Washington, DC – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is turning heads – but not for the right reasons. In a recent op-ed from Virginia Mercury, David Toscano exposes MAGA Miyares for his continued silence in the ongoing flurry of executive orders enacted by the Trump administration, which have been met with lawsuits from Democratic AGs and struck down in the courts. 

Whether it’s cutting funding to food kitchens or crucial medical research funding needed for the state, AG Miyares’ silence is clear evidence that he does not care about the wellbeing of Virginia or its people. 

Key highlights: 

• “As Trump tests the rule of law, Youngkin and Miyares continue to endorse his actions or remain silent.”

• “Twenty-two state attorneys general have sued to block the cuts. Virginia’s Attorney General Jason Miyares, however, refused to join them. A federal court has ordered NIH payments to temporarily resume — but only to institutions in those 22 states.”

• “Virginia’s research institutions are now on the outside looking in. Their funding — and their ability to deliver on groundbreaking research — is in jeopardy.  Will Virginia join the lawsuit? Don’t count on it.”

• “Meanwhile, when Trump attempted to unilaterally overturn birthright citizenship — a direct violation of the 14th Amendment — Youngkin and Miyares said nothing.”

• “They were similarly silent when the administration froze federal funds to charitable organizations like Lutheran Services and Commonwealth Catholic Charities, both of which provide services ranging from adoption assistance to food kitchens.”

• “And when 11 of Virginia’s  31 federally qualified health centers — many in the state’s poorest areas — reported funding disruptions, neither Youngkin or Miyares publicly intervened to protect the funding.”

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