Ingraham to Youngkin Citing Economics on Sports Teams Moving to Virginia from D.C.: ‘Crime, Was Part of this Decision’

Youngkin Well Laura first ░░░░░░░░ all thanks for having ░░░░░░░░ It s been an ░░░░░░░░ day in Virginia You ░░░░░░░░ this announcement that we ░░░░░░░░ going to form a ░░░░░░░░ private partnership like none ░░░░░░░░ America where Monumental Sports ░░░░░░░░ the city of Alexandria ░░░░░░░░ of course the Commonwealth ░░░░░░░░ Virginia are going to ░░░░░░░░ together all of our ░░░░░░░░ to develop a 2 ░░░░░░░░ sports and entertainment district ░░░░░░░░ will be the home ░░░░░░░░ two great teams the ░░░░░░░░ Wizards and the Washington ░░░░░░░░ We re also going ░░░░░░░░ see the Monumental headquarters ░░░░░░░░ to Virginia with 600 ░░░░░░░░ we will develop a ░░░░░░░░ 000 seat concert venue ░░░░░░░░ convention center hotels mixed ░░░░░░░░ restaurants and of course ░░░░░░░░ and community space So ░░░░░░░░ s very exciting and ░░░░░░░░ it will generate 12 ░░░░░░░░ of economic impact over ░░░░░░░░ next several decades and ░░░░░░░░ 000 jobs It will ░░░░░░░░ I think the most ░░░░░░░░ financing structure because of ░░░░░░░░ fact that we are ░░░░░░░░ putting up an upfront ░░░░░░░░ I told Virginia taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ would do a good ░░░░░░░░ for Virginia and I ░░░░░░░░ we ve negotiated a ░░░░░░░░ for all three partners ░░░░░░░░ win together where we ░░░░░░░░ fact will generate substantial ░░░░░░░░ revenues over time and ░░░░░░░░ those tax revenues to ░░░░░░░░ this 2 billion project ░░░░░░░░ with a 400 million ░░░░░░░░ for Monumental Sports It ░░░░░░░░ really exciting It s ░░░░░░░░ big day in the ░░░░░░░░ and a fun thing ░░░░░░░░ do Ingraham Don t ░░░░░░░░ talking like a finance ░░░░░░░░ on The Ingraham Angle ░░░░░░░░ know that s your ░░░░░░░░ no I m just ░░░░░░░░ you But crime I ░░░░░░░░ Ted Leonsis over the ░░░░░░░░ crime was part of ░░░░░░░░ decision governor without a ░░░░░░░░ I was in D ░░░░░░░░ when the Verizon Center ░░░░░░░░ think it was called ░░░░░░░░ Verizon Center then was ░░░░░░░░ and I saw how ░░░░░░░░ area of D C ░░░░░░░░ totally revitalized You probably ░░░░░░░░ that In the early ░░░░░░░░ s D C in ░░░░░░░░ area was disaster It ░░░░░░░░ to life with investment ░░░░░░░░ so forth Crime has ░░░░░░░░ a major problem in ░░░░░░░░ city really since before ░░░░░░░░ and Covid made it ░░░░░░░░ worse That had to ░░░░░░░░ part of this decision ░░░░░░░░ well Nobody wants to ░░░░░░░░ downtown Youngkin Well of ░░░░░░░░ as you highlighted across ░░░░░░░░ we have a huge ░░░░░░░░ We have winners and ░░░░░░░░ We see it in ░░░░░░░░ where the states that ░░░░░░░░ led by Republican governors ░░░░░░░░ winning and the states ░░░░░░░░ are led by Democratic ░░░░░░░░ are losing And the ░░░░░░░░ is just so clear ░░░░░░░░ I came into this ░░░░░░░░ and Virginians hired me ░░░░░░░░ knew that we had ░░░░░░░░ do a number of ░░░░░░░░ One we have to ░░░░░░░░ the cost of living ░░░░░░░░ Second we have got ░░░░░░░░ increase the education quality ░░░░░░░░ we have to make ░░░░░░░░ communities safe And fourth ░░░░░░░░ have to have a ░░░░░░░░ that works for people ░░░░░░░░ doesn t tell them ░░░░░░░░ to do all the ░░░░░░░░ This has translated into ░░░░░░░░ economic revitalization for the ░░░░░░░░ We have 230 000 ░░░░░░░░ people working today than ░░░░░░░░ we started just two ░░░░░░░░ ago We went from ░░░░░░░░ bottom of job growth ░░░░░░░░ number three in the ░░░░░░░░ in job growth during ░░░░░░░░ time period.”