Trump warns people to vote Republican in Virginia, New Jersey hours before Election Day

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump dropped a last-minute campaign warning on Monday, November 3, as he urged Americans to vote Republican in Virginia and New Jersey.

The POTUS took to his Truth Social account in the evening and asked people to do as he says or "you will rue the day that you voted to destroy your life."

Trump says 'failing to vote tomorrow is the same as voting for a Democrat'

Donald Trump began his post writing, "Virginia and New Jersey, remember this: a vote for a Republican means substantially lower energy prices, a vote for a Democrat, especially these two losers who are running, means a doubling, tripling, and even quadrupling of your energy costs."

"It will not be sustainable, and you will rue the day that you voted to destroy your life! Failing to vote tomorrow is the same as voting for a Democrat. Find your voting location at swampthevoteusa.com," he added. 

Interestingly, less than 10 minutes before making the post, Trump made another post urging his supporters to vote for Democrat-turned-independent Andrew Cuomo over Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in the New York City mayoral election.

He wrote, "A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani. Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!"

Elon Musk also endorsed Cuomo over Sliwa, despite the former New York governor's vow to protect illegal immigrants from Trump’s ICE crackdowns. 

The NYC mayoral election and the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey are scheduled to take place on Tuesday. On the same day, Californians will vote for Proposition 50, a constitutional amendment that would see the state redraw its congressional maps.

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears is challenging Democrat Abigail Spanberger for incumbent Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s seat in Virginia, while in New Jersey, Republican Jack Ciattarelli is challenging Democrat Mikie Sherrill for incumbent Democrat Governor Phil Murphy’s seat.

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Donald Trump made a last-minute push to boost Republican turnout in Tuesday's gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, but only mentioned one GOP hopeful by name.

As Trump talked up Ciattarelli, his preferred candidate for Governor in New Jersey, he did not name the GOP nominee for Governor in Virginia, Earle-Sears.

Moreover, he broadly urged supporters to vote for the entire Republican ticket. 

The POTUS endorsed Ciattarelli earlier in the year, but has not endorsed Earle-Sears, Virginia's current lieutenant governor. He signaled on Monday that he believes Ciattarelli has a better shot at winning on Election Day.

Trump said on the New Jersey call, where he spoke for just under nine minutes, "You need to go out and vote for Jack Ciattarelli, who's a great guy, a friend of mine, a great guy, a very successful man, who wants to put all of his efforts now into really saving New Jersey, making it great again, saving it."

President Donald Trump talks with guests during a Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago estate on October 31, 2025, at Palm Beach, Florida (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

"And he's going to do it. He'll be able to do it. The polls are looking really good," he added.

The POTUS spoke for about eight minutes on a call with supporters in Virginia hosted by Republican Governor Youngkin, and endorsed the Republican candidate for state attorney general.

Trump said, "Get out and vote tomorrow for Jason Miyares, very — so important — and the Republicans up and down the ballot," referring to the GOP incumbent who is locked in a tight race against Democrat Jay Jones.