since Youngkin has no moral core and – more to the point – wants to have a future in the MAGA/Trump GOP, potentially running for US Senate in 2026 or president in 2028, he’s caved yet again to whatever Trump wants, even if it makes no sense whatsoever.
P.S. Also worth noting is that, despite what the mainstream media told us in 2021, Youngkin in fact at that time said, “President Trump represents so much of why I’m running” and “I was honored to receive President Trump’s endorsement.” Then in 2022, Youngkin campaigned for a bunch of far-right/MAGA candidates around the country (e.g., Yesli Vega, Hung Cao, Kari Lake, Tudor Dixon, Paul LePage), most of whom thankfully lost. And in 2024, Youngkin endorsed Trump for reelection, campaigned for him, came close to being picked by Trump as his running mate, etc.
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