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Virginia Gov. Spanberger Tapped to Deliver Democratic Response to Trump’s State of the Union

Democratic leaders selected the former CIA officer, congresswoman, and first woman elected governor of Virginia to counter Trump’s Feb. 24 address to Congress.
Virginia Gov. Spanberger Tapped to Deliver Democratic Response to Trump’s State of the Union
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is sworn into office by the Honorable William Mims, Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, at the Virginia State Capitol, in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 17, 2026. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Chase Smith
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on Thursday.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) will deliver a Spanish-language response immediately following Spanberger’s remarks.

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