Some Takeaways From The Most Boring Republican Probably Running for President – By Arianna Coghill (Mother Jones) / Mar 10, 2023
Glenn Youngkin appears on CNN with his trademark canned responses and non-answers.
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On Thursday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appeared on CNN for an education-themed town hall with Jake Tapper, where concerned citizens directly asked the Republican, a likely contender for the party’s presidential nomination, questions on everything from the state’s gun laws to artificial intelligence in classrooms. In typical Youngkin fashion, he tap danced around most of the issues.
I sorted through the canned responses and non-answers. Here are the key takeaways:
Youngkin Is Happy With His Review of Virginia’s AP African-American Studies Course
Youngkin defended his first executive order banning critical race theory and other subjects deemed inherently divisive. Youngkin, one of the key players spearheading the ongoing Republican war against CRT, claimed during Thursday’s town hall that he isn’t against history being taught accurately in schools. But schools, according to Youngkin, should be prohibited from teaching “that a child is guilty for sins of the past because of their race or religion or their sex.” (CRT does not do that.)
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