VIRGINIA – As today’s jobs report showed the weakest three-month period of job growth since 2020 – Winsome Earle-Sears continues to support Donald Trump’s attacks on Virginia’s jobs and economy. This comes after June marked the sixth straight month that the unemployment rate rose in Virginia.
“As Virginians lose their jobs and face economic uncertainty, Winsome Earle-Sears has cheered on Trump’s attacks on the Commonwealth’s workforce and economy and said she doesn’t understand why this is a ‘huge, huge thing.’ As our economy continues to be hurt by Trump’s reckless actions, it is just another reminder that Virginians can’t trust Sears to lead the Commonwealth,” said DPVA Communications Director Kelsey Carolan.
Read more about Sears’ extreme record defending and downplaying the attacks on Virginia jobs:
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 she doubled down.
- 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 attacked 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.”
Winsome Earle-Sears has dismissed and laughed off attacks on Virginia jobs over and over again.
- 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.”
- 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.”
- Instead of standing up to attacks on Virginia jobs, Sears told Virginians facing layoffs “don’t fret” during an interview with WTOP.
- Sears also said “just about everybody has lost a job … It is life happening.”
Last month, CNBC announced that Virginia lost the “Top State for Business” ranking due to the attacks on Virginia jobs.
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