In Democratic rebuttal, Spanberger accuses Trump of driving up costs and chaos

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 1,179

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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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 of the Union address, accusing him of driving up the costs of housing, health care, energy and groceries, unleashing chaos in American communities and deepening instability abroad — all while enriching himself and his allies.

Speaking from Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area, Spanberger in her 12-minute speech posed …

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