Fox News Host Says He Doesn’t Understand Why Obama Didn’t Endorse Black Republican: ‘I Can’t Square This’

Michael Luciano Nov 3rd, 2025, 8:10 pm

Fox News’s Charlie Hurt said he “can’t square” why former Democratic President Barack Obama did not endorse the Black Republican nominee for governor of Virginia in Tuesday’s election.

Obama has been campaigning for former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) in her race against Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears (R) to succeed Governor Glenn Youngkin (R), who is term-limited.

Recent polling shows Earle-Sears trailing by double digits.

The former president routinely endorses candidates who are fellow Democrats. But while appearing on Monday’s edition of , Earle-Sears and guest host Hurt expressed puzzlement at why Obama woul

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