{"id":2267389,"date":"2024-06-13T22:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-youngkin-meet-in-virginia-with-eye-on-flipping-state-red-in-november\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T22:22:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:22:57","slug":"trump-and-youngkin-meet-in-virginia-with-eye-on-flipping-state-red-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-youngkin-meet-in-virginia-with-eye-on-flipping-state-red-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Youngkin strategize in Virginia to turn the state red in the upcoming November elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-and-youngkin-meet-in-virginia-with-eye-on-flipping-state-red-in-november%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2267389&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump met with \u200dGovernor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia at the Trump\u2062 National Golf Club in northern Virginia, where they discussed Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-know-if-he-meant-to-say-that-fox-panel-mocks-biden-for-giving-up-on-a-federal-covid-plan\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Know If He Meant To Say That\u2019: Fox Panel Mocks Biden For \u2018Giving Up\u2019 On A Federal COVID Plan\">potential strategies<\/a> for \u200bwinning Virginia&#8217;s 13 \u2064electoral votes \u200cin the upcoming November\u200b elections. Trump\u200d described Youngkin as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-city-council-reverses-course-after-defund-the-police-experiment-backfires\/\" title=\"LA City Council Reverses Course After \"Defund the Police\" Experiment Backfires\">potential vice-presidential candidate<\/a>, though their meeting did not focus on \u200cthis possibility. Trump noted Youngkin&#8217;s strengths, highlighting his positive attributes and the constructive\u200b nature of\u200d their meeting,\u200b which revolved around winning Virginia\u2014a state Trump had lost in previous elections. Youngkin has \u200dpreviously distanced \u200dhimself from Trump, developing his own political identity\u2063 within the Virginia GOP. This meeting comes as Trump prepares for another presidential run, having previously criticized Youngkin when he \u2062was considered a potential GOP candidate. The \u200drendezvous was strategically timed before \u200cTrump\u2019s scheduled \u200cvisit with congressional Republicans in Washington \u2063D.C.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R-VA) met in the Old Dominion on Wednesday as the former president contends he can compete for <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Virginia\">Virginia<\/a>\u2018s 13 electoral votes in November.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/olivialarinaldi\/status\/1801287294114054424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"occurred\">occurred<\/a> at Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C., located in northern Virginia, ahead of Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teslas-china-made-ev-sales-rose-2-4-in-may-from-april-cpca\/\" title=\"Tesla's China EV sales increased by 2.4% in May compared to April, according to CPCA.\">high-stakes visit<\/a> with congressional Republicans in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on Thursday, the first time he returned to Capitol Hill since his presidency.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump arrives at the Capitol Hill Club, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13528021\/glenn-youngkin-donald-trump-meet-vice-president.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reports\">reports<\/a> suggest the two discussed several topics, including how the former president can win Virginia in November, but that Youngkin as a running mate for Trump was not discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Fox News\u2019s Aishah Hasnie that Youngkin is \u201cvery good\u201d when he was asked if the governor could be his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming major voice for GOP\">vice presidential pick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s great. And I think I could consider that. Yes. I haven\u2019t, I haven\u2019t been asked that question, but he would be on that list. He\u2019s very good. We had a great meeting about Virginia,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aishahhasnie\/status\/1801356728262348829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Youngkin was running for governor in 2021, he distanced himself from Trump, who lost the state in 2016 and 2020, but the former president did host a tele-rally in support of Youngkin days before the election. As he has governed the commonwealth, Youngkin has formed his own brand separate from Trump as the face of the Virginia GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his announcement that he would be running for president in 2024, Trump attacked Youngkin, who was being floated as a GOP candidate, in a post on Truth Social, reminding him of when he backed his gubernatorial run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung Kin (now that\u2019s an interesting take. Sounds Chinese, doesn\u2019t it?) in Virginia couldn\u2019t have won without me. I Endorsed him, did a very big Trump Rally for him telephonically, got MAGA to Vote for him \u2013 or he couldn\u2019t have come close to winning. But he knows that, and admits it. Besides, having a hard time with the Dems in Virginia \u2013 But he\u2019ll get it done!\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1356958\/sounds-chinese-trump-seethes-at-glenn-young-kin-as-midterm-meltdown-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a November 2022 post.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin brushed off the comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/720504\/youngkin-swats-trump-thats-not-the-way-i-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"saying\">saying<\/a>, \u201cThat\u2019s not the way I roll,\u201d when asked about Trump\u2019s name calling.<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia governor would not endorse anyone in the Republican presidential primary until after the Virginia GOP primary, which Trump won handily, and after the final remaining challenger to Trump, Nikki Haley, dropped out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoters in the Commonwealth and across the country have spoken loudly for President Donald J. Trump and I endorse him for President of the United States,\u201d Youngkin said in a statement in March. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis record on border security, restoring American leadership around the world, reducing taxes and lowering the cost of living for all Americans stands in stark contrast to the open borders, failed leadership on the global stage, rampant inflation and higher costs of today. It\u2019s time to unite around strong leadership and policies that grow our great nation, not four more years of President Biden,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected to make his vice presidential pick around the time of the Republican National Convention next month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin met at Trump National Golf Club in northern Virginia on Wednesday. Trump, aiming to secure Virginia&#8217;s 13 electoral votes in November, convened ahead of a crucial meeting with congressional Republicans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2267390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MixCollage-13-Jun-2024-06-27-PM-8613.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2267389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/MixCollage-13-Jun-2024-06-27-PM-8613.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2267389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2267389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2267390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2267389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2267389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2267389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}