US EditionSpanberger Rips Trump over Affordability, Immigration in Democratic Response to SOTU
Spanberger criticized Trump's tariffs for raising family costs by $1,700 and condemned immigration enforcement tactics while emphasizing affordability as Democrats' key midterm issue.
- On Tuesday, February 25, 2026, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democratic response from Colonial Williamsburg, questioning if President Donald Trump is making life more affordable and safe.
- Spanberger blamed Trump's tariff agenda and the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' for driving up prices, emphasizing affordability after her Virginia governorship win last year.
- In her 12-minute rebuttal, Spanberger highlighted policy harms, saying `Tonight, the President celebrated this law, the one threatening rural hospitals, stripping health care for millions of Americans and driving up costs in energy and housing, all while cutting food programs for hungry kids` .
- With midterms approaching, Democrats plan to carry Spanberger's affordability message nationwide, while the Republican Party of Virginia sharply rebutted her remarks, accusing partisan attacks and citing state disputes.
- Last month, two Minnesota deaths after federal immigration enforcement actions drew attention, while party leaders selected Spanberger to project sober, serious Democrats addressing economic pain.
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Spanberger’s State of the Union Rebuttal and the Limits of the Democratic Party’s Centrism – Jeffrey Lord
The mask slipped. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger took the stage to deliver the Democratic rebuttal to President Trump’s State of the Union, and conservatives immediately pounced. Spanberger, who campaigned as a “moderate,” framed her remarks around “affordability” and a critique of Trump’s immigration enforcement. But online reaction from the right was swift and unforgiving. Her speech drew fire for highlighting school walkouts over ICE activi…
Abigail, You Proved the President Right
by Ray Cardello at CDN - Abigail Spanberger, the newly elected Governor of Virginia, was the Democrats’ choice to deliver the rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. Her short speech that attacked the President and labeled him a liar was as disingenuous as her campaign for Governor. She campaigned as a moderate and became a progressive the … Click to read the rest HERE-> Abigail, You Proved the President Right first poste…
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Conservative AngleSpanberger Omits Her Tax Wish List During Her 'Affordability' Rant Responding to Trump's State of the Union
Spanberger Omits Her Tax Wish List During Her 'Affordability' Rant Responding to Trump's State of the Union Despite claiming to champion “affordability” and reframing President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs as an expensive “tax” during her rebuttal to Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday, Democrat Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger refused to mention the slew of new taxes she’s seeking to inflict on residents of her state. Spanberge…
Gov. Spanberger, in Democratic response, asks ‘Is the president working for you?’ | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia framed the Democratic Party’s rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address around three questions: Is he making life more affordable? Is he keeping Americans safe? And is he working on Americans’ behalf?
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