Elon Musk is wading into the Virginia governor’s race…
Over the weekend, Musk called out Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger over her support for transgender bathroom policies, which again is poised to take center stage in the state’s off-year election.
Musk alleged Spanberger “tr[ied] to weasel out” of a question from ABC Washington reporter Nick Minock about whether the former congresswoman supports biological males using women’s locker rooms as the Department of Education scrutinizes five major school districts.
“Spanberger obviously does shamefully support boys in girl’s sports and is trying to weasel out of the question by blaming the president,” Musk said, retweeting Spanberger’s response to Minock – who encountered her after she visited an early-voting poll.
Minock noted that the Trump administration is currently investigating potential Title IX violations in Virginia for allowing students to use their desired restroom or changing facility: Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Alexandria, and Prince William County schools are under investigation.
Spanberger said her priority is making Virginia schools the best in the country and accused President Donald Trump of “coming after Virginia.” (RELATED: Spanberger Tied To Defamation Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Press Release)
When Minock asked again whether Spanberger specifically supported transgender bathroom policies, she refused to respond.
However, in comments to Fox News, a Spanberger spokesperson slammed Musk, saying the Democrat nominee is a mother of three Virginia public schoolchildren and a former federal law enforcement officer who investigated child predators.
“Nothing is more important to her than the safety of all of Virginia’s kids,” the spokesperson said.
“Ultimately, Abigail believes that these are decisions between parents and local schools — and she believes that politicians need to stop politicizing Virginia’s public schools.”
The hot-button issue of transgender bathroom policy in schools loomed large in the gubernatorial election in 2021. Current Gov. Glenn Youngkin was largely credited with pulling off an upset win against former Gov. Terry McAuliffe by making the overarching issue of “parental rights” front-and-center in the campaign.
Republican candidate Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears has called for requiring students to use the restroom assigned to their biological sex as “common sense.”
Appearing at an Arlington school board meeting, where a protester held up a sign telling Earle-Sears – who is Black – she should not share her water fountain if people can’t share bathrooms, the Republican said the continuing trend is “dangerous, insane and has to stop.”
“Here’s the truth. There are two sexes: boys and girls.” Earle-Sears said.
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