Whiny Dem Rebuttal: Preaching “Affordability” While Virginia Democrats Ram Through Dozens of New Taxes

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What a pathetic spectacle. Fresh off flipping Virginia’s governorship, Abigail Spanberger stepped up Tuesday night to deliver the official Democrat response to President Trump’s triumphant State of the Union. Speaking from the historic House of Burgesses chambers in Williamsburg, she clocked in at a meager 13 minutes of sour, stuttering, negative whining that stood in pathetic contrast to Trump’s hour-and-48-minute masterclass in American resurgence. Some made no sense at all? We should fight China and Russia but not Iran? She’s probably not entirely serious as she took $50,000 from a Chinese Communist Party member for her gubernatorial campaign. But honesty isn;t something we except from Abi the CIA asset and lackey to the global elites.

She posed three questions to the American people: Is the president making life more affordable? Keeping us safe at home and abroad? Working for you? Her answer to all three? A sneering “no.” Trump lied, scapegoated, and distracted. His tariffs are costing families $1,700 each and hurting farmers. His ICE agents are “terrorizing” communities, ripping nursing mothers from babies, detaining kids, and even “killing American citizens.” Democrats, by contrast, are “laser-focused on affordability” in housing, health care, energy, and child care. In Virginia, she’s “working with our state legislature to lower costs.” Ordinary citizens, she lectured, must reject the unacceptable and demand more—just like the founders did right there in that room.

That was it. No vision. No bold ideas. Just the same tired Democrat script: blame Trump for everything, pretend your party has solutions, and hope nobody notices the hypocrisy dripping from every word.

The Hypocrisy That Defines Her Party

Spanberger stood in those hallowed chambers and claimed Democrats are all about making life more affordable. “We all know the answer is no” when it comes to Trump, she intoned, while insisting her side is “laser-focused” on lowering costs for working families.

Meanwhile, back in Richmond, the Democratic legislature she’s “working with” has introduced dozens of new taxes and tax hikes this session—over 50 at last count. Sales tax expansions on digital goods, services, and retail deliveries. A brand-new 10 percent levy on fantasy sports revenue. Taxes on ride shares, dry cleaning, home repairs, vehicle repairs, gym memberships, and even dog walking. New gun and ammunition taxes. Data center tax changes. A net investment income tax hike. Reinstatement of the RGGI carbon tax scheme she personally endorsed, which functions as a backdoor energy tax that hits every ratepayer. Paid family leave mandates that act like payroll taxes on employers and workers.

As Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger claims Democrats are the party of “affordability,” Democrats in her state have proposed the following taxes/forced costs on regular Americans.

Creepy wine mom from the CIA crypt

They inherited a $2.7 billion surplus and immediately started hunting for new ways to raid Virginians’ wallets. Spanberger hasn’t outright pledged to sign every single one, but she’s been radio silent on stopping them while campaigning on “affordability.” You can’t lecture the nation about kitchen-table costs from colonial halls and then watch your party tax everything that moves. This isn’t leadership—it’s the same old Democrat con: raise taxes, spend like drunken sailors, then blame Republicans when prices go up. Spanberger’s “laser focus” looks an awful lot like a laser pointed straight at your paycheck.

For Me but not for Thee

Top 5 Takeaways from Her Mess of a Speech

  1. Zero Solutions, All Whining – Thirteen minutes of pure negativity. No new ideas, no forward vision, just “Trump bad, Trump lied, Trump distracted.” Democrats have nothing to offer except complaints.
  2. Affordability Hypocrisy Exposed – She preaches lowering costs for housing, health care, energy, and child care while her Democratic legislature floods Virginia with dozens of new tax hikes on everything from fantasy football to dog walking. Classic tax-and-spend fraud.
  3. Open-Borders Defender in Disguise – Instead of celebrating a secure border with zero illegal entries and record criminal deportations, she whines about ICE “terrorizing” communities and separating families. Democrats still prioritize illegal aliens over American safety and rule of law.
  4. Completely Out of Touch on Strength – Ignores Trump’s actual wins—wars ended, Iran’s nuclear program smashed, Maduro ousted, enemies scared—and instead pushes fear about “war with Iran” and ceding power to China and Russia. Weakness dressed up as concern.
  5. Midterm Preview Disaster – This was supposed to be the Democrats’ big national message heading into 2026. A short, sour, hypocritical mess that will only remind voters why they rejected this party in the first place. No wonder they’re already panicking.

Spanberger’s rebuttal wasn’t a response—it was a reminder. While President Trump delivered results, hope, and a golden age for America, she delivered sour grapes, scapegoating, and a fresh batch of tax hikes for Virginians. America First means rejecting this failed playbook once and for all. The Democrats had their chance. They blew it. Now the rest of us are moving forward—bigger, better, and freer than ever.

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