DPVA Launches New Ad Highlighting Sears' Record Backing Trump's Attacks on Jobs

CNBC: Virginia drops in America’s Top States for Business rankings. Federal job cuts are a big reason
VIRGINIA – Following Virginia losing its “Top State for Business” ranking because of Donald Trump’s attacks on Virginia jobs, the Democratic Party of Virginia is launching a new digital ad highlighting Winsome Earle-Sears’ record cheering the actions that are hurting Virginians. 

As Trump has threatened Virginians’ livelihoods, Sears was caught on tape saying “the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing… and I don’t understand why.” Sears said she would help Trump “get the job done” and that she’s “supporting what the President is doing.” 

Transcript: 

Reporter: Well, Virginia is no longer the top state for business. 

Reporter: Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why. 

Reporter: UVA quarterly economic forecast predicts the Commonwealth will lose 32,000 jobs in 2025.

Narrator: And what is Sears saying about the Trump job cuts? 

Winsome Earle-Sears: How many here have ever lost a job? Oh, you mean it's not unusual. The media is making it out to be this huge, huge thing, and I don't understand why.

Sears: I'm supporting what the President is doing.

Narrator:Virginia is hurting, and Winsome Earle-Sears just isn't listening.

Read more about Sears’ extreme record defending and downplaying the attacks on Virginia jobs:

CNBC announced that Virginia lost the “Top State for Business” ranking due to the attacks on Virginia jobs that Sears supports.  

Winsome Earle-Sears has defended Trump’s attackson Virginia’s workforce and economy.

• She told the Associated Press that she backed Trump’s efforts and she doubled down.
• She also said Virginians facing layoffs will “be all right.” 
• As Donald Trump attacked Virginia's workforce and economy, Sears declared she would help Trump “get the job done” if she were governor. 
• Sears has also said “I’m supporting what the President is doing.” 

Winsome Earle-Sears has dismissed and laughed off attacks on Virginia jobs over and over again.

• Winsome Earle-Sears was caught on tape dismissing and laughing off the attacks on Virginia jobs saying “the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing… and I don’t understand why.” 
• When a reporter asked about her comments exposed by Meidas Touch, Sears doubled down and said her message to Virginians facing layoffs is “Don’t despair. Please go to the website.” 
• Instead of standing up to attacks on Virginia jobs, Sears told Virginians facing layoffs “don’t fret.” 
• Sears also said “just about everybody has lost a job … It is life happening.”