Donald Trump said the GOP's surprise Virginial gubernatorial win was due to the Democrats' obsession with him during their campaign.
The former president said Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe and his allies focused too much on him and not Youngkin, who Trump called a 'very good candidate.'
'If you look at what happened in Virginia, it's very interesting. They used my name — the Democrats — so much that they ended up losing,' Trump told Fox News's website. 'One of the reasons [McAuliffe] lost is because he kept saying Trump, Trump, Trump.'
He also claimed that MAGA voters swept the polls because they liked Youngkin's education policy, which has been highlighted through the protests at the Loudoun County Public School District against the teaching of critical race theory.
'The people of Virginia are angry, and the reason we won that state — number one — we had a good candidate and a nice guy and somebody who was really, very gracious, but you also had the MAGA voters come out in force because they're tired of it, and they voted, and they made the difference.'
Former President Donald Trump, pictured in October, said MAGA supporters helped sweep the polls for Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin
Youngkin celebrated said his victory signified a shift in culture where education policies will become key points in the coming elections
Trump and Youngkin pointed to the Loudon County School protests against critical race theory as to why fed up parents would vote for him over his opponent, Terry McAuliffe
Youngkin beat McAuliffe 50.9 per cent to 48.4 per cent in a state that was expected to easily be handed to Democrats, after President Joe Biden won it by 10 points in the 2020 presidential election.
Issues involving education became a central focus of the campaign when parents were concerned they were losing say over their children's time at school – including the teaching of Critical Race Theory and the rights of trans students.
Progressives insist CRT isn't being taught there, conservatives say that youngsters are being instructed on charged subjects seen by their teachers through the lens of CRT, which examines how racism permeates all levels of society.
'Parents across Virginia started to recognize that they really did need to have an important, decisive role in their children's education,' he continued. 'And when they heard Terry McAuliffe say… he
