Trump's praise complicates Youngkin's attempted pivot to the political middle in Virginia
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Glenn Youngkin is doing everything he can to run as a Republican outsider in Virginia's gubernatorial election. But former President Donald Trump is muddling that strategy.
This problem for Youngkin was highlighted on Friday when the former President -- who handily lost Virginia in both 2016 and 2020 -- issued a statement praising the Republican businessman and attacking Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, who led the commonwealth from 2014 to 2018. Trump lauded Youngkin's poll numbers and called him an "incredible success" and "highly respected person" who will "truly Make Virginia Great Again," tying the Republican candidate to the President's own campaign slogan. He then went on to attack McAuliffe as a "failed and unpopular governor" who took campaign donations from him and "would do whatever I wanted."More Related News