By standing by Jay Jones, Democrats give permission slip for violence

Evil unchecked always spreads — and Democrats are proof

Over the weekend, we learned that Jay Jones, the Democrats’ candidate for Virginia attorney general, had been fantasizing about killing his political opponents. Jones not only told colleagues he would shoot Republicans before shooting Hitler or Pol Pot but also expressed a desire to watch children die in their conservative parents’ arms.These comments would be disqualifying in any sane political culture. But after the assassination of Charlie Ki…

Gov. Glenn Youngkin: Virginia Democrats Supporting Jay Jones Are 'Complicit' in His Calls to Kill Police Officers, Murder Children - The Virginia Star

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin said Democrats who