‘This is getting resolved’: Amid Virginia GOP tension, former Gov. Allen advises moving forward

Former Republican Virginia Gov George Allen says that he wants people to focus on the issues that matter rather than the rift between Gov Glenn Youngkin and John Reid the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor Virginia ballot stories Virginia voter guide What to know about casting a ballot in June primary referendum Virginia Democrats reap fundraising gains as they center campaigns around Elon Musk In WTOP particular candidates in Va governor s race sound off on federal cuts Allen who served as the th governor of Virginia from January to January revealed he believes the disagreement over Youngkin s call for Reid to exit the race is winding down I think this is getting resolved Allen announced in a Wednesday interview with WTOP s Nick Iannelli John is resolutely clear that he is staying in the race and that he s our nominee and I m supporting the whole Republican ticket Youngkin just now called on Reid to end his candidacy after the governor learned of inappropriate photos on a Tumblr account with a username matching Reid s Instagram handle Last week Reid the first openly gay man to run statewide in Virginia and a supporter of Youngkin posted a video response to the governor s suggestion Reid noted he has nothing to do with the social media account and accused Youngkin s squad of extorting him I m confident that when voters certainly start paying attention to this race and the issues they re going to focus on ideas issues reforms positions that will impact their lives and our Commonwealth of Virginia Allen recounted WTOP Allen explained he s worked with Reid over the years and endorsed him promptly in February when Reid stated his candidacy Petitioned whether Youngkin should publicly apologize to Reid Allen mentioned he wasn t going to get into their personalities I m going to let Governor Youngkin make those decisions for himself Allen reported This is I know a tough situation for him In a follow-up question Allen was petitioned if he had spoken with Youngkin about the tension in the lieutenant governor s race I m not going to confirm or deny who I may have or have not spoken to Allen replied The former governor believes the debate is slowly cooling off and encouraged party members to look to the future Folks are realizing John Reid is not back backing down and you could argue back and forth over all the details Going forward I want folks focusing on the issues that matter that truly affect their lives declared Allen Once we get through all this all the candidates for governor lieutenant governor and attorney general will all focus on those issues rather than distraction noted Allen Source