Spanberger Highlights Affordability and Immigration in Democratic Response to Trump Address

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Feb. 24 delivered Democrats’ response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, centering her response on affordability and immigration. “As we watched our nation’s lawmakers gather for a joint session of Congress, we did not hear the truth from our president,” Spanberger said. It comes after Trump delivered a speech that hit on similar issues as those highlighted by Spanberger. Spanberger said that in his speech, Trump “offered no real solutions to our nation’s pressing challenges.” Speaking from the House of Burgesses in Colonial Williamsburg, Spanberger opened with a reference to the significance of 2026, which marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. founding....