Overview
- Speaking from Colonial Williamsburg, Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Americans "did not hear the truth" from the president and framed affordability as Democrats’ top priority.
- She tied Trump’s tariff agenda to higher household expenses, citing an estimate of more than $1,700 per family, and noted the Supreme Court curtailed his tariff authority days earlier.
- Spanberger alleged federal immigration agents have conducted warrantless operations that detained citizens and migrants and referenced two fatal shootings in Minneapolis.
- She accused Trump of corruption and personal enrichment, pointing to crypto ventures and the handling of the Epstein files as examples requiring accountability.
- Positioning the rebuttal as a template for November, she also attacked the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a threat to rural hospitals and a driver of higher energy and housing costs.