RICHMOND, Va. — In a new video, Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger today called out Winsome Earle-Sears for continuing to back President Trump as his administration yesterday laid off more than 4,000 federal workers amid the government shutdown.
At Thursday’s debate, Winsome Earle-Sears outright refused to call on President Trump to stop this chaos when asked directly by the moderators. That refusal comes after Earle-Sears said DOGE cuts and attacks on Virginia’s economy were not a “real issue” in a CNN interview earlier this year.
Click here to watch Spanberger’s video response, and read the transcript below:
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SPANBERGER: “Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced they will begin mass firings of Virginia’s federal workers.
“Let’s be clear about this is — it’s DOGE 2.0. This comes as I continue to hear from Virginia Veterans, federal workers, and families who are hurting because of President Trump’s attacks on our Commonwealth.
“Just this Thursday, at our debate in Norfolk, I called out my opponent for refusing to tell Trump to stop this chaos.
“I believe Virginia deserves a Governor who puts Virginians first.
“While my opponent stands loyal to Trump and isn’t calling out this chaos, I will continue to call out the President — and to call on the President — to stop attacking Virginia’s workforce, to focus on bringing people together, and to put an end to this government shutdown”
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Yesterday, Spanberger reacted to the Trump Administration “recklessly escalating” their longstanding attacks on Virginia federal workers by implementing mass layoffs amid the government shutdown — and made clear that unlike her opponent, she will always put Virginians first as their next Governor.
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