Glenn Youngkin wants Trump staffers to move to Virginia

What they're saying: "We offer a great quality of life," Youngkin says in a video posted on X on Tuesday, touting "award-winning schools, where parents matter" — a rallying cry from his upset gubernatorial win in 2021.

• He also cites lower income taxes than D.C. and Maryland.

Between the lines: GOP insiders already favor Virginia neighborhoods like Old Town Alexandria, home to Paul Manafort and cigar lounge hangouts.

• Not to mention the elite ZIP codes of McLean and Great Falls. Trump National Golf Club is in Potomac Falls.
• Sen. J.D. Vance lives in the otherwise liberal enclave of Del Ray.

By the numbers: While Trump took just 20% of the vote in Arlington, 24% in Alexandria and 31% in Fairfax County, that's considerably higher than the 7% he got in D.C.

• As for the Maryland suburbs, Trump won 22% in Montgomery County and 11% in Prince George's County.

Zoom out: Northern Virginia is poised for a roaring 2020s, helped on by its defense-tech corridor.

• Youngkin did suffer a setback early this year when a plan to relocate the Washington Capitals and Wizards from downtown D.C. to Alexandria crumbled in the legislature.

Go deeper: This is the Trumpiest neighborhood in D.C.