Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he’s not working for president in 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he gained’t launch a marketing campaign for the 2024 presidential nomination this yr and can give attention to placing the state Legislature totally in Republican arms.

Mr. Youngkin, whose 2021 victory made him a rising GOP star, confirmed his plans throughout a late Monday speak with Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerard Baker in California.

“Are you going to be dusting off that fleece jacket and getting out on the presidential campaign trail later this year?” Mr. Baker stated.

“No,“ Mr. Youngkin stated.

For weeks, Mr. Youngkin has signaled he’s extra involved about politics in his Richmond yard.

“We have a House that’s controlled by Republicans and a Senate that’s controlled by Democrats,” Mr. Youngkin stated on the occasion hosted by the Milken Institute. “I want to hold our House, and I’d like to flip our Senate. And I think we’re doing a really good job in Virginia, and I think this is a chance to bring that to voters.”

The governor gave the interview after having just lately returned from a visit to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

Mr. Youngkin swept into the governor’s mansion in 2021 with a marketing campaign that targeted on faculties and fogeys’ rights after a disappointing 2020 for the GOP. His race was seen as a blueprint for different Republicans and sparked speak of a presidential bid.

Yet Mr. Youngkin barely makes a dent in early polling for 2024.

Former President Donald Trump is outperforming the rising area, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis anticipated to be his chief rival. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a declared candidate, tends to occupy third place.