VA-GOV: Earle-Sears comments on federal layoffs spark outcry from unions, veterans

[RandySF]

A newly surfaced recording of Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is drawing sharp criticism from Democrats and federal employee unions, who say her remarks downplaying the impact of recent federal layoffs show a disregard for the thousands of Virginians — many of them veterans — who have lost their jobs under President Donald Trump’s administration’s workforce cuts.

In the clip, released last week by the progressive media outlet Meidas Touch, Earle-Sears is heard downplaying concerns from federal workers about job losses tied to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has already axed more than 6,000 veterans and is on track to cut at least 80,000 VA employees nationwide, according to the Associated Press.

In the recording, which appears to be from a March 13 gathering, Earle-Sears addresses the recent federal layoffs tied to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“Now I’m hearing about DOGE and all of that,” she begins, before quickly shifting to a broader defense of Virginia’s job market. She insists that “we don’t want folks to lose their jobs,” but points to what she says are “over 250,000 jobs that we’ve created since we’ve been in office” as evidence of economic strength.




https://virginiamercury.com/2025/04/04/earle-sears-comments-on-federal-layoffs-spark-outcry-from-unions-veterans/

[underpants]

1. Here's the quote and Abbie's response

Earle-Sears then pivots to suggest that job loss is a common experience, asking the crowd, “How many here have ever lost a job?” When some respond affirmatively, she continues: “Oh, you mean it’s not unusual? It happens to everybody all the time? Okay.” She concludes by criticizing the media coverage surrounding the layoffs, saying, “The media is making it out to be this huge, huge thing. And I don’t understand why.”

Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for governor, also weighed in.

“Virginia’s federal employees are real people with real bills to pay,” she said in a statement. “Now is not the time for the lieutenant governor to put blind ideology and allegiance to a political party ahead of the livelihoods of our neighbors and the strength of Virginia’s economy.”

[underpants]

2. Winsome's big problem is making mouthwords

Her campaign needs to get 8 or 10 3x5 cards and have her stick to that and only that.

I heard the local PM talk radio host (WRVA) trying to defend her for ever being anti-Trump. That tells me he’s getting a lot of bad feedback. Winsome got where she is being a bomb thrower. It’s her nature. Plus she checks off two blocks for the Va GOP.

I’d get her on stage with her opponent Amanda Chase as much as possible. Chase makes Winsome look not so crazy.


They could have a ticket of
Winsome
John Reid (former AM host of the same radio station) who’s gay and has a black husband
Miyares who’s Hispanic
SEE! Look at us! We’re open minded!!!
🙄

Of course history tells us that Virginia’s off off year election almost always turns on the sitting POTUS. Aside from Abbie being a truly fantastic candidate, any number of the things listed above could be reason for a lot of GOP’ers to stay home on Election Day.