ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – Today, ahead of the first day of early voting when Winsome Earle-Sears will campaign with DOGE architect Vivek Ramaswamy, fired federal workers and elected leaders held a roundtable discussion highlighting the devastating impact of Donald Trump’s job cuts in Virginia. This follows an interview with CNN where Sears was asked about Trump’s job cuts and replied that they aren’t “real issues” despite the harm Virginians are facing.

“As an elected leader and a representative of Northern Virginia, it’s been troubling to see how Donald Trump’s job cuts are hurting Virginians, and that Winsome Earle-Sears has cheered them on,” said Delegate Josh Thomas. “These Virginians deserve leaders who have a plan to address these real issues – not ignore them.”

“As a member of the Committee on the impacts of Federal Workforce and Funding Reductions, I can tell you just how devastating these job cuts have been for Virginians and the economy. Instead of fighting for the Commonwealth, Winsome Earle-Sears has backed Trump’s policies that are hurting Virginia,” said Delegate Marcus Simon.

Read more about Sears’ record downplaying and dismissing Trump’s job cuts: 
 
Winsome Earle-Sears has dismissed and laughed off Trump’s job cuts in Virginia over and over again.

• In a CNN interview, when asked if she supports Donald Trump’s job cuts, Winsome Earle-Sears refused to answer and dismissed them, saying she wants “to talk about real issues” instead. 
• Winsome Earle-Sears was caught on tape dismissing and laughing off the job cuts, saying “the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing… and I don’t understand why.” 

  • When a reporter asked about her comments exposed by Meidas Touch, Sears doubled down and said her message to Virginians facing layoffs is "Don’t despair. Please go to the website." 

• In unearthed audio, Winsome Earle-Sears complains about Donald Trump’s policies harming her campaign as she refuses to stand up for the Commonwealth’s economy and Virginians’ livelihoods.
• Instead of standing up to the job cuts, Sears told Virginians facing layoffs “do not fret.” 
• Sears also said “just about everybody has lost a job … It is life happening.”

Winsome Earle-Sears has defended Trump’s job cuts.

• She told the Associated Press that she backed Trump’s efforts.
• She also said Virginians facing layoffs will “be all right.”
• The Youngkin-Sears administration’s response to workers at risk of losing their jobs was “update your resume.”
• As Donald Trump’s policies hurt Virginia's workforce and economy, Sears declared she would help Trump “get the job done” if she were governor. 
• Sears has also said “I’m supporting what the President is doing.” 

CNBC announced that Virginia lost the “Top State for Business” ranking due to the Virginia job cuts that Sears supports.  

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