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Democrat Texted About Shooting Virginia Speaker
Jay Jones apologized for threatening texts about shooting a GOP colleague but refuses to quit Virginia attorney general race amid bipartisan backlash.
- On August 8, 2022, Jay Jones, Democratic nominee for Virginia Attorney General, fantasized about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert, and National Review published the messages prompting withdrawal calls.
- Angry about GOP eulogies for Joe Johnson Jr., Jones mistakenly sent the messages to Carrie Coyner, and complained about Johnson's centrism on August 8, 2022.
- In explicit messages, Jones placed Todd Gilbert ahead of Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot in a hypothetical shooting and wished harm on Gilbert's children, prompting Carrie Coyner to push back.
- Republicans and Democrats condemned the texts, and Jay Jones apologized, saying `Like all people, I've sent text messages that I regret, and I believe that violent rhetoric has no place in our politics`.
- The timing compounds existing controversies for Jones, as the revelations have rocked the Virginia attorney general race and add to a 116 mph speeding incident controversy.
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Virginia AG Candidate Walks Back Texts Fantasizing About Killing Political Opponents › American Greatness
The Democratic nominee in the Virginia Attorney General’s race is on the defensive after text messages sent in 2022 were revealed, showing Jay Jones fantasizing […] Source
Trump Calls for Virginia Democrat Jay Jones to End AG Campaign After Murderous Texts Exposed
President Donald Trump called on Jay Jones, the embattled Democrat candidate in Virginia's attorney general election, to drop out. The post Trump Calls for Virginia Democrat Jay Jones to End AG Campaign After Murderous Texts Exposed appeared first on Slay News.
Democrat Continues Facing Fire, Calls To Resign After Leaked Messages Show Him Calling For Slaying Of Conservative Children - The American Tribune.com
The razor-thin margins in the upcoming Virginia elections have gotten even closer after resurfaced texts from Virginia Democratic AG candidate Jay Jones, wishing death on Republican rival Todd Gilbert’s children and suggesting he “gets two bullets to the head,” which has ignited massive outrage. For context, while Jones apologized, calling the remarks “embarrassing and shameful” and taking “full accountability,” he refused to drop out of the rac…
'Certifiably crazy': Dem running for Virginia's top cop gets demolished for wanting to murder Republican lawmaker and his wife and children * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs
'Nobody I know has ever joked around with me about killing people they don't like or hoping to watch their children die. He is an anvil around the feet of every Democrat on the ballot'
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modernity.newsDemocrat AG Candidate Reportedly Said He’d Put Two Bullets In Republican State Rep’s Head, ‘Piss On’ His Grave
Jay Jones on left, credit: Adnan Masri/Wikimedia Commons The post Democrat AG Candidate Reportedly Said He’d Put Two Bullets In Republican State Rep’s Head, ‘Piss On’ His Grave appeared first on The Maine Wire.
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