Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican Trump ally, is at once publicly supporting the president’s agenda and taking steps to inoculate his state from it.
Those actions include Youngkin’s recent use of his line-item veto power to cut $900 million in projects and programs from the state budget in order to put those funds in the state’s rainy day fund. The rainy day fund, according to Youngkin, needs bolstering as President Donald Trump tries to shrink the federal workforce and pursues a disruptive economic agenda.
Democrats say Youngkin’s cuts to shield the state from the effects of the administration have quickly become a point of frustration.