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Virginia Gov. Glenn Yonkin on Monday silenced speculation about a possible 2024 run for president, responding with a simple “no” when asked about returning to the campaign trail later this year.
The governor was attending a discussion at the Milken Institute with Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerard Baker, who asked Youngkin if he planned to dust off his signature fleece vest and start campaigning for president.
“I’m going to work in Virginia this year,” Youngkin replied, citing the Virginia state House and Senate races coming up this November. Republicans currently control the House of Delegates and want to flip the state Senate, which is controlled by Democrats.
“I didn’t write a book; I’m not in Iowa,” the governor said. “I’m spending time representing Virginia this year.”
It was the first time Yongin – who arrived at the California event from a trip to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea – gave a definitive answer to questions about whether he had any plans to run for president.
Youngkin A run in July last year refused to be cancelled In an interview on “Face the Nation” with Robert Costa, CBS News’ chief election and campaign correspondent. At the time, he admitted to being “very humbled by the talk” that he might run for president and did not deny that some Republican donors had contacted him.
He drew attention to “I won in a blue state and we made it red,” adding, “I ran on a platform that we’re delivering.”
But at the time, he told Costa he felt his job was to be “a great governor of Virginia.”
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