After racking up bad bets and being forced out of the Carlyle Group in September 2020, after serving as “co-CEO” for just 30 months or so, Glenn Youngkin basically faced a midlife crisis – he’d made hundreds of millions of dollars, but now what was he going to do with himself? So in 2021, the same guy who at the Carlyle Group, had championed diversity, ESG (“environmental, social and governance”) principles, “lowering carbon footprint,” Communist China’s “unique system,” etc. – basically a liberal, in other words – suddenly morphed into a Republican politician who – knowing that he had to go hard right and 100% loyal to the cult leader in order to win the Virginia gubernatorial nomination – literally said things like “I was HONORED to receive [Trump’s] endorsement” and “President Trump represents so much of why I’m running,” etc. And, of course, if you look back on the Virginia Republican forums and debates leading up to Youngkin’s nomination on May 10, 2021, you’ll see Youngkin basically agreeing with the other Republican candidates on pretty much everything – even including:
“For example, when he was asked about the far-right’s bizarre conspiracy theories surrounding Dominion voting machines, the candidate described the ridiculous ideas as ‘the most important issue’ of the campaign. Asked about the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s victory, Youngkin wouldn’t give a straight answer.”
In short, as soon as Youngkin decided – for whatever combinations of reasons (midlife crisis, bored after being pushed out of the Carlyle Group, tons of money to spend on himself, burning ambitions to be president someday?) – to run for governor of Virginia, he moved to the right rhetorically and substantively, while simultaneously pretending to be a “moderate” by wearing a sweater-vest, running TV ads that portrayed him as a suburban dad and business guy, etc. And, of course, the “mainstream media” lapped it up and regurgitated it…because that’s what they do. Now whether Youngkin ever believed the crap he spewed out, who knows. But as the quote by Maya Angelou goes, “when someone tells you who they are, believe them.” Of course, Youngkin told different things and portrayed himself differently to different people and on different media outlets (e.g., if he was appealing to the MAGA base or to the general electorate), but still…c’mon, seriously, there was no reason as of the spring of 2021 for anyone to think the guy was a “moderate.” Or, for that matter, that he had any real interest in or aptitude for the actual work of being governor. Which is exactly what we all found out, the hard way, the past four years.
With that, here are (for now; I might add more) 130 “highlights” from Youngkin’s four years as governor of Virginia. And by “highlights,” of course I mean failures, fiascos, far-right idiocy, etc.
- January 5, 2022: Even before he was sworn in (and I won’t even get into the disgraceful campaign he ran in 2021, based on fear mongering, bigotry, lies – e.g., about mythical “CRT” in Virginia public schools, etc.), Youngkin started announcing members of his administration, and damn were they bad news. For instance, on January 5, 2022 Youngkin named Trump’s disgraceful/anti-environment former EPA administrator, Andrew Wheeler, as the next Virginia Secretary of Natural & Historic Resources. This pick was beyond appalling, for a host of reasons. For more background on Trump’s EPA head, Andrew Wheeler, see here, including Wheeler’s wildly false claim that the climate crisis isn’t an “existential threat” (which of course it is!); his completely batshit comment that “the threat posed by climate change is ’50 to 75 years out’”; the fact that he is – and no, this is not parody – “Vice President of the Washington Coal Club” (WTF???); his refusal to “raise environmental standards for fine soot pollution”; his weakening of mercury regulations; etc. In short, Wheeler was one of the worst, if not the worst, EPA administrator in history. Also, see here for Wheeler’s testimony to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, against a 5-cents-per-single-use-plastic-bag tax. Democratic members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors then proceeded to rip Wheeler’s idiocy.
- January 13, 2022: As if the Wheeler nomination wasn’t bad enough, Glenn Youngkin tried *really* hard for an even WORSE Cabinet pick, with faaar-right (bigot, conspiracy theorist, you name it) Elizabeth Schultz for Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction! Appalling.
- January 15, 2022: On the first day of his administration, in sharp contrast to his relatively measured inauguration speech, Youngkin signed 11 executive orders/directives, with all kinds of divisive and “red-meat” stuff for his right-wing “base.” As then-DPVA-Executive-Director Andrew Wheeler put it, “Unifying words are shallow and meaningless when followed by hyper-partisan, anti-science drivel.” Among other things, Youngkin’s actions banned “critical race theory” (which isn’t taught in Virginia public schools), rescinded the COVID vaccine mandate for Virginia employees, ended the statewide school mask mandate, etc. With regard to that last point, even conservative Republican Bill Bolling, who served two terms as Virginia Lt. Governor, was highly skeptical, saying that “Local School Boards do not work for the Governor. They are a part of local government, not state government. They do not report to the Governor” and “Executive Orders are not the same as law, and Executive Orders cannot unilaterally reverse existing law.” And as State Senator Louise Lucas put it, “Hey [Gov. Youngkin]…You will learn we in the legislature write the law and it only changes if we agree to do so.”
