Tweet by Garrett Exner, former Board of Visitors member at the Virginia Military Institute:

@GlennYoungkin appointed me to the Board of Visitors at Virginia Military Institute. Unfortunately,

@vademocrats voted to deny my appointment in what the Governor describes below as a, “shameful episode.”

I was never given a hearing.
I was never asked a question.
I was never provided a reason for my denial.
As far as I know, my appointment was never fully reviewed.

The Privileges and Elections Committee rejected my appointment for partisan politics. When pressed, Majority Leader, @ssurovell, cited “genuine concerns about the qualifications, backgrounds, and intentions,” of Youngkin appointees at VMI and other universities.

Mr. Surovell is not a veteran.
He has never deployed.
He has never prepared young men and women for service to the nation.

I’ve dedicated my life to serving this country and helping the next generation of leaders succeed. I would like to know what part of my background Mr. Surovell finds, “concerning.”

I’m sure I’ll never hear from him.

I am, however, grateful for the work of Governor Youngkin and his team these last four years. Much of that work is now being undone by a new, radical administration. Virginia, and her universities, will be worse off.