Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger claimed she helped bring thousands of jobs to her state — even though the companies she listed all invested in Virginia when her Republican predecessor was still in office.
The governor took a victory lap Monday for a package of four bipartisan bills she signed that day, with both an X post from her government account and a news release from her office claiming the legislation brought about 3,250 new jobs and $7.1 billion in investment to her state.
Reporter Nick Minock of Washington-based ABC affiliate WJLA, however, noted in a Wednesday morning X post that the four companies specifically mentioned in the release all announced they would be investing in Virginia during former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s tenure.
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“Attracting new companies and jobs to communities across our Commonwealth is a core focus of my administration,” Spanberger wrote in her Monday afternoon X post.
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