- January 19, 2022: Youngkin named someone who thinks “CRT” is “a dangerous philosophical poisoning in the blood stream” as VA’s Director of “Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion” (a name change from “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”) In response, on January 20, State Senator Mamie Locke ripped Youngkin, both for “swapping equity for opportunity” and for using “Critical Race Theory” as a “red herring.”
- January 25, 2022: Youngkin started up an Orwellian, thuggish “tip line” to rat out teachers for doing their jobs. In response, “pretty much every education group in the state” called for him to shut down. As State Senator Jennifer Boysko put it, the “tip line” “reeks of the McCarthy era, where individuals were encouraged to turn their colleagues in for allegedly subversive political reasons.” As Del. Marcus Simon said, the “tip line” is “creeping authoritarianism” that’s “scary to those of us who have studied history in school…reminds us…of some really unpleasant periods in the world’s history, where you have governments encouraging their citizens to rat each other out, to report violations of the doctrine of the state that’s approved…what you’re allowed to say and not say in a classroom.” And as former VA Secretary of Education Atif Qarni put it, the “snitch line…has created a suffocating environment for numerous educators, especially who teach social studies and history…definitely has had significant negative impacts on our teachers.”
- February 6, 2022: Youngkin’s campaign attacked high school student Ethan Lynne, putting up a photo of Lynne with Gov. Northam, who they added, “had a Blackface/KKK photo in his yearbook.” As Lynne said at the time, “I will not be intimidated by these attacks and will continue to be a voice for students across the commonwealth.” Still…why was the Youngkin campaign lashing out against a high school student at all?
- February 8, 2022: Fortunately, Wheeler’s nomination was rejected by the State Senate, butYoungkin kept Wheeler in his administration anyway as a top advisor (e.g., in charge of cutting regulations), and this fossil fuel industry tool has continued to do damage, including helping develop the godawful “Virginia Energy Plan”that was rolled out on October 3.
- July 2022: Youngkin named Bert Ellis to the UVA Board of Visitors, in a move that was “either negligent or willfully rewarding behavior that endangers students.” For more on this story, see UVA’s Cavalier Daily Rips Youngkin: “utterly incompetent leader”; “spreading outright falsehoods”; “poor decision-making”; “fearmongering”; failure to “properly vet his nominees”; etc..
- July 2022: As DPVA put it, “Youngkin’s bizarre policy banning telework has led to a mass exodus of hundreds of state employees – crippling state services.”
- July 9, 2022: Youngkin delivered a cringe-inducing, falsehood-filled speech in Nebraska, in which he declared that he couldn’t “go any further with stopping and taking a moment to thank our Lord for our Supreme Court that rightfully returned the responsibility to make decisions on behalf of those that have elected us.” In that same speech, Youngkin wildly lied (something he’s an expert at) about American energy, the public schools, and many other things. Typical Youngkin.
- Summer/Fall 2022: In his first year as governor, Youngkin spent a LOT of time not doing his job, but instead campaigning in Virginia and around the country for a slew of extremist candidates like Yesli Vega (“celebrated her July 4th with a notable insurrectionist who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021“), Jen Kiggans (wouldn’t say that Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 elections, literally running away from a reporter who asked her!), Hung Cao (After the January 6th insurrection, Hung Cao defended violent insurrectionists saying “these are my people, set them free”) in Virginia; Paul LePage in Maine (“met eight times with members of the sovereign citizen movement between January and September 2013″); Tudor Dixon in Michigan (“in a May 2022 debate, when asked ‘do you believe Donald Trump legitimately won the 2020 election in Michigan?,’ Dixon responded ‘Yes.’”), Derek Schmidt in Kansas (“brought Kansas into an unsuccessful lawsuit after the 2020 presidential election seeking to overturn the results in battleground states as Trump and other Republicans spread baseless claims of widespread voter fraud”), Heidi Ganahl in Colorado ( “refuses to denounce John Eastman, former CU professor and author of the fraudulent legal memo used to justify the Jan 6 plot), Tim Michels in Wisconsin (said “that illegally decertifying the 2020 presidential election will be ‘on the table’ if he becomes governor, and wouldn’t say whether he would certify the 2024 election”); Kari Lake in Arizona (“repeatedly pushed the baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen – even going further casting doubt on the 2022 elections“); etc. Sensing a pattern here? Also note that Youngkin’s candidates lost most of these races, which doesn’t exactly do wonders for Youngkin’s claims to be some sort of Republican rising star.
