“I regret that this happened and it shouldn’t have,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said of the post from the campaign account. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday said he regretted a post to his campaign's Twitter account over the weekend that lashed out at a 17-year-old high school student.
The Republican governor, sworn into office just over three weeks ago, stopped short of apologizing for the exchange. “On Saturday night, an unauthorized tweet came from a campaign account. I regret that this happened and it shouldn’t have,” Youngkin tweeted Monday morning from his personal Twitter account. “I have addressed it with my team. We must continue to work to bring Virginians together. There is so much more that unites us than divides us.”
The original tweet, sent from the official Team Youngkin campaign account, attacked Ethan Lynne — a high school senior involved with Virginia Teen Democrats — who tweeted a story from a Virginia-based NPR affiliate which detailed the resignation of a historian at the governor’s mansion.that an area of the mansion which once housed enslaved workers was being transformed by the Youngkin administration from an educational space into a family room.
“While he acknowledged the situation, Governor Youngkin did not apologize and did not condemn what happened over the weekend,” Lynne tweeted Monday. “I still hope he does, and that he will take time to recognize the culture of toxicity he has created within his first month of office.”
Buzz off ..Dr. Brainwaves
You don’t wait until Wednesday to “discover” a tweet is unauthorized!
youngking says the tweet was 'unauthorized'.
To be unauthorized it would have to have been seen and forbidden prior to release.
YOU are responsible for whatever comes out of YOUR office that includes YOUR staff !
Youngkin is a lier and should be recalled. Virginia is now a joke of a state, just like Tennessee. They both like to burn books.
Regrets, but no apology!
A real leader would have owned it.
His son was on a tear after illegally attempting to vote. Twice.
True Leadership takes responsibility for the failure…..does NOT blame it on others
Strike ONE
Sounds like something Biden would do and has done before!
Your original story on this called it a “twitter spat.” Come on. I suppose you won’t call it what it is, cyberbullying of a minor, because the Republicans might complain that you’re being too partisan, eh? Not to mention attempting to cancel history, as Ethan was pointing out.
'My hands were typing without my brain's permission.'
Happy Virginia?
Just blame your staff that you hired….not a good response.
Is that as in, 'My brain did not authorize what my hand was typing?'
Typical excuse - next are they going to fire an intern? wait for it..
Unbelievable!🇵🇷
Politicians are responsible for their social media. If you're underpaying interns to speak on your behalf, you might want to rethink that plan.
HERE’S A PIC…. 🤗
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