Virginia GOP Candidate, CNN Host Tangle on Air over Trump Questions

GOP candidate for VA governor declines to answer questions why Trump has not endorsed her

CNN’s Manu Raju presses Lt. Governor (R) Winsome Earle-Sears, candidate for governor of Virginia, on why President Donald Trump hasn’t endorsed her and if she will take steps to further restrict abortion access in her state.

Virginia GOP candidate, CNN host tangle on air over Trump questions

Virginia gubernatorial nominee and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) clashed with CNN reporter Manu Raju on Friday over her past criticisms of President Trump.  Raju pressed Earle-Sears over the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce this year, which have had a significant impact on Virginia, given its large population of federal workers.  “Do you…

NEW from CNN: When Asked, Winsome Earle-Sears Refuses To Say She Won’t Ban Abortion As Governor - Democratic Party of Virginia

VIRGINIA – In a new interview with CNN, Winsome Earle-Sears refused to say she won’t work to ban abortion in Virginia as Governor and was “noncommittal when asked whether she would consider another push to restrict abortion rights.”  This follows Sears leaving a handwritten note that she is “morally opposed” to a constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive freedom in Virginia, including contraception, abortion, and IVF. Earlier this…