Sears Has Refused to Speak Out Against the Threats to Fire More Virginians
 

VIRGINIA  – Instead of standing up for Virginia jobs during the government shutdown, Winsome Earle-Sears is backing Donald Trump’s plans that will raise healthcare costs for Virginians.
 
Donald Trump threatened mass firings of federal workers ahead of the government shut down. Virginia is home to more than 320,000 federal workers who will not receive pay if the government shuts down. Sears refused to work across the aisle to prevent a shutdown and has consistently backed Trump’s dangerous policies that are causing healthcare and job cuts, and higher prices for Virginians.
 
“Instead of standing up for Virginia jobs and speaking out against Donald Trump’s threats to fire more Virginians, Winsome Earle-Sears is yet again backing Trump’s plans that will be devastating for the Commonwealth. Sears must explain why she is putting her loyalty to Trump ahead of Virginia,” said DPVA Spokesperson Maggie Amjad.
 
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Winsome Earle-Sears has defended Trump’s attacks on Virginia’s workforce and economy.

• She told the Associated Press that she backed Trump’s efforts and has doubled down in her support.
• Sears has also said “I’m supporting what the President is doing.” 
• As Donald Trump attacked Virginia's workforce and economy, Sears declared she would help Trump “get the job done” if she were governor.  

Winsome Earle-Sears has dismissed and laughed off attacks on Virginia jobs over and over again.

• Sears doubled down on her support of the DOGE cuts by campaigning with Vivek Ramaswamy, chief architect of DOGE responsible for firing thousands of Virginians, and bragging about the endorsement.
• In a CNN interview, when asked if she supports Donald Trump’s attacks on Virginia’s jobs, Winsome Earle-Sears refused to answer and dismissed the jobs cuts saying she wants “to talk about real issues” instead. 
• Winsome Earle-Sears was caught on tape dismissing and laughing off the attacks on Virginia jobs saying “the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing… and I don’t understand why.” 

Winsome Earle-Sears cheered on Trump’s tax bill and dismissed the concerns of Virginians being stripped of their health insurance.

• Sears praised Trump’s tax bill saying it “does so many great things” while it will strip 350,000 Virginians of healthcare and put at least six rural hospitals at risk of closing. 
• In an interview with CNN, when asked about the hundreds of thousands of Virginians who are facing healthcare cuts as a result of the Trump tax bill Winsome Earle-Sears backed, Sears outright lied saying “there are no Virginians who are going to lose Medicaid coverage in Virginia unless that's something that they choose” and then claimed “we're not taking anyone off the Medicaid rolls.” Sears then doubled down on her lies in an interview with WSLS. 
• Sears told the 350,000 Virginians who will be stripped of their health insurance and six rural hospitals facing closure as a result of the bill, “don’t panic.” 

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