{"id":2541555,"date":"2026-01-18T02:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-abigail-spanberger-inaugurated-as-virginias-new-governor-50\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T02:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:09:11","slug":"watch-live-abigail-spanberger-inaugurated-as-virginias-new-governor-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-abigail-spanberger-inaugurated-as-virginias-new-governor-50\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Abigail Spanberger inaugurated as Virginia&#8217;s new governor"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fwatch-live-abigail-spanberger-inaugurated-as-virginias-new-governor-50%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=2541555&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>Abigail Spanberger was inaugurated as Virginia&#8217;s governor around noon on Saturday, in an event streamed live. Spanberger, who defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears decisively in last year&#8217;s election, becomes Virginia&#8217;s first female governor and a major Democratic pickup.Announcing the start of her term on X, she wrote, &#8220;Good morning, Virginia! Today at noon, the work begins.&#8221; Do you want me to rewrite, fact-check, or turn this into a headline\/tweet? I can do any of those. Below are three quick options &#8211; a news lead, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-fired-family-doxxed-over-viral-video-of-alleged-homophobia-to-male-in-prom-dress-heres-his-side-of-the-story\/\" title=\"Man Fired, Family Doxxed Over Viral Video Of Alleged \u2018Homophobia\u2019 To Male In Prom Dress. Here\u2019s His Side Of The Story.\u00a0\">social post<\/a><\/a>, and a headline &#8211; plus a note about verification.<\/p>\n<p>1) News lead:<\/p>\n<p>Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia&#8217;s governor around noon Saturday in a live-streamed ceremony, becoming the state&#8217;s first female governor after decisively defeating Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in last year&#8217;s election. Announcing the start of her term on X, Spanberger wrote, &#8220;Good morning, Virginia! today at noon, the work begins.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>2) Social post (X\/Twitter length):<\/p>\n<p>Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia&#8217;s governor at noon today in a live-streamed ceremony &#8211; the state&#8217;s first female governor after her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-white-male-talking-heads-should-not-have-opinions-about-simone-biles\/\" title=\"CNN: \u2018White Male Talking Heads\u2019 Should Not Have Opinions About Simone Biles\">decisive win<\/a> over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. &#8220;Good morning, Virginia! Today at noon, the work begins,&#8221; she wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>3) Headline:<\/p>\n<p>Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia&#8217;s first female governor<\/p>\n<p>Verification note:<\/p>\n<p>I can fact-check the details (inauguration time,opponent,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-stream-video-arizona-state-legislature-holds-hearing-with-rudy-giuliani-and-jenna-ellis-on-stolen-election-11-am-eastern\/\" title=\"Live...Stream Video: Arizona State Legislature Holds Hearing with Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis on Stolen ... ...... 11 AM Eastern\">live-stream<\/a>,and the X quote) against news sources if you want &#8211; say so and I&#8217;ll look them up. If this is for publication, I recommend confirming the quote and the opponent&#8217;s full title with a primary source (official release or the inauguration stream).  <\/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\">WATCH LIVE: Abigail Spanberger inaugurated as Virginia&rsquo;s new governor<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"fH8-fmg6pjw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 Virginia Inauguration\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fH8-fmg6pjw?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gov.-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3866711\/spanberger-earle-sears-virginia-woman-governor-2025-election\/\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> is set to be inaugurated as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia&rsquo;s <\/a>next governor around noon Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3866711\/spanberger-earle-sears-virginia-woman-governor-2025-election\/\">SPANBERGER DELIVERS DEMOCRATS HUGE WIN IN VIRGINIA AFTER DEFEATING EARLE-SEARS FOR GOVERNORSHIP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4418552\/february-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-out-13-days\/\">February Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 13 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4418663\/second-round-january-social-security-payments-goes-out-four-days\/\">Second round of January Social Security payments goes out in four days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4422394\/maha-gop-2026-elections-epa-policy\/\">MAHA emerges as GOP 2026 election bright spot &mdash; with one major caveat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Spanberger beat Virginia Lt. Gov.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/winsome-earle-sears\/\">Winsome Earle-Sears<\/a>&nbsp;decisively in last year&rsquo;s election to become the state&rsquo;s first female governor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Good morning, Virginia! Today at noon, the work begins,&rdquo; Spanberger <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpanbergerForVA\/status\/2012514741785186338\">wrote on X Saturday.<\/a><\/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 sworn in as Virginia governor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2541556,"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\/2025\/11\/AP25309099685568.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52927,53824,60667],"class_list":["post-2541555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abigail-spanberger","tag-inauguration-2","tag-virginia-governor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25309099685568.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541555","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=2541555"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2541559,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541555\/revisions\/2541559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2541556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2541555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2541555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2541555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}