- October 28, 2022: After Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul was brutally attacked in his home in an assassination attempt aimed at Nancy Pelosi, Youngkin appeared to make light of it, saying at a campaign rally for far-right-Republican candidate Yesli Vega, “There is no room for violence anywhere, but we’re gonna send her [Nancy Pelosi] back to be with him in California.” Disgusting. And no, Youngkin didn’t apologize, as the news media falsely reported; instead, he simply said he “didn’t do a great job.”
- 2022: Youngkin pushed anti-LGBTQ policies, spurring a much-deserved and much-needed backlash. For more on that, see: Over 12,000 Virginia Students Walk Out Over Glenn Youngkin’s Hateful LGBTQIA+ Guidelines, ACLU of Virginia Explains, in Detail, Why It Opposes Youngkin’s Proposed “Model Policies” on the (Mis)Treatment of Transgender and Non-Binary Students; 10s of 1000s of comments – mostly against – Youngkin’s proposed anti-transgender-students policy; etc.
- December 16, 2022: Youngkin’s budget proposal for the 2023 General Assembly session included a “cruel and discriminatory provision that would force low-income Virginians to carry pregnancies with severe fetal diagnoses.” And Youngkin’s budget contains funding for a 15-week abortion ban here in Virginia. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Youngkin’s budget “gives major corporations and the top 1% massive tax cuts at the expense of those who need it most.” Voodoo economics, anybody? “Trickle-down?” “Supply-side?” “Laffer curve?” Ugh.
- January 12, 2023: Youngkin Uses State of the Commonwealth to Stump for Abortion Ban
- January 17, 2023: Youngkin Singled Out Ford (and Killed 2,500 Jobs); In Fact, Numerous Top Virginia Companies Have Major Business Ties with China
- January 19, 2023: VA House Dems Leader Don Scott to Governor Youngkin: Reverse Course, Bring Ford to Virginia and Create Jobs
- January 31, 2023: Massive Youngkin Error Leaves Local K-12 Schools with $201 Million Budgetary Shortfall
- February 2, 2023: VA Senate Republican Leader Tommy Norment Says There’s NO Appetite for Youngkin’s Corporate Tax Cut
- February 8, 2023: Gov. Ralph Northam’s Secretary of Education, Atif Qarni, Says Newly Revised Youngkin Administration History Education Standards Get a “D” Grade, Remain Heavily “Whitewashed”
- February 17, 2023: Biden Administration Slams Youngkin for Attacking Right to Privacy (“Governor Youngkin’s decision attacks the principles of freedom and a woman’s fundamental right to privacy in the United States of America.”)
- February 19, 2023: Adele McClure: Gov. Youngkin “knows EXACTLY what he’s doing during #BlackHistory Month…Whitewashing & revising history is a deliberate tactic”
- February 24, 2023: Youngkin’s UVA Board Appointee Strongly Recommends Far-Right Author Who Evoked “common white nationalist trope of white genocide”, Railed Against Islam, Claimed Homosexuality an “unstable component on which to base an individual identity”
- March 10, 2023: TOWN HALL: Youngkin Favors Banning Books, Steals Credit For Northam’s Accomplishments, And More…
- March 22, 2023: Glenn Youngkin Names Former Aide to Far-Right-Extremist Bob Good to VA Board of Education; Appointee “has denied the separation of church and state,” “spoken out against Gavin Grimm” etc.
