Earle-Sears blames Spanberger's 'silence' for Virginia shutdown results

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EXCLUSIVE: Because the federal authorities started to close down Wednesday, Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears positioned the blame for any in poor health results on the Old Dominion on the toes of her Democratic opponent, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger and the state’s two U.S. senators.

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Earle-Sears instructed Fox Information Digital that Spanberger spent months attacking federal Republicans for "preventing reckless spending, " together with via DOGE efforts of Trump and others.

"Now, Abigail is watching as her personal social gathering votes to close down the federal government as a result of they need to proceed that reckless spending," Earle-Sears mentioned.

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Former Republican Delegate Winsome Sears celebrates successful the race for Lt. Governor of Virginia as she introduces Republican candidate for Governor Glenn Youngkin throughout an election evening social gathering in Chantilly, Virginia. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

"Virginians deserve leaders who will get up and lead, not one who tries to attain political factors at each flip."

Her marketing campaign contrasted Democrats’ longtime condemnation of DOGE’s self-described authorities effectivity endeavors with its newfound permissiveness to conversely see the federal government and a few of its public-facing companies for Virginians shut down.

"Have Democrats misplaced their boogeyman?" a marketing campaign spokesperson requested in feedback to Fox Information Digital, including Spanberger "didn’t raise a finger" to cease her fellow Democrats from cruising towards the shutdown.

"Her silence speaks volumes," the spokesperson mentioned. "Whereas Virginians worry about their paychecks, Spanberger, Warner, and Kaine are enjoying politics."

"They’re the rationale it’s shutting down," she mentioned.

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Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks throughout a Senate Overseas Relations Committee affirmation listening to in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)

Kaine denied the allegation, telling Fox Information Digital that Earle-Sears supported efforts the Trump administration led that "eliminat[ed] tons of of 1000's of private and non-private sector jobs that help the federal authorities."

"She helps Trump’s tariffs, which have damage Virginia companies and jacked up prices. Now she helps Trump’s shutdown," Kaine mentioned.

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"Republicans management each department of presidency, they usually couldn’t preserve it open—Virginians don’t deserve this failing president nor do they deserve a Trump-allied governor."

Warner, the commonwealth’s senior senator who's up for reelection in 2026, didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.

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In a press release obtained by Fox Information Digital, Spanberger cited DOGE and mentioned the self-described authorities effectivity effort together with Trump’s "reckless tariffs and assaults on [Virginians’] well being care protection" are guilty.

"And now, our commonwealth faces completely pointless job cuts as President Trump guarantees to enact mass firings," Spanberger mentioned, as she and different Democrats have voiced concern {that a} lull in authorities operations would permit the executive branch to scrub home.

Spanberger added that Earle-Sears is failing to face as much as Trump and allegedly refused to take action when requested to sentence him Thursday.

The Democratic nominee promised that if elected, "Richmond will demand ["good faith" work with] this president."

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