Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, was met with a life-size cutout of former President Donald Trump when he entered the governor’s office in Richmond, a prank left behind by his predecessor.
The Trump cutout held a mock message reading, “I will call soon — we need to talk about 2024!” according to a report.
The grinning image of the 45th president was only one of several pranks left for Virginia’s new governor by former Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, the report noted.
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Leaving pranks and surprising items for one’s successor has become a bipartisan tradition in Virginia, according to the report.
Other gags left behind included a custom blue fleece that read, “Top State for Business.”
The fleece was in reference to Youngkin’s signature cold-weather clothing during the campaign, and the message on it was Northam’s way of highlighting one of his own accomplishments.
During the heated campaign, Youngkin’s opponent, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, had claimed both Youngkin and Trump “bring division, hate, and Trumpism to Virginia disguised in a fleece vest and khakis.”
A spokesman for Youngkin described other items left for the new governor.
Photographs of Northam were left throughout the governor’s mansion, “including surprising places like the bathroom,” and pictures “representing a certain type of intoxicating plant” were littered around the mansion.
Legislation that made marijuana possession legal in Virginia was signed by Northam last year.
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Along with the catalog of photos, a book by McAuliffe, flags of Youngkin’s college sports rival, and the gubernatorial hopeful’s 100-day plan were left for Virginia’s 74th governor.