- March 31, 2023: Virginia Republicans’ Unhinged Responses to Trump Indictment Show Why They Should NEVER Be Put in Charge
- April 8, 2023: Youngkin’s Absurd Corporate Tax Giveaway Not Just Terrible Public Policy, It’s Also Politically Unpopular (“supported by [just] 19% of Virginians”)
- April 11, 2023: Youngkin: “I Don’t Have Much of An Opinion” On Extremist Judge’s Lawless Ruling on Mifepristone
- April 11, 2023: VA House Dem Leader Don Scott, Senator Mamie Locke, Community Organizers Speak Out Against Youngkin Administration’s Voting Rights Restoration Process – or Lack Thereof
- April 14, 2023: VA Dems: Youngkin Endorses 2020 Election Conspiracy Theorist, January 6 Rally Attendee
- April 20, 2023: In Softball, Sycophantic “Interview” at George W. Bush Presidential Center, Glenn Youngkin Spews Out B.S., Falsehoods; Smears Northam and McAuliffe Administrations
- April 27, 2023: Right Wing Watch: “Gov. Youngkin Proclamation Praises Christian Nationalist ‘Re-Covenanting’ Featuring Viciously Anti-LGBTQ Speakers”
- April 29, 2023: Virginia AAPI Caucus, Legislative Black Caucus, Latino Caucus All Call For Resignation Of Youngkin’s Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Martin D. Brown
- May 1, 2023: DNC War Room Ahead of Youngkin’s Trip to CA: “Youngkin is hellbent on taking his MAGA agenda nationwide”
- May 3, 2023: Former Gov. Doug Wilder Rips Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s “DEI Is Dead” Appointee; Explains to MAGA Radio Host What Equity, Fairness and Justice *Actually* Mean
- May 12, 2023: Glenn Youngkin and His Elections Commissioner Susan Beals “Going Full MAGA,” Pull Virginia Out of Crucial Multistate Voter Information Partnership (“ERIC”)
- May 18, 2023: In Slick, Smarmy, Vapid New Video, Youngkin “speaks for a minute but doesn’t say a thing” (While Making It Clear He’s Still VERY Much Interested in Being President)
- May 19, 2023: Glenn Youngkin Said Far-Right Ron DeSantis Was His Role-Model Governor. Now, Both Have Driven Away Billions in Investment and Thousands of Jobs in Their States.
- May 31, 2023: “Youngkin for President has officially jumped the shark – our VA National Guard troops shouldn’t be used to further presidential ambitions…much less fight a MAGA culture war in Texas of all places”
- June 6, 2023: “The Youngkin administration recently pulled Virginia out of ERIC. This thread explains why—and the consequences for the Commonwealth and the country.”
- June 16, 2023: It’s a Day Ending in the Letter “Y,” Which Means Glenn Youngkin’s LYING, This Time About U.S. “energy independence”
- July 6, 2023: Youngkin’s Big-Money Donors: Nazi Memorabilia Dude, “Secretive Titan” Working “ruthlessly…to strip workers of protections”; etc.
- July 10, 2023: VA Dems: “[Youngkin]’s the ‘parents rights’ governor, so long as your kids are straight.”
- July 11, 2023: In Just 12 Minutes, Youngkin’s CNN Interview Highlights Almost Everything Wrong with Him (Youngkin pledges to support Trump if he’s the 2024 Republican nominee, engages in WILD “whataboutism,” falsely claims he’s about “common sense,” etc., etc.)
- July 12, 2023: DNC “War Room”: “Glenn Youngkin Announces Support for Extreme National Abortion Ban”
- July 18, 2023: Virginia Education Association Calls Youngkin Administration’s Transgender Model Policy “an outrageous affront to decency” (“This policy targets a student group already facing significant barriers, offers no measurable benefit, and is simply cruel.”)
- July 28, 2023: Youngkin Touts Praise From “Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group,” “Christian fundamentalist lobbying organization” in Support of His Anti-LGBTQ “Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students”
- July 29, 2023: New Analysis Demolishes One of Youngkin’s Stupidest Ideas, “Small Modular” Nuclear Reactors, as VERY expensive and “likely decades away, if they are at all viable”
- August 7, 2023: Glenn Youngkin’s New Ad Is Pure Propaganda and Is “Memorable for what it doesn’t say: push for abortion restrictions, anti-LGBTQ, hostility to DEI.”
- August 20, 2023: Speaking to a Far-Right Radio Host in Georgia Yesterday, Glenn Youngkin Spewed Lies and Distortions with Nearly Every Word That Came Out of His Mouth.
- September 1, 2023: Former VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) on Youngkin Dept. of Education’s Delay in Releasing Test Scores: “This is what you do when the results of performance tests are not what you want.”
- September 8, 2023: VEA: “…rather than take accountability for his administration’s failures, Gov. Youngkin continues to blame languishing SOL scores on anyone but himself”
- September 10, 2023: VA Sen. Scott Surovell (D) Explains That Youngkin Falsely Frames Budget Deal as “Bipartisan,” But Actually He “gave up” and “ended up compromising 90% to our position”
- September 26, 2023: In Interview, Glenn Youngkin Won’t Rule Out Being Donald Trump’s Running Mate, Somehow Manages to Absurdly/Falsely Blame Joe Biden (!) for Russia’s Brutal Invasion of Ukraine, etc.; Youngkin also spews out many, many lies, about “CRT,” what he’s supposedly accomplished in Virginia, etc, etc.
