Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R) called former President Trump a “liability” to the Republican Party Thursday.
“A true leader understands it’s time to step off the stage and the voters have given us that very clear message,” Sears told Fox Business.
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Host Neil Cavuto asked her if she would endorse Trump for 2024.
“I could not support him, I just couldn’t,” she said.
The news came as a shock to many as she previously served as the chair of “Black Americans to Re-elect President Trump.”
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“A true leader understands when they have become a liability. A true leader understands that it’s time to step off the stage, and the voters have given us that very clear message… I could not support him.”
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—VA Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R) comes out against Trump’s 2024 candidacy pic.twitter.com/0g1plfHJmu
Rich Meagher, a Richmond-based political analyst for 8News, called it a surprise.
“It was definitely a surprise today to hear her make those comments,” said Meagher. “Is this a bold politician coming out and making a principled stand against a popular figure in their party or is this a political operator looking ahead to her political future and starting to move chess pieces around the board?”
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Her comments came before Trump accused Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin of having a last name that sounds “Chinese” on Truth Social.