History was made on Tuesday night when Virginia voters, once the heart of the Confederacy, elected a Black woman into a statewide post for the first time.
The daughter of a Jamaican immigrant who came to America with just $1.75 in his pocket, Virginia’s Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears joined the Marine Corp and served until she earned her citizenship.
“I’m telling you that what you are looking at is the American dream,” Sears told supporters during her victory speech Wednesday morning.
“When I joined the Marine Corps, I was still a Jamaican,” she said.” But this country had done so much for me, I was willing, willing, to die for this country.” Then she led the crowd of supporters in a “USA!” chant.
So where is the fawning coverage by the mainstream media about this historic event?
Sears is a gun-toting conservative, and so she’s barely been mentioned — except to be called racist.
Still, Sears refuses to be silenced. After MSNBC star Joy Reid called the Republican Party “dangerous” and racist on Tuesday, Sears challenged the liberal host to a debate.
“I wish Joy Reid would invite me on her show,” Sears told Fox News’ The Story during an interview Wednesday.
“Let’s see if she’s woman enough to do that,” she said. “I’d go in a heartbeat. And we’d have a real discussion without Joy speaking about me behind my back.”
“She talks about white supremacy. Does she know I ran against a white supremacist? I mean Joy, come on,” Sears said. “Get your facts straight, and then come talk to me.”
THANK YOU, VIRGINIA! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/BntaS0hpI7
— Lt. Governor of Virginia – Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) November 3, 2021
The Horn editorial team