Spanberger wrote a letter to UVA Wednesday asking the school to postpone the presidential selection process. She claimed the university's Board of Visitors "severely undermined" the public's confidence in their ability to be productive and transparent.

The request comes months after former President Jim Ryan stepped down amid growing pressure from the Trump administration over the university's diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

Youngkin responded with his own letter, criticizing Spanberger for what he called attempting to interfere with the hiring process and jumping to conclusions, adding that her letter "was riddled with hyperbole and factual errors."

The full text of both letters is below.

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