President Donald Trump inched one step closer to embracing Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) in her quest to defeat former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger to succeed the term-limited Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) when he told reporters he supports the “Republican candidate” in the Virginia gubernatorial race.

But his refusal to even mention Earle-Sears’s name as he talked about the race is a striking contrast against former President Barack Obama , who not only enthusiastically endorsed Spanberger but will stump with her the last weekend before Election Day .

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