Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger was widely panned by conservatives on social media over her rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, with many calling out the governor for labeling herself as a ‘moderate’ during the campaign but changing her tune.
Spanberger’s speech contained several examples of supporting far-left causes that drew criticism online, including school walkouts over ICE, touting ‘affordability’ despite pushing to raise taxes and slamming Trump.
Her overall speech quickly drew heat from conservatives online over her policies and her tone.
‘This Spanberger speech can basically be summed up as ‘I AM A DEMOCRAT WHO IS MODERATE AND NORMAL. PLEASE BELIEVE I AM MODERATE AND NORMAL,’’ Mark Hemingway, senior writer for Real Clear Investigations, posted on X.
‘Abigail Spanberger comes off like the radical psychopath she is,’ Matthew Boyle, Washington Bureau Chief for Breitbart News, posted on X. ‘Anyone who claims she is a ‘moderate’ is a liar. Plain and simple.’
‘Abigail Spanberger campaigned as a moderate but governs as a left-wing activist,’ GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn posted on X. ‘There is no room for moderates in today’s Democrat party.’
‘It’s despicable to hear Abigail Spanberger speak so plainly like a supposed moderate when she’s governing with a legislature that’s more akin to Gavin Newsom in California or, say, Maura Healy in Massachusetts,’ Newsbusters managing editor Curtis Houck posted on X.
Dem rising star’s SOTU rebuttal ripped by conservatives: ‘Anyone who claims she is a “moderate” is a liar’
