Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, increasingly seeking out national audiences ahead of a possible campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, will travel next month to meet megadonors in Dallas, according to a person familiar with the plans.
during a CNN town hall on education. When it came to his presidential ambitions, however, he kept mum.
“I believe there’s an enormous amount of work yet to do in Virginia,” said the governor, who cannot serve two consecutive terms under Virginia law.But in an interview days earlier on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” he acknowledged that the question had merit, pitching his record in Virginia as a national blueprint in the same way Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has done as he lays the groundwork for a possible presidential campaign.
“I do think the reason why people are asking this question of me is because the issues that I’m dealing with in Virginia are the same issues that the nation is dealing with,” Youngkin said. “And we’re winning.”
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