Is Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) preparing to toss his hat into the 2024 Republican primary ring?
Adding to the rumors Youngkin is considering a White House bid the first-term governor is scheduled to participate in a CNN town hall event next week.
But Youngkin isn't the only Republican governor eyeing a White House announcementโฆ
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been eyed as a potential White House contender for months but so far has remained silent on the prospect.
Last month, DeSantis indicated that he will make a decision on a 2024 presidential run after his book tour and the state's legislative session wraps up in May.
โThis is going to be the most productive Legislative Session we have had across the board and I think people are going to be really excited,โ DeSantis said. โSo those are what we're going to be doing over these next few months as we get beyond that, then we can decide from there.โ
Youngkin successfully ran for governor on a platform emphasizing parents' role in students' education and railing against diversity initiatives that he has called an effort at โpolitical indoctrinationโ from the left.ย Some political experts have theorized his presidential campaign could follow a similar theme.
On his first day as Governor, he signed anย executive orderย to ban Virginia public schools from teaching controversial critical race theory.
โDuring the Town Hall, Governor Youngkin will take questions from aย live studio audience,ย and weย will hear directly from parents, teachers, students and stakeholders about education and the issues that matter the most to families in Virginia and across the nation,โ a CNN release said.ย
Youngkin has been included in numerous hypothetical 2024 GOP primary polls.
However, the first-term governorย toldย NBC News in an interview in January that he was โhumbledโ by the discussion about his potential candidacy, but he did not commit to whether he would run.ย
On Monday, Jeff Roe, a top political advisor to Gov. Youngkin told The Associated Press that if the governor decides to run for president he's confident Youngkin will make his own room in the race.
โHe doesn't need a lane created for himโ Roe said.
โThe governor makes his decisions based on his ability to win, on his ability to make a difference and what his heart leads him to do,โ Roe said. โHe doesn't make decisions like that based on politics or political consultants or hacks.โ
โThere's a time and a place for decisions like this to be made,โ he said.
The Virginia Governor was also reportedly invited to speak at the influential conservative organization's Club for Growth annual donor retreat. The retreat is known to attract prospective Republican presidential hopefuls, but the club notably refused to invite Donald Trump to this year's event making him the only already-declared 2024 hopeful not in attendance at the retreat.
In addition to Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley, the Club will also host former Vice Presidentย Mike Pence,ย Sen.ย Tim Scottย (R-S.C.), Sen.ย Ted Cruzย (R-Texas), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and New Hampshire Gov.ย Chris Sununu,ย according to a person familiar with the plans.
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