Trump attacks Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, says name 'sounds Chinese'

The latest target in former President Donald Trump’s post-midterm tantrum is popular purple state governor Glenn Youngkin, who won his 2021 race with minimal involvement from the polarizing GOP firebrand.

In a post to his Truth Social, the Republican leader added a space to Youngkin’s name to make it similar to Rep. Young Kim’s, a Korean American Republican from California.

“Young Kin (now that’s an interesting take. Sounds Chinese, doesn’t it?) in Virginia couldn’t have won without me,” said Trump.

“I Endorsed him, did a very big Trump Rally for him telephonically, got MAGA to Vote for him - or he couldn’t have come close to winning. But he knows that, and admits it. Besides, having a hard time with the Dems in Virginia - But he’ll get it done!”

The former president also attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, calling him “an average Republican governor with great public relations.”

The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race was watched closely by those interested in Trump’s influence after leaving office. In 2020, Biden beat Trump in Virginia by 10 points but Youngkin managed to defeat Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe just one year later.

“With his victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race, Glenn Youngkin wrote a new Republican playbook for keeping Donald Trump’s base engaged without alienating the voters who were repelled by the former President in recent elections,” CNN wrote at the time.

Trump endorsed Youngkin but never campaigned in Virginia, praising him in a series of statements and holding an invite-only tele-rally that was organized without Youngkin’s involvement.

Polls have put Youngkin’s approval rating in Virginia over President Joe Biden’s. He enjoys 55% job approval and 33% disapproval, according to a Morning Consult poll from October.