- September 28, 2023: The WaPo’s Infatuation with Glenn Youngkin Continues. Now, They’re Reporting on a Presidential Campaign “Draft” Movement – and an Upcoming “Red Vest Retreat” (LOL!) for Glenn Youngkin
- October 3, 2023: Youngkin Administration Illegally Purges Registrations of Unknown Number of Voters Amid Early Voting
- October 17, 2023: Virginia NAACP Notifies Governor Youngkin of Intent to File Suit to Obtain Records on Secretive Voting Rights Restoration Process
- October 29, 2023: With 9 Days Until Election Day in VA, Glenn Youngkin Rants, Raves Fear Mongers and Lies a LOT on MAGA Maria Bartiromo’s Fox “News” Show
- November 6, 2023: Gov. Youngkin Accedes to Virginia NAACP Records Requests, Documents Show Voting Rights Withheld from Thousands Without Explanation or Justification
- November 7, 2023: A bad night for Youngkin, as his party lost its 52-48 majority in the House of Delegates, as Democrats gained three seats, winning back control by a 51-49 margin. And in the State Senate, while Democrats lost a seat, they held on to the chamber, meaning that Youngkin was faced with his final two years as governor with the legislature fully in Democratic hands.
- December 13, 2023: Donald Trump Tried to Destroy Our Democracy, Illegally Stay in Power; Now Wants to Be a Dictator. Glenn Youngkin’s Like, Sure, I’ll Support Him!
- December 18, 2023: Former VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R): “We were initially told [proposed new Wizards/Caps arena]…would not involve the use of any direct public (taxpayer) funds. However, that does not appear to be the case.”
- January 3, 2024: Youngkin’s Budget Proposal Takes From the Poor to Feed the Rich
- January 10, 2024: VA House, Senate Democrats Respond to Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth Address: “This past November, voters made it clear…that they do not subscribe to the ideals of this Governor or that of the Republican Party.”
- February 1, 2024: Key VA Senate Money Subcommittee Defeats Governor Youngkin’s Tax Giveaways for the Wealthy (“Youngkin’s tax plan nickels-and-dimes working families to pay for a tax cut for his rich friends”)
- March 7, 2024: Video of/Commentary on Youngkin’s Whiny, Self-Pitying, Petulant Press Conference on the Wizards/Caps Arena…as Senators Lucas, Locke and Ebbin Look on Scornfully
- March 8, 2024: With Critical Legislation on the Line, Glenn Knows What Really Matters to Virginians: a Billionaire’s Sports Arena
- March 9, 2024: VA Sen. Barbara Favola: Youngkin “once again stood with extremists and against women” (“Guns and domestic violence are a lethal combination and these deaths are preventable” – Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker)
- March 9, 2024: VA House Dems on Vetoes of “Legislation Supported by an Overwhelming Majority of Virginians”: Youngkin “showed his allegiance to power hungry MAGA extremists”
- March 11, 2024: Speaker Don Scott, Senate Finance/Appropriations Committee Chair Louise Lucas Fire Back Against Glenn Youngkin’s False Claim That the Budget They Passed Is “Backward”; In fact, it’s Youngkin whose ideas about the budget would send Virginia hurtling backward…
- March 16, 2024: Glenn Youngkin’s Most Extreme, Bizarre Appointment Yet? Extremist Yesli Vega – Who Doubts Pregnancy After Rape – to the State Board of Health?!?
- March 19, 2024: Gov. Youngkin Drags Feet on Reproductive Health Bills, Appoints Anti-Choice Extremist To State Board of Health
- March 26, 2024: In Portsmouth, VA Dem Leaders Blast Youngkin as “not very smart when it comes to politics,” Thinking He’s “king,” Campaigning Instead of Governing, etc.
- March 27, 2024:The collapse of Youngkin’s grand ambition for a new Washington Capitals/Wizards arena in Alexandria demonstrated that Youngkin, along with his absurd campaign to trash the bipartisan budget deal as “backwards” (which it definitely wasn’t!) and threaten to veto itin part because the legislature wouldn’t go along with his arena deal, demonstrated that Youngkin is “not very smart when it comes to politics,” thinks he’s “king,” etc.
