(Background) In an aerial view, the Virginia State Capitol is shown on July 12, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) / (R) Jay Jones. (Photo via: dems.ag/profile/jay-jones (creative edit)

Virginia Democrat AG nominee Jay Jones ‘roasted’ over 2022 text message scandal during debate: ‘You disqualified yourself’

Virginia Democrat Attorney General nominee Jay Jones sought to defend his past comments during a debate with GOP candidate Jason Miyares, revealing a text message thread in which he said then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican, should receive “two bullets to the head.”

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Trump urges Virginia AG nominee Jay Jones to drop out over ‘DEMENTED’ leaked texts targeting fmr GOP leader, his family

President Donald Trump called on Democrat Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones to withdraw from the race after the release of leaked text messages in which Jones made violent remarks about former GOP House Speaker Todd Gilbert, his wife, and children.

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