by Amy DeLaura at Washington Examiner
Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares reacted to his opponent in the 2025 race, Jay Jones, calling for the death of a former state official, blasting the comments as “disqualifying.”
Leaked text messages from 2022 show Jones called for former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert to be shot and wished violence on his children. Miyares, along with many other Republican officials, is now calling for Jones to drop out of the race.
“With the recent revelations, it’s clear Jay Jones has shown he’s reckless, biased, and willing to trade away his integrity, disqualifying himself from ever serving as Attorney General,” Miyares said on Saturday night. “Jay Jones wished for the violent death of a political opponent and then fantasized about that opponent’s children dying in their mother’s arms.”…
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