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Virginia’s new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger is being broadly mocked for a photograph of her grilling, with many on social media expressing alarm and disgust over what seems to be some sort of shredded meat over the hearth.
Spanberger, who ran as a reasonable Democrat, has been criticized for enacting radical day one insurance policies, together with transferring to finish cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and restore range, fairness and inclusion. However this week the first criticism towards her was over a photograph she posted of herself smiling over a grill on Thursday with the caption, “Order up.”
The put up garnered quick mockery, with many evaluating it to the viral picture of Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during which the senator might be seen smiling with a number of of what gave the impression to be raw burger patties, one in all which already had cheese on it.
Conservative commentator Greg Worth reacted to the picture of Spanberger alongside pictures of Schumer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe in entrance of grills, with the caption, “I hope Democrat politicians by no means cease doing picture ops behind a grill.”
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Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger grilling in a photograph posted to her X account on Feb. 12, 2026. (Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger official X account)
Although the brand new governor was sporting a black apron with the phrases, “Beef, it’s what’s for dinner,” her put up was flooded with feedback asking what the strange-looking meat on the grill actually was.
“Ma’am, what’s that?” reacted unbiased journalist Breanna Morello.
Well-liked satire account Three 12 months Letterman commented, “What number of neighborhood cats are lacking” and “arrest her.”
“Did you narrow your meat with a weed wacker?” wrote Parker Thayer, a researcher at Capital Analysis Middle.
Heritage Basis analysis fellow Jason Bedrick commented, “What you probably did to that meat violates the Geneva Conference.”
One other consumer, conservative commentator David Freeman, merely reacted, “No thanks.”
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Abigail Spanberger, governor-elect of Virginia, throughout an inauguration ceremony at Capitol Sq. in Richmond, Virginia, US, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia on Saturday, turning into the state’s first feminine chief. (Al Drago/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
Beef provider Merriwether Farms wrote, “Virginia is in bother.”
In 2024, Schumer took related criticism over a Father’s Day put up, which the New York Democrat ultimately deleted, displaying off his yard grill.
Our household has lived in an house constructing for all our years, however my daughter and her spouse simply purchased a home with a yard and for the primary time we’re having a barbeque with sizzling canine and hamburgers on the grill!” Schumer posted on X on Sunday. “Father’s Day Heaven!”
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Sen. Chuck Schumer deleted X put up. (X)
The put up was instantly criticized by conservatives accusing him of inserting cheese on one of many burger patties prematurely and never understanding learn how to correctly grill the burger.
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“Chuck is making an E. coli with cheese,” Cavalry founding companion Michael Duncan posted on X.
Spanberger’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
Fox Information Digital’s Alec Schemmel and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.

