{"id":24939,"date":"2026-06-01T14:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/read-the-college-rectors-message-of-defiance-to-abigail-spanberger\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:59:08","slug":"read-the-college-rectors-message-of-defiance-to-abigail-spanberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/read-the-college-rectors-message-of-defiance-to-abigail-spanberger\/","title":{"rendered":"Read The College Rector\u2019s Message Of Defiance To Abigail Spanberger"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is once again showing her Left-wing extremist views in action. On Wednesday, May 27, Spanberger fired<\/a> Virginia Tech Board of Visitors rector John Rocovich from the board.<\/p>\n

Spanberger failed to cite any specific incidents in her letter, which accused Rocovich of violating, “the Code of Conduct for Commonwealth Appointees to Boards, Authorities, & Commissions, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors\u2019 Code of Ethics, and the governing statues requiring board members to act in accordance with the best interests of Virginia Tech.”<\/p>\n

Rocovich wrote his own letter in response, a scathing takedown of Spanberger’s blatant partisanship and denial that he had violated any of the Board’s code of ethics.<\/p>\n

It is an unprecedented move to oust Rocovich, who has served on the board three times, totaling 16 years, under both Republican and Democratic administrations \u2014 the latest as an appointee of Governor Glenn Youngkin in 2022.<\/p>\n

Rocovich called Spanberger’s letter “deeply offensive,” and it is\u00a0“legally unsupported, and wholly inconsistent with the Governor\u2019s own publicly-stated principles regarding the proper relationship between the executive branch and the governance of Virginia\u2019s public universities.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continues:<\/p>\n

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I never have served for personal gain, for partisan advantage, or for any purpose other than the betterment of Virginia Tech and the students it educates. I challenge anyone to identify a single action I have taken on this Board that was inconsistent with the university\u2019s mission or the interests of the Commonwealth.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read Rocovich’s letter:<\/p>\n

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Letter from Ousted VT Rector Rocovich in Response to Being Ousted by Governor <\/a> by Pat Thomas <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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