Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) didn’t hesitate to choose his constituents over a CNN audience.
During the June 6 edition of The Lead with Jake Tapper, CNN anchor Jake Tapper attempted to guilt trip Youngkin over his decision to take Virginia off the bureaucrat-imposed, draconian California emission standards. Youngkin let the smarmy anchor finish whining about climate change, then spoke up for the freedom and finances of Virginians, drivers, and auto dealers. The governor wasn’t willing to limit freedom for climate change: “The reality is that mandates are misguided. Let’s trust innovation and let’s put that trust in the American consumer as opposed to mandating what people can and can’t buy.”
Largely ignoring Tapper’s argument for tyranny, Youngkin made his case against the mandate. “The decision that we made yesterday was to no…
