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Youngkin, Johnson calll for AG candidate to withdraw after violent texts emerge
Leaked 2022 texts reveal Jay Jones fantasized about violence against GOP House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his family, prompting bipartisan calls for him to quit the Virginia attorney general race.
- Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones has come under fire after private text messages surfaced where he joked about shooting Republican Todd Gilbert and wished harm on his family.
- Calls from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have intensified for Jay Jones to withdraw from the Virginia attorney general race after violent texts were revealed.
- Despite Jones's apology, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin condemned his remarks as 'violent' and 'disgusting,' stating they are 'beyond disqualifying.'
- Calls for Jones's resignation have come from both Republican and Democratic leaders, emphasizing the seriousness of his remarks and urging him to withdraw from the race.
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President Trump And Vice President Vance Call On Democratic Candidate To Drop Out Of Race – “Deranged Person”
President Trump and Vice President Vance both called on Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, to drop out of the race after abhorrent text messages resurfaced where he said a Republican lawmaker would get “two bullets to the head.”
Youngkin Slams Jay Jones Texts Scandal as “Disgraceful”
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has called on Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones to withdraw from the race after leaked text messages surfaced showing Jones mocking the death of former Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox. The texts, reportedly sent in 2021, referred to Cox’s passing as “good news,” sparking bipartisan outrage and calls for accountability. Youngkin said the remarks “disgrace the office” Jones seeks and show “a complet…
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conservatics.comTrump Calls for Democrat Attorney General Nominee Jay Jones to Drop Out of Race Over Leaked Texts Fantasizing About Children of Conservatives Being Murdered
President Donald Trump is calling for Democratic Attorney General nominee Jay Jones to drop out of the race over his resurfaced 2022 text messages that reveal an obsession with violence against Republicans, including fantasizing about their children being murdered.
Dem AG candidate reportedly said he'd put two bullets in Republican rep's head, 'piss on' his grave AlphaNews.org
Share This Story(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones once sent disturbing texts to a former colleague in August 2022 about wanting to kill a Republican lawmaker, according to National Review. Jones, a former Virginia state delegate, told Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyner that he would give former Republican Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert “two bullets to the head” and urinate on his …
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