“I tried my best,” Charlie Olafsson, McAuliffe’s social media manager on his failed campaign to reclaim Virginia’s governorship, updated his Twitter bio to say. “Get f****** confederate country. Have fun with low taxes and no morals.”
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin speaks at an election night party in Chantilly, Va., early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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The link in Olafsson’s Twitter bio now directs to a pornographic website.
Olafsson was directly involved in promoting the debunked narrative that white supremacists showed up to rally in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin.
The Lincoln Project, a group of disillusioned former Republican critics of former President Donald Trump, ultimately took credit for staging that event in a move that most political pundits believe did far more harm to the McAuliffe campaign than good.
The McAuliffe campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News.
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin arrives to speak at an election night party in Chantilly, Va., early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, after he defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ((AP Photo/Andrew Harnik))
Mary Trump, former president Trump’s niece who has been an outspoken critic of her uncle, praised Olafsson on Twitter in the days leading up to the election.
“@CharlieOlaf has been moving mountains in Virginia to get Terry McAuliffe elected,” Trump tweeted. “The man deserves a follow!”
Youngkin. a first time candidate who hails from the business wing of the GOP, beat McAuliffe by 2-3 points on Tuesday night in a race that wasn’t expected to be competitive months ago.
McAuliffe issued a statement acknowledging that he “came up short” and offered his “congratulations to Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin on his victory.”
A small group of demonstrators dressed as “Unite the Right” rally-goers with tiki torches stand on a sidewalk as Republican candidate for governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin arrives on his bus for a campaign event at a Mexican restaurant in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
“I hope Virginians will join me in wishing the best to him and his family,” the former governor said.
