The president’s online posts came amid a five-country, 13-day trip to Asia, one that has already taken him to Japan and South Korea.
President Donald Trump sought Tuesday morning to push Virginia voters to the polls, slamming the record of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam while heaping praise on Republican Ed Gillespie.
“Ralph Northam will allow crime to be rampant in Virginia. He’s weak on crime, weak on our GREAT VETS, Anti-Second Amendment and has been horrible on Virginia economy. Vote @EdWGillespie today!” the president wrote in a series of posts to Twitter.
“@EdWGillespie will totally turn around the high crime and poor economic performance of VA. MS-13 and crime will be gone. Vote today, ASAP!” Trump added in a third post.
The president’s online posts came amid a five-country, 13-day trip to Asia, one that has already taken him to Japan and South Korea.
Tuesday’s gubernatorial race in Virginia is seen as having especially high stakes this year, with Democrats eager for a high-profile win to regain momentum as they approach the 2018 midterm elections.