- March-May 2024: Youngkin’s vetoes – for absolutely no good reason – of legislation that would have raised the minimum wage to $13.50/hour, created a retail cannabis market, regulate untraceable “ghost guns,” prohibit firearms in any facility that provides mental health or developmental services, including hospitals and ERs,” prohibit devices that convert semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic weapons, close the “boyfriend loophole” that puts “victims of sexual and domestic abuse in grave danger,” “protecting abortion providers from extradition to hostile states for providing LEGAL abortion care in VA,” etc, etc. were completely inexcusable and unforgivable.
- April 9, 2024: VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell Says Youngkin’s Been “incredibly confrontational and aggressive”; “I’ve never seen a governor do a press conference regarding their budget amendments”
- April 9, 2024: Virginia Senate Democrats Respond to Governor’s Attempts for a Budget Rewrite: “Farce,” “Shortsighted,” “Campaign-Style Charades,” “Poor Leadership,” “Squandered Opportunity to Authentically Seek Common Ground”
- April 12, 2024: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Says Youngkin Refusing to Sign Bill Protecting Right to Contraception “is just outrageous,” “out of step with what it is that the people of Virginia want”
- April 20, 2024: On “Friday Power Lunch,” Sen. Louise Lucas Says “tick tick tick, [Youngkin’s] time is ticking down, he is definitely lame duck”
- May 17, 2024: Senator Hashmi and Delegate Price Condemn Governor Youngkin’s Veto of Right to Contraception Act
- May 18, 2024: DNC War Room: “MAGA Extremist” Glenn Youngkin Continues to Undermine Women’s Freedoms, Doubling Down on a Losing Strategy
- May 22, 2024: VA House Dems Majority Leader Charniele Herring, Del. Rip Sullivan, Del. Alfonso Lopez Rip Youngkin’s Illegal RGGI Pullout – Youngkin “uninterested in protecting Virginia and Virginians”
- May 30, 2024: With Trump GUILTY Verdict on ALL Counts, Remember – Glenn Youngkin, Jason Miyares, Jen Kiggans, etc, etc. Endorsed This Scumbag
- June 5, 2024: Youngkin’s (and Miyares’) Relentless Assault on Cleantech (Including EVs), the Environment and the Rule of Law Continue. (Youngkin, “who’s running hard for Trump’s VP nod despite NO signature accomplishments, doesn’t mind ignoring separation of powers & playing dictator.”)
- June 5, 2024: Former Republican “Morning Joe” Scarborough Mocks Idea That Youngkin’s a “More Moderate Republican” After Youngkin Vetoed Bill Guaranteeing Women the Right to Contraception
- June 17, 2024: Republican-Friendly Politico Article Asks, “What Happened to Glenn Youngkin?” The Answer: Relentless Failure, No Significant Accomplishments, a Pathetic Attempt to Curry Favor with the MAGA/Trumpist Extreme-Right, etc.
- June 21, 2024: VA Dems: Youngkin a “spineless, failed governor…kissing up to Donald Trump…such an embarrassment…a lost soul”
- June 29, 2024: “Highlights” – OK, Yeah, They’re All LOWlights – From Yesterday’s Trump Rally in Chesapeake With MAGA Glenn Youngkin, Right-Wingnut Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02), Extremist Hung Cao, etc. (A torrent of lies, plus the usual bigotry and nastiness of all types…yep, that’s a Trump rally for ya.)
- July 15, 2024: Despite relentlessly kissing up to Trump, in the end Trump went with JD Vance and NOT Glenn Youngkin for his running mate. So Youngkin sold his soul for…???
- August 6, 2024: VA House Speaker Don Scott Sends Letter to Gov. Youngkin, Calls for Removal of Project 2025 Contributor and Closer Look at MAGA-Extremist Appointees
- August 14, 2024: Asked About Project 2025’s/Trump’s Plan for Mass Firing of Federal Employees, Youngkin Misdirects, Obfuscates, Downplays, Lies, Doubles Down…; Youngkin continues to (falsely) claim that fired federal employees could just find good jobs elsewhere, no problem!
- August 25, 2024: Glenn Youngkin Appears as Special Guest at Fundraiser for MAGA Extremist Mark Robinson
- September 2, 2024: Anti-Labor, Pro-Trump MAGA Glenn Youngkin Booed at Buena Vista Labor Day Festival; Crowd Chants “We’re Not Going Back!”
