Multimillionaire Obama Paints Virginia GOP Candidate Youngkin As Elitist
Jonathan Davis October 24, 2021
Barack Obama on Saturday claimed that Glenn Youngkin, the GOP gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, is a wealthy out-of-touch elitist who can’t relate to work-class people, though the former president himself is worth tens of millions of dollars.
Obama made his remarks during a campaign event for Youngkin’s Democratic challenger, Terry McAuliffe, who is making his second bid to become Virginia’s governor after serving a four-year term from 2014-2018.
“As far as I can tell the big message of Terry’s opponent is that he’s a regular guy because he wears fleece and he’s accusing schools of brainwashing our kids,” the 44th president said, citing Youngkin’s opposition to the teaching of critical race theory in Virginia public schools.
Obama went on to ridicule Youngkin’s campaign, which frequently touts his work experience that ranges from being a dishwasher to the co-CEO of private equity firm the Carlyle Group.
“I’m glad that the guy can play basketball,” Obama joked, referencing Youngkin’s collegiate play. “I’m less convinced that the co-CEO of the largest private equity firm in the world spends his time washing dishes and going grocery shopping, but who knows. Maybe.”
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