GOP's Youngkin Tries to Paint Democratic Opponent as Friend of Trump

(Bloomberg) -- Former Carlyle Group co-CEO Glenn Youngkin may have earned Donald Trump’s endorsement in the Virginia governor’s race, but now he’s the one trying to tie the former president to his opponent.

After former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe ran an ad highlighting Trump’s endorsement of Youngkin, the Republican’s campaign responded with its own ad highlighting McAuliffe’s past ties to Trump.

Youngkin’s 30-second ad notes that Trump donated $25,000 to McAuliffe’s first, unsuccessful 2009 campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. The ad also features footage from a 2017 National Governor’s Association dinner in which Trump toasted McAuliffe as a “friend of mine” he had known for a “long time.”

“Terry McAuliffe is dishonest,” the narrator says. “He spends all his time attacking Donald Trump, but here’s the truth ... McAuliffe did anything to get Trump’s money.”

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