{"id":2540925,"date":"2026-01-17T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanberger-preaches-affordability-resistance-to-trump-immigration-agenda-in-inaugural-address\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T15:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T20:29:39","slug":"spanberger-preaches-affordability-resistance-to-trump-immigration-agenda-in-inaugural-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanberger-preaches-affordability-resistance-to-trump-immigration-agenda-in-inaugural-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanberger preaches affordability, resistance to Trump immigration agenda in inaugural address"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fspanberger-preaches-affordability-resistance-to-trump-immigration-agenda-in-inaugural-address%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=2540925&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>Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger used her inaugural address to pledge bipartisanship while stressing affordability and resistance to the Trump administration&#8217;s policies on healthcare and the social safety net. As Virginia&#8217;s 75th governor and the state&#8217;s first woman in the office, she acknowledged the historic moment and thanked predecessors and political rivals. Spanberger, drawing on her background as a CIA officer and as a mother, promised to lower housing and energy costs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">cut red tape<\/a>, and preserve healthcare access. She invoked Virginia&#8217;s history-quoting Patrick Henry and honoring former Gov.L.Douglas Wilder-and pledged protections for immigrant residents, a line that drew strong applause. The inauguration also saw democrat Ghazala Hashmi sworn in as the state&#8217;s first Muslim lieutenant governor and Jay Jones become <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attorney general amid recent controversy<\/a>, as Democrats now hold the top three statewide offices and control the legislature.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Spanberger preaches affordability, resistance to Trump immigration agenda in inaugural address<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2475841\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New Virginia Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abigail-spanberger\/\">Abigail Spanberger <\/a>(D-VA) hit notes of bipartisanship, spoke about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4414599\/trump-detroit-economic-club-affordability-speech\/\">affordability<\/a>, and emphasized her resistance to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>&lsquo;s agenda in her inaugural address on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger, clad in a bright-white overcoat with gold accents, made her first speech as Virginia governor soon after she was sworn in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4422958\/israel-objects-us-announcement-leaders-oversee-next-steps-gaza\/\">Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4422957\/european-union-mercosur-south-america-free-trade-agreement\/\">European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign landmark free trade agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4422914\/trump-tariff-european-countries-oppose-greenland-acquisition\/\">Trump announces new tariff on European countries that oppose Greenland acquisition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3878287\/democrat-immunity-by-insanity-carries-virginia\/\">OPINION: DEMOCRATS&rsquo; &lsquo;IMMUNITY BY INSANITY&rsquo; CARRIES VIRGINIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Virginia&rsquo;s 75th governor, she is also the first female <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\/\">governor<\/a>. She acknowledged the milestone in her speech.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The history and the gravity of this moment are not lost on me,&rdquo; Spanberger said in her address. &ldquo;I maintain an abiding sense of gratitude to those who work, generation after generation, to ensure women could be among those casting ballots, but who could only dream of a day like today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3876966\/inside-winsome-earle-sears-losing-campaign\/\">decisively beat former Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears<\/a> in the November election last year to win the governor&rsquo;s mansion. All three top executive positions in Virginia &mdash; governor, lieutenant governor, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-legislature-passes-law-experts-say-could-require-id-for-social-media-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"California legislature passes law experts say could require ID for social media - Washington Examiner\">attorney general &#038;mdash<\/a>; were won by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4422914\/trump-tariff-european-countries-oppose-greenland-acquisition\/\">TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW TARIFF ON EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT OPPOSE GREENLAND ACQUISITION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spanberger thanked the outgoing Republicans, including Earle-Sears, who she called a &ldquo;trailblazer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, who was sworn in on the Quran as the state&rsquo;s first Muslim lieutenant governor, and Attorney General Jay Jones also took office on Saturday. Jones faced the coolest reception from the crowd after a scandal in which he wished death upon his political opponent and his children.<\/p>\n<p>Much of Spanberger&rsquo;s speech focused on Virginia&rsquo;s history, with a portion dedicated to the state&rsquo;s first governor, Patrick Henry. &ldquo;&lsquo;Let us not split into factions, which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs,&#8217;&rdquo; she quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n<p>She also noted the United States&rsquo;s first black governor, Douglas Wilder.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor L Douglas WilJOE CONCHA: IN A WORLD OF DOOMSCROLLING, ACCURATE HEADLINES ARE MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVERder changed what so many of our fellow citizens believed was possible, and today on his 95th birthday, I thank you, Governor for being here to celebrate this Virginia tradition as we continue to write our Commonwealth story,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4422769\/tim-walz-jacob-frey-under-criminal-investigation-doj\/\">TIM WALZ AND JACOB FREY UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BY DOJ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then she turned to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a>. While Spanberger never mentioned Trump directly, she slammed the administration for its policies on healthcare and affordability.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know many of you are worried about the recklessness coming out of Washington,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are worried about policies that are hurting our communities, cutting health care access, imperiling rural hospitals and driving up costs&hellip; You are worried about an administration that is gilding buildings while schools crumble, breaking the social safety net and sowing fear across our communities, betraying the values of who we are as Americans, the very values that we celebrate here on these steps,&rdquo; Spanberger added.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that while she may have differences with Virginians, some of whom voted for the current administration, &ldquo;that does not preclude us from working together where we may find common cause.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger, after touting her life experience as a CIA officer and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/family\/\">mother<\/a>, said she &ldquo;will work relentlessly to make life more affordable for our fellow Virginians.&rdquo; She said that it will include lowering housing and energy costs while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-strikes-free-trade-deal-with-new-zealand\/\" title=\"U.K. strikes free trade deal with New Zealand\">cutting red tape<\/a> and keeping healthcare access.<\/p>\n<p>She drew her loudest applause on a line emphasizing her defense of the state&rsquo;s immigrants.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4422310\/in-world-of-doomscrolling-accurate-headlines-more-crucial-than-ever\/\">JOE CONCHA: IN A WORLD OF DOOMSCROLLING, ACCURATE HEADLINES ARE MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In Virginia, our hard-working, law-abiding immigrant neighbors will know that when we say that we will focus on the security and safety of all of our neighbors, we mean them too,&rdquo; she shouted.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger takes over for former Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\/\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a> and is expected to collaborate with the state&rsquo;s General Assembly to steer the state in a more progressive direction. Democrats picked up more than a dozen seats in the House of Delegates last year, and owns a majority in the state&rsquo;s Senate as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanberger vows affordability, opposes Trump policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2540926,"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\/2026\/01\/a-spanberger.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[52927,18297,36382],"class_list":["post-2540925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abigail-spanberger","tag-affordability","tag-immigration-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a-spanberger.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540925","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2540925"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2540929,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540925\/revisions\/2540929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2540926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2540925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2540925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2540925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}