Trump Virtually Campaigns For Gillespie From South Korea

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in participate in a joint news conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
President Donald Trump, left, speaks as South Korean President Moon Jae-in looks on in a joint news conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. President Trump began his two-day Korean ... President Donald Trump, left, speaks as South Korean President Moon Jae-in looks on in a joint news conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. President Trump began his two-day Korean peninsula visit Tuesday walking amid weapons of war but voicing optimism for peace. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump took some time away from his dinner with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Tuesday evening to get in some Twitter campaigning for his favorite candidate in the Virginia gubernatorial race, despite that candidate’s lukewarm embrace of the President’s support.

Ripping Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam for being “weak on crime” and “weak on our GREAT VETS,” Trump praised former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie, saying the candidate would “totally turn around” the high crime rates and economy in Virginia.

“Vote today, ASAP!” he said.

Tuesday’s tweets aren’t the first time the President has attempted to embrace Gillespie. On Oct. 26 he tweeted about the Republican candidate, baselessly claiming Northam “doesn’t even show up to meetings/work” and suggesting that Gillespie is in favor of preserving Confederate statues.

But while campaigning later that day, Gillespie failed to mention the Presidential endorsement and dodged questions from TPM at a campaign event about Trump.

As of Tuesday morning, Northam had a modest lead over Gillespie, TPM reported.

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  1. Go Northam. Fuck you lying Dotard.

  2. @EdWGillespie will totally turn around the high crime and poor economic performance of VA. MS-13 and crime will be gone.

    Short fingered vulgarian carnival barker con man speaketh.

  3. Unfortunately, in 2020 Trump will have the luxury of both the RNC and the DNC actively campaigning for his reelection.

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