Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has been awaiting backing from President Donald Trump in her tight race for governor of Virginia, and with just 15 days left until the election, the president has now given her his support.
“I think the Republican candidate is very good and I think she should win because the Democrat candidate is a disaster,” Trump remarked to reporters aboard Air Force One Sunday night.
Earle-Sears is running against Democrat and former U.S. congresswoman Abigail Spanberger.
Trump previously gave his endorsement to Virginia Republican incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares following the release of violent threatening text messages from his opponent Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones. The messages depicted him fantasizing about shooting a Republican politician and killing his family.
Via a Truth Social post earlier this month the president called for Jones to “immediately” withdraw from the race and gave Miyares his “Complete and Total Endorsement.”
“I love the state, I did very well in the state, but I will tell you I think the Republican candidate is excellent and I think the Democrat candidate is a disaster, Trump said Sunday, referring to the governor’s race. “I mean I watched her in the debate, and she couldn’t answer the most basic question.”
Though asked four times by the moderators, Spanberger could not answer if she still endorsed Jones for attorney general after the violent text messages were exposed.
