Youngkin Stumps for Trump for the First Time at Virginia Rally

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Former President Trumpโ€™s campaign is looking to turn the state red for the first time in two decades.

CHESAPEAKE, VA.โ€”Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, on June 28, came out on the campaign trail in support of former President Donald Trump for the first time ever.

โ€œAs governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia it is my distinct honor to say President Trump, โ€˜Welcome back to Virginia!โ€™โ€ Mr. Youngkin told an enthusiastic crowd at the Historic Greenbrier Farms a few miles outside of Norfolk.

Thousands of diverse voters from both Virginia and nearby North Carolina turned out to hear former President Trump and Mr. Youngkin in the sweltering heat. Many sported shirts reading, โ€œYes, Iโ€™m voting for the convicted felon.โ€

North Carolina is a swing state, and Republicans have aspirations of turning Virginia into a new battleground state.

The appearance comes after the first debate between the presumptive Republican nominee and President Joe Biden.

Since his surprise election in the state in 2021, Mr. Youngkin has kept a cautious distance from former President Trump, neither making an enemy of the former president nor giving him enthusiastic support.

He skipped the former presidentโ€™s first rally in Richmond earlier this year, citing a prior family commitment as the reason for his absence.

The governor also been widely discussed in political circles as a potential contender for the presidency in future cycles. For now though, Mr. Youngkin seems to be going all in on former President Trump.

โ€œMr. President, eight years ago, you left your business career, and you built a great America,โ€ Mr. Youngkin said. โ€œAnd in Virginia, we are going to work to elect Donald Trump back into the White House!โ€

Voters that The Epoch Times spoke to at the rally expressed support for Mr. Youngkinโ€™s tenure so far, with one saying that heโ€™s โ€œdoing a great job.โ€

โ€œHeโ€™s definitely a good choice for Virginia,โ€ one attendee said, acknowledging that Republicans in the state canโ€™t afford to be as conservative as elsewhere.

Steve Fredericks, a 60-year-old from Chesapeake, was a little less enthusiastic, telling The Epoch Times that Mr. Youngkin is โ€œdefinitely better than we had,โ€ a reference to former Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam.

Byย Joseph Lord

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