Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears Says America Is Still Exceptional

Published on December 30, 2023

Winsome Sears stunned the nation with her historic 2021 victory to become Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor and the first black woman to hold statewide office. The Republican is also the first Jamaican immigrant and female military veteran to hold the position, though those achievements have not been as widely celebrated as one might expect. The reason, she says, is because her example flies in the face of Democrat narratives. “It is said that Republicans hate immigrants. Well, here I am—I was born in Jamaica,” she told EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” in an episode that aired on Dec. 21. “It is said that Republicans hate black people. Well, here I am again....