Republican Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin dismissed a social media slam from former President Donald Trump on Friday, saying he didn’t see it and wants people to unite.
Youngkin’s ‘high road’ approach stood in stark contrast to former President Trump’s behavior over the past several days.
Trump has spent the previous few days ruthlessly bashing fellow Republicans, notably Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose landslide victory on Tuesday cause a flurry of speculation from conservative media outlets that he may be a front runner for the gop presidential nomination in 2024.
But on Friday, Trump then shifted his withering fire onto Youngkin, a Republican who surprisingly managed to win Virginia in 2021.
Trump now attacking Glenn Youngkin .. pic.twitter.com/eEEPcAMplX
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) November 11, 2022
When asked about Trump’s statements, Youngkin told reporters that he didn’t want to engage in name-calling.
“Listen, you all know me, I do not call people names — I really work hard to bring people together — and that’s what we’re working on. That’s not the way I roll and not the way I behave.” Youngkin said.
Despite Trump’s technical endorsement of Youngkin for governor, the Virginia candidate did not explicitly advertise it throughout his victorious campaign.
As the campaign grew near, Trump pledged to conduct a rally for Youngkin in a largely Democratic district, but it ended up being canceled by Youngkin over concerns that it would have negative effects on his popularity with voters.
Last Tuesday’s midterm elections saw extremely disappointing results for Republicans across the board, with the party underperforming expectations significantly in both the Senate and the House.
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Trump is starting to sound more like Dementia Joe. Trump needs to knock off the attacks on Republicans or he won’t have any support to run for dog catcher. Getting really tired of his attacks on Republicans that have been very successful in supporting conservative values.
Right now all republicans need to put as much distance as they can between themselves and Trump. He is toxic and will bring down the party unless the GOP cuts him loose.
The more I see of McConnell and Trump, the more I see how similar these two ultra-narcissists are. Neither of them is an asset for the GOP and it’s time for both of them to make as graceful an exit as they are capable of doing. Don’t get me wrong…I voted for Trump twice and I think he did a fantastic job as President against almost overwhelming odds. But his recent behavior, including his inability to let go of the 2020 election (which WAS stolen IMHO) and move on, along with his tendency to prioritize personal loyalty over electability, make him more of a liability than an asset at this point in time. And while we all owe an eternal debt of gratitude to Mitch for single-handedly keeping Merrick Garland off the Supreme Court, he is long past his expiration date and it’s time for him to say adios.
Good move by Youngkin.