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In Democratic rebuttal, Spanberger accuses Trump of driving up costs and chaos
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, just weeks after being sworn in as the commonwealth’s 75th governor, delivered a sharp Democratic rebuttal Tuesday night to President Donald Trump’s 107-minute State ...

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In Democratic rebuttal, Spanberger says Trump is dividing nation and driving costs up
Spanberger Highlights Affordability in Democratic Rebuttal
Democrats bet on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s cost-focused message to counter Trump
Democrats hope Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger can deliver a forceful response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address that sharpens their message heading into the midterm elections

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Who is giving the Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union?
Who is Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat who gave the State of the Union response?
What to expect from Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s State of the Union response
The 46-year-old Virginia governor, the first female chief executive of her state, was House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ pick to rebut a State of the Union address Tuesday that President Donald Tr...

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Spanberger Invokes Virginia’s Colonial History in Rebuttal
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the ‘golden age’ Trump describes

In Democratic response to Trump, Abigail Spanberger frames the party's midterm message

The newly-elected governor of Virginia focused the Democratic response around affordability, a central issue to her party's campaign to win back the House this fall.

State of the Union Live Updates: Trump Heralds Economic and Border Policies While Deriding Democrats

President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in American history on Tuesday night, insisting that he had overseen a “turnaround for the ages” during his first year back in office, even as voters lose confidence in his handling of the economy.