Despite reports that Donald Trump’s campaign has pulled out of Virginia, a new statewide leadership team for the candidate has been announced.
Three sources with knowledge of the decision to leave Virginia told NBC News it came from Trump’s headquarters in New York and was announced on a conference call late Wednesday, leaving some Republican Party operatives in Virginia blindsided. Two staffers directly involved in the GOP’s efforts in Virginia confirmed the decision.
However, the Trump-Pence campaign announced 18 people who will “bring their years of winning political experience and work with Virginia Senior Advisor Mike Rubino, RPV Chairman John Whitbeck and grassroots activists to bring a Trump-Pence victory in the Commonwealth.”
