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Online conservative figures are throwing a fit over newly inaugurated Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger implementing her policies.<\/p>\n
The online right has been lamenting Spanberger\u2019s first week as governor, claiming she was just acting as a moderate while running for office and has now taken a far-left turn.<\/p>\n
In her first few days as governor, Spanberger signed several executive orders, one of which ended state and local cooperation with federal immigration agents, a policy proposal that she said she would enact if elected.<\/p>\n
Conservatives are expressing outrage over Spanberger\u2019s first moves, equating her to a villain, a witch, and one of the \u201cmost dangerous people in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nSpanberger was sworn in as governor last week after soundly winning the gubernatorial race last November. \/ Win McNamee \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Spanberger\u2019s overall agenda as governor, outlined on her campaign website, also aligns with her three terms as a House Democrat.<\/p>\n
The Virginia-based Lepanto Institute, a Catholic organization, compared Spanberger to the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\nA Catholic organization compared her to the antagonist in the Chronicles of Narnia. \/ @LeptanoInst\/X<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cWhite liberal women are the most dangerous people in our society,\u201d MAGA activist Laura Loomer posted to her 1.8 million followers on X.<\/p>\n
Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, called Spanberger \u201ca Bond villain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nOther online MAGA accounts compared Spanberger to a demon. \/ @TonySeruga\/X<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Republican Arizona Congressman Abe Hamadeh posted on X that \u201cWhat\u2019s happening in Virginia should be a lesson to all Congressional Republicans. If Democrats regain power, they will unleash the most radical and transformative legislative agenda in our nation\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe won\u2019t even recognize our country, and we may never get it back,\u201d Hamadeh, who is known for introducing a bill that would mandate states only provide English-language voting ballots, claimed.<\/p>\n\n\nThe freshman Congressman from Arizona weighed into Virginia politics. \/ @RepAbeHamadeh<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Speaking on Special Report with Bret Baier<\/i> on Fox News, Josh Holmes, co-host of the Ruthless<\/i> podcast, said of Spanberger, \u201cShe\u2019s there for a cup of coffee, and all of a sudden, we have a Communist manifesto in front of us. This is going fast and furious, but it is how Democrats govern, regardless of what they say.\u201d<\/p>\n
Conservative nepo-baby Meghan McCain came under fire for posting a photo of Spanberger during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection attempt, during which she was wearing an emergency escape hood.<\/p>\n
\u201cVirginia is f—ed,\u201d the post, which she deleted, said.<\/p>\n\n\nMcCain later scrubbed the post about Spanberger from her X page. \/ RelevantPeach3997 on r\/fauxmoi<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cScrew any and all of you who lied to low information voters and sold Abigail Spanberger as some kind of moderate,\u201d McCain said in a follow-up post. \u201cShe\u2019s been in office like 6 hours and is already trying to turn Virginia into Minneapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other MAGA figures went further with their criticism of Spanberger, firing off theories about the Democrat governor and calling for certain Virginia counties to secede.<\/p>\n
Michelle Maxwell, a self-described \u201cProud Virginia Constitutional Conservative,\u201d claimed that the Democratic Party is \u201cgrooming\u201d Spanberger to run for president and that she would be the \u201cnew Hillary.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing governor is just a stepping stone. So while everyone is distracted with Gavin [Newsom] she is the plan,\u201d she posted to her more than 330,000 followers, adding \u201cSpanberger is the country\u2019s problem now&we better not take her lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nShe claimed the Democratic Party was grooming Spanberger to be the next Hillary Clinton \/ @MichelleMaxwell\/X<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Maxwell also claimed that New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who is seen as comparable to Spanberger in terms of policies and demeanor, was also being groomed by the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n\n\nSpanberger and Sherrill served in the House at the same time before becoming governors of their respective states. \/ Tom Williams \/ CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cThe fact that its 3 counties outside of DC that decide for the entire state should be grounds for the rest of the state to secede. We have no representation,\u201d a producer for the far-right TimCast posted, adding, \u201cMany aren\u2019t even born in America. They\u2019re trying to enshrine foreign control with that degradation of voting integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n
That claim was quickly slapped down as another user pointed out that even if Northern Virginia counties, where a significant portion of Virginia\u2019s population lives, had not voted in the 2025 election, Spanberger still would have won the race.<\/p>\n\n\nSpanberger won across the Commonwealth of Virginia, not just in the D.C. suburbs. \/ @StatisticUrban\/X<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Spanberger beat her opponent, former Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, by over 15 percentage points, or more than 520,000 votes, flipping the state from Republican to Democratic control in the commonwealth\u2019s 2025 gubernatorial election.<\/p>\n
Despite their current outrage over Spanberger, Virginia Republicans heavily doubted Earle Sears\u2019 candidacy, as she frequently unraveled during interviews, and Trump snubbed her in the high-profile race, withholding his endorsement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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