Rep. Rob Wittman to Newsmax: Va. Governor Race Not About Trump

The Virginia governor’s race is about issues within the Old Dominion state and not about President Donald Trump, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., told Newsmax on Tuesday.

Appearing on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America,” Wittman pushed back on the narrative that the contest is a referendum on the president and argued that local concerns and turnout will decide Tuesday’s results.

“I would agree this is typical of Virginia races as they occur in an off cycle,” Wittman told co-hosts Marc Lotter and Sharla McBride.

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