- September 19, 2024: Glenn Youngkin Joins Some of the Worst Governors in the Country (Kristi Noem, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, etc.) in Vague, Lie-Filled, Extremely Deceptive “Governors’ Coalition for Energy Choice”
- September 24, 2024: Glenn Youngkin Held Events with Two Puppy Killers and Extremists: SD Gov. Kristi Noem in 2022, “Project 2025 Mastermind”/Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in Mt. Vernon in April 2023
- October 12, 2024: US Dept. of Justice Sues Virginia Over Youngkin Administration’s “systematic state program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls too close to the Nov. 5 general election”
- October 15, 2024: Glenn Youngkin Again Disgraces Virginia and the Rule of Law With Bald-Faced Lies to “Sanewash” Trump
- October 20, 2024: On Fox “News,” Glenn Youngkin Gaslights, Dodges, Lies, Changes Subject When Asked About Gen. Mark Milley’s, Former Trump Staffers’ Warnings That Trump Is a Fascist and VERY Dangerous
- November 5, 2024: Despite campaigning for Trump, and despite Virginia Republicans constantly claiming that Virginia was “in play,” in the end Virginia went by 6 points to Kamala Harris – similar to Obama’s 6-point win in 2008, Clinton’s 5-point win in 2016, etc. Hung Cao – who Youngkin also campaigned for – also lost, to Sen. Tim Kaine.
- November 20, 2024: A judge ruled that “Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s attempt to pull Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is unlawful,” given that “the only body with the authority to repeal the RGGI regulation would be the General Assembly.”
- November 26, 2024: Glenn Youngkin Invites Trump Administration Officials to Live in Virginia, But “won’t stand up for your own constituents – career civil servants…at risk of losing their jobs and benefits”
- December 31, 2024: Glenn Youngkin Continued to Fail as Governor in 2024: Here Are 11 of His Biggest Failures (the Caps/Wizards arena deal, numerous bad vetoes, not becoming Trump’s VP, etc.)
- 2024: Glenn Youngkin threw himself in completely/totally with MAGA, Trump. In his 2021 gubernatorial campaign, Youngkin tried to have it both ways, happily accepting Trump’s endorsement and praise on the one hand, while pretending to the media and in his TV ads to be some sort of “moderate.” Totally dishonest, as always, from Youngkin – yet the media bought it hook, line and sinker. Pathetic. Anyway, fast forward to 2024, and Youngkin dropped the faux-coy act, throwing in his lot 100% with MAGA, Trump, Vance, etc. Among other things, Youngkin spoke at a rally in Chesapeake with Trump, spoke at the Republican National Convention in support of Trump, attended a private fundraiser with JD Vance in Virginia Beach, etc, etc. Of course, no mea culpas from the WaPo, etc. about the fact that they were wildly wrong about MAGA Glenn Youngkin all along. Because that’s how they roll…
- January 11, 2025: Glenn Youngkin Signs on to GOP Governors’ Letter Expressing “overwhelming support” for Trump/Musk/Ramasawamy’s “DOGE” Effort to Slash the Federal Government. Youngkin of course knows that Virginia has a huge population of federal employees, federal retirees, federal contractors and military, and that “DOGE” could severely harm Virginia’s economy. But clearly, Youngkin doesn’t care – or, more accurately, he cares a LOT less about that fact than about furthering his own political career in the MAGA/Trump GOP. And to accomplish that goal, if Youngkin has to throw Virginia’s people and economy under the bus, he’s totally cool with doing just that.
- January 13, 2025: Responding to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Final State of the Commonweath Address, VA Sen. Lashrecse Aird Says Youngkin Wants To “keep a selective few winning and those who need it the most losing”
- January 20, 2025: At Trump’s inauguration, Youngkin claimed (insanely/falsely) that Trump becoming president marked “the dawn of the golden age of America,” while decarling “the sun set on weakness…[and] wokeness.”
- January 28, 2025: MUST ASK: “Governor Youngkin, Lieutenant Governor Earle-Sears — do you support Trump unilaterally killing Virginia jobs you were so proud to announce?”
- February 18, 2025: Four Years After Glenn Youngkin Promised to “Restore Excellence in Education,” New Scorecard Finds “Virginia Ranked 51st in Math Recovery Between 2019 and 2024,” “41st in Reading Recovery Between 2019 and 2024”
- February 24, 2025: Youngkin says, absurdly, “I don’t believe that the federal government downsizing is wrong.” Even as that “downsizing” was illegal, unconstitutional, harmful to the country and most definitely to Virginia, etc.
- March 7, 2025: After Youngkin Appointees Vote to Oust VMI’s First Black Superintendent, Cedric Wins, He Calls Out “misfeasance that endangers VMI and the future of our nation” (Wins says this decision “abandons the values of honor, integrity and excellence up on which VMI was built.”)
- March 9, 2025: Just Over the Past Few Days, Youngkin Told Whoppers (aka, LIES) on National TV About Trump’s Tariffs, DEI, Thomas Jefferson, etc.
- March 20, 2025: “Good old moderate Glenn Youngkin is attending Trump’s ceremony…where he’ll issue his executive order attempting to dismantle the Department of Education.”
- March 24, 2025: Youngkin Talks About His (Misguided, Harmful, Bad) Vetoes, Amendments to 916 Perfectly Good Bills Sent to Him by the 2025 Virginia General Assembly
- March 26, 2025: Youngkin Vetoes Legislation Which “would have ensured enforcement of current law that requires perpetrators of domestic violence to relinquish their firearms.”
- March 26, 2025: Virginia Physicians Denounce Gov. Youngkin’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board Veto; Share How Board Would Have Helped Patients Better Afford Prescriptions
- April 23, 2025: Youngkin Says Tariffs Are a “Great Opportunity,” Dismissing Harm They Are Causing Virginians
- April 27, 2025: Demanding Presumptive VA GOP 2025 LG Nominee John Reid Drop Out Without Actually Getting Him to Drop Out Makes Glenn Youngkin Look Super Weak Within the Trump/MAGA GOP?
- April 29, 2025: Days After Glenn Youngkin Calls for Presumptive VA GOP Lt. Gov. Nominee John Reid to Step Aside, Reid Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter, Makes Comparison to Justin Fairfax Situation, Says He “will NOT be abused or blackmailed!! By ANYONE.”
- May 1, 2025: Youngkin Dismisses Economic Pain Trump is Causing Virginians, Justifying Attacks on Workforce
- May 2, 2025: After Youngkin Announces Budget Actions, VA Senate Majority Leader Surovell Says “The governor is incapable of ever compromising or saying yes.”
- June 27, 2025: Speaking to a Packed, Fired-Up House at the Opening Night of the 2025 VA Women’s Summit, Sen. Tim Kaine Rips Youngkin – “If you won’t stand up for [UVA], will you stand up for ANYTHING?!?” (“I sent [a text to Youngkin asking for him to help] at 6:58 am and I have not gotten a response”)
- July 2, 2025: After Youngkin Loses the Fight for the FBI HQ, and with SO Many Failures on Youngkin’s 3 1/2-Year Record as Governor, VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell Asks, “what has our Governor going full MAGA netted our state besides a UVA president firing?”
- July 7, 2025: In New Article on Youngkin (Who Is VERY Much “eyeing the White House”) Heading to IA, SC, Youngkin Falsely/Laughably Claims He’s Not Thinking About Any of That At All (LOL)
- July 9, 2025: APPALLING: Youngkin “Fully Embraces” Trump’s Tax Bill, Dismisses Risk of 322,000 Virginians Losing Access to Health Care, Falsely Claims Figure Is “Made Up”
- July 10, 2025: “Glenn Youngkin and Winsome Earle-Sears stood by cheering” as Trump “ravaged Virginia’s economy”; Now, Virginia “slips this year to its lowest position among states since 2018”
- July 29, 2025: Judge Sides with Virginia Democrats, Rules Youngkin’s Appointees Cannot Serve on Public College Boards
- August 25, 2025: Under Trump’s/Youngkin’s Leadership, “Moody’s Chief Economist assesses that Virginia’s economy is either currently in recession or at high risk of recession”
- August 28, 2025: VA Senate Democrats Reject Governor Youngkin’s University Appointments, Defend Virginia’s Higher Education (“The Trump administration’s meddling in Virginia’s higher education system is political interference at its worst” – Senate P&E Chair Aaron Rouse)
- November 2, 2025: Video: At Rally in Purcellville, Glenn Youngkin and John Reid Cut Loose with Repulsive Xenophobia, Islamophobia, etc.; Claim “radical Islamists…are on the march”; Declare, “I don’t want [Hashmi] anywhere. I don’t even want her in the state!”
- November 5, 2025: Youngkin campaigned hard for Winsome Earle-Sears, donated nearly $750k to her campaign, spewed out insanity on her behalf, and…she got crushed, along with the rest of the VA GOP ticket, up and down the ballot. So Youngkin ends his four years as governor with minimal accomplishments, having done a lot of damage to Virginia, and with among the lowest approval ratings of any Virginia governor at this point in their terms going back historically. Youngkin hopes to take this debacle nationally, either with a run for US Senate next year or for president in 2028? I mean, that was already a long shot, but after the November election VA GOP meltdown (plus the fact that he lost the House of Delegates in 2023), what argument can he possibly make to Republican voters regarding his political chops? Uhhh…
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