Trump calls Virginia elections for GOP’s Glenn Youngkin, thanks MAGA voters

As Virginia’s polls are about to conclude, Republican Glenn Youngkin seems to have a commanding lead in the state elections and former United States President Donald Trump has already called a win for the GOP.

In a statement released by Taylor Budowich, Trump said that Youngkin will be a great governor. The former President also thanked the followers of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement. 

He wrote, “I would like to thank my BASE for coming out in force and voting for Glenn Youngkin. Without you, he would not have been close to winning. The MAGA movement is bigger and stronger than ever before. Glenn will be a great governor.”

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In a statement released hours after the polls closed on Tuesday, cited “early indications” of people coming to support Glenn Youngkin’s candidacy. 

According to the reports from CNBC, the polls between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin show a double-digit lead for the latter. Youngkin, who has secured 1,026,074 votes while McAuliffe has banked 834,231, marking a difference of nearly 191,843 votes as of 9:20 PM ET.

Earlier this week, the former President played his small yet significant part in the ongoing gubernatorial elections in Virginia, according to US media reports. 

In a statement posted by Taylor Budowich– a spokesperson for the former President– on Twitter, Trump said, “Get out and vote for a man who will be a great governor, Glenn Youngkin!”

Trump also furthered his rigged election claims in Virginia polls, the main ballot casting of which is yet to commence. The statement, shared by Budowich on Twitter, read, “We must win bigger than the margin of fraud by flooding the polls with those that believe in America First. Please vote on Tuesday for Glenn Youngkin—he will not let you down!”