What did John McGuire do this week? 3/29/25
Based on McGuire’s social media posts from the past week, he:
Discussed the importance of funding
aircraft carriers
Did not discuss the importance of funding
Medicaid for our 160,000+ neighbors in VA-5 who depend on it for their health care
Local food for schools and food banks in the face of a $21 million cut in funding from USDA
The 109 schools in VA-5 that will lose federal money that pays for teachers and after-school programs over the next decade
Celebrated
the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Iwo Jima
Marines who rescued a motorcyclist in California
the arrest of an unnamed alleged leader of MS-13 in Virginia
Medal of Honor Day
the return of a Georgia man held hostage by the Taliban for two years
the life of helicopter pilot Paul Jackson
the opening of a new nuclear energy research facility in Lynchburg
President Trump’s endorsement of him
the arrest of 370 allegedly undocumented people in Massachusetts
the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
Co-sponsored
a bill to repeal the estate tax, currently on track to affect 1 percent of family farms in the United States in 2026
Criticized
Democrats for forgetting “We the People” and putting “America last”
“radical left judges who could very well lead to the destruction of our Country!”
the federal government for spending $18 million a month to maintain an empty facility in Texas, though the nonprofit involved was contractually obligated to keep it open
Did not criticize
President Trump for costing taxpayers at least $18 million for his golf trips in the first two months of his term, though he is not contractually obligated to play golf
The Vice President, Secretary of Defense, National Security Advisor, and other administration officials for exposing American troops to risk by using Signal to make battle plans without knowing who was on the text chain
Met
future aviators at the Liberty University School of Aeronautics
“good friend” Riley Gaines at Liberty University, celebrating her efforts to keep out the .0005 percent of athletes who are trans women
President Trump in the White House along with other freshman Republicans
members of the Danville Police Department
the National Apartment Association to discuss housing challenges in Virginia
Did not meet
constituents at a town hall. It’s been 31 days.
Quoted
“One day, they will limit your freedoms, rewrite your history, compromise your safety—all to appease those who see themselves as victims but fail to understand the consquences of their ignorance.” — Ronald Reagan
Did not quote
Reuters finding no evidence that Ronald Reagan ever said this
Or recognize
the irony of a Trump supporter complaining about other people limiting freedoms, rewriting history, and compromising safety
Voted to lift regulations on
refrigerants in commercial freezers
Posed for a photo-op on
a Danville police motorcycle
Backed
President Trump’s threat to imprison people for 20 years in El Salvador for vandalizing Teslas
Advocated for
Confederate soldier John Mosby to be reinstated in the National Ranger Memorial at Fort Benning
Did not advocate for
Social Security recipients in his district who nearly lost the ability to get help with their benefits over the phone
constituents who are paying more for cars and other items because of President Trump’s tariffs
Promoted
his appearance on One America News to discuss his visit to the southern border
Did not promote
his membership in the unpopular DOGE caucus
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