{"id":2294938,"date":"2024-07-14T20:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T00:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-condemns-trumps-assassination-attempt-an-affront-against-our-liberty-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T20:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T00:22:52","slug":"youngkin-condemns-trumps-assassination-attempt-an-affront-against-our-liberty-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-condemns-trumps-assassination-attempt-an-affront-against-our-liberty-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin condemns Trump\u2019s assassination attempt \u2018an affront against our liberty\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fyoungkin-condemns-trumps-assassination-attempt-an-affront-against-our-liberty-washington-examiner%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=2294938&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>The article is about\u2064 Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin condemning\u2063 the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Youngkin called\u200c the event\u200c an affront against liberty and the foundations of\u2062 the\u2063 nation. He\u2063 praised Trump for his strength and courage and called on the country to prove its worthiness by condemning such acts \u200cof violence. Youngkin emphasized the \u2063need to defend beliefs with dignity and fortitude and to protect the country against all \u200benemies, foreign and domestic. The article\u2063 also\u200c mentions Youngkin&#8217;s upcoming \u200cparticipation in the Republican\u2063 National Convention where Trump \u2062is expected to become the party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-slams-biden-for-showing-deference-to-laken-rileys-murder-suspect\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson criticizes Biden for being too deferential to the murder suspect in Laken Riley&#039;s case\">2024\u2062 presidential nominee<\/a>.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Youngkin condemns Trump\u2019s assassination attempt \u2018an affront against our liberty\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-14T19:57:23-04:00\">July 14, 2024 7:57 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R-VA) issued his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-tells-trump-to-sign-covid-bill-and-send-money-to-foreign-nations\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Tells Trump to Sign COVID Bill and Send Money to Foreign Nations\">statement condemning<\/a> the attempted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, calling for the nation to pray for both the victims of the shooting and the nation as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a> governor applauded Trump for showing \u201cstrength and courage\u201d while surviving his assassination attempt, and argued that this event marks a test for the country. He explained that \u201cAmerican exceptionalism\u201d is earned, not granted, and that the United States must condemn this attempt to kill the former president <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith one voice, we must prove that we are worthy of the generations that fought, that died, that sacrificed so much to build this great country,\u201d Youngkin\u2019s statement read. \u201cYesterday\u2019s attempted assassination of President Trump was an action of pure evil \u2013 an affront against our morality, an affront against our liberty, an affront against the very foundations of our great nation. If we ever deem it acceptable, then we will lose our Republic.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My statement following the assassination attempt of Former President Donald J. Trump: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gCsWP18VBz\">https:\/\/t.co\/gCsWP18VBz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEtASEmzVQ\">pic.twitter.com\/SEtASEmzVQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorVA\/status\/1812590650929348979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Youngkin went on to state that the way to fix the division within the country is by \u201cdefending our beliefs with dignity and fortitude.\u201d He added that people need to acknowledge that \u201cGod Almighty blessed this chosen land\u201d and defend it \u201cagainst all enemies foreign and domestic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor is set to be one of several Republican state leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\/9258ae50-f78f-42c1-87bd-1573fb7bd11d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>speaking at this week\u2019s Republican National Convention<\/a>, where Trump is expected to become the party\u2019s 2024 presidential nominee. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-governors-push-back-against-cdc-adding-covid-vax-to-child-immunization-schedule\/\" title=\"GOP Governors Push Back Against CDC Adding COVID Vax to Child Immunization Schedule\">governors speaking<\/a> at the convention include Govs. Ron DeSantis (FL), Kristi Noem (SD), Doug Burgum (ND), Greg Abbott (TX), and Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AR).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump left, greets Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, at a campaign rally in Chesapeake, Va., Friday, June 28, 2024. (AP Photo\/Steve Helber)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Youngkin campaigned with Trump in the state of Virginia two weeks ago <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064441\/youngkin-looks-unify-gop-massive-trump-rally-virginia-in-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corrupt-georgia-secretary-of-state-raffensperger-who-is-not-honest-about-georgias-2020-election-results-being-legitimate-labels-president-trump-not-honest\/\" title=\"Corrupt Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger, Who Is Not Honest About Georgia\u2019s 2020 Election Results Being Legitimate, Labels President Trump Not Honest\">president held<\/a> a campaign rally in Chesapeake<\/a>. The visit was made amid speculation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3079043\/what-youngkin-would-bring-to-a-trump-ticket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump could select Youngkin as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a><\/a>, which the former president is set to announce any day now.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s campaign announced last month that it was opening more campaign offices in the state of Virginia, as polling data has indicated it could flip red in this year\u2019s electoral college. Should Trump succeed in doing so, it would mark the first time the state went red since 2004, when then-President George W. Bush was running for reelection against then-presidential candidate John Kerry.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) denounced the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, describing it as an attack on the nation&#8217;s values and principles. He called for unity and prayer for the victims and the country as a whole, emphasizing the need to defend American exceptionalism. Youngkin stressed the importance of standing up for beliefs with dignity and strength, and highlighted the upcoming Republican National Convention where Trump is expected to be nominated as the party&#8217;s presidential candidate. The governor also mentioned his recent campaign rally with Trump in Virginia, fueling speculation that he may be chosen as the former president&#8217;s vice presidential candidate. Trump&#8217;s campaign has been making efforts to win over Virginia, a state that has not voted Republican since 2004<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2294939,"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\/07\/AP24180834468706-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,7703,3634,32076,15109],"class_list":["post-2294938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-liberty","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner","tag-youngkin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24180834468706-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294938","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}