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Glenn Youngkin

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Glenn Allen Youngkin is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the 74th governor of Virginia since January 15, 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Youngkin has focused on issues such as education reform, economic development, and public safety during his tenure. He previously worked as a CEO in the private sector, which has influenced his approach to governance and policy-making.

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Oct 29, 2022

There's no room for violence anywhere.

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Sep 24, 2022

President Trump is going to do what President Trump wants to do. And it's not my job to decide who should run and who shouldn't run.

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Jul 10, 2022

I think he can pass a 15-week ban.

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Feb 13, 2022

I won`t mandate it, but my family and I made the choice to get vaccinated. The vaccine is the best way to protect our lives and loved ones. So I`m asking you, as your friend and your neighbor, please get the vaccine, and we can get through…

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Feb 7, 2022

I am a little bit frustrated that it`s become -- the media paid so much attention to it. It`s my 17-year-old son. And I really would like everybody to leave my family alone.

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Feb 6, 2022

I regret that this happened and it shouldn't have. I've addressed it with my team, we must continue to work to bring Virginia's together. There is so much more that unites us than divides us.

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Jan 26, 2022

But guess what, a lot of school districts in Virginia, the parents are saying, we want our kids to wear masks. We don't want our kids to get sick. He is overruling that.

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Jan 26, 2022

So unfortunately, he's depriving Virginia public school students of the same benefits that he gave to his own children, they are getting an education, where they're not going to be taught to challenge ideas and to have a free exchange of…

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Jan 26, 2022

Virginia's new Republican governor Glenn Youngkin is facing pushback after his office created an e-mail tip line for parents to complain about mask mandates and report schools that teach what he calls divisive subjects like critical race…

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Jan 26, 2022

Virginia`s parents have had enough with the government dictating how they should raise their children.

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Jan 25, 2022

We`re asking for folks to send us reports and observations that they have that will help us be aware of things like privilege bingo.

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Jan 24, 2022

A lot of white and suburban parents were like, you know what? Diversity makes me uncomfortable. F them kids. Let’s get Youngkin.

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Jan 24, 2022

Yes, because when it came to the dog whistle of racism, when it came to parents’ choice, when it came to CRT that is not being taught... But now he does the anti-mask and anti-vaccine mandates, and their kids are going to be exposed to…

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Jan 24, 2022

I think we need to make sure that people trust these voting machines. And I just think -- like, I grew up in a world where you have an audit every year. In businesses, you have an audit. So, let`s just audit the voting machines, publish it…

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Jan 17, 2022

On day one, on day one, we`re going to declare Virginia open for business, no lockdowns, no shutdowns. We`re open for business.

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Jan 17, 2022

we're going to work hard to live up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Jan 17, 2022

And we`re going to work hard to live up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Jan 17, 2022

Yes, we will teach all history, the good and the bad, because we can`t know where we`re going unless we know where we have come from. But to actually teach our children that one group is advantaged and another is disadvantaged simply…

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Jan 17, 2022

There`s not a course called Critical Race Theory. All of the principles of Critical Race Theory, the fundamental building blocks of actually accusing one group of being -- being oppressors and another of being oppressed, of actually…

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Jan 17, 2022

We must judge one another by the content of our character, not the color of our skin.

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Jan 17, 2022

Because we will use every resource within the governor's authority to explore what -- what we can do and will do in order to make sure that parents rights are protected.

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Jan 17, 2022

In the immortal words of Dr. Martin Luther King ring in our ears that we must judge one another by the content of our character, not the color of our skin.

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Nov 1, 2021

No. This is a moment for Virginians to push back on this left liberal progressive agenda and take our Commonwealth back.

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Nov 1, 2021

We need to make sure that people trust these voting machines. And I just think like I grew up in a world where you have an audit every year. Anyway, I`m in businesses, you have an audit. So, let`s just audit the voting machines. Publish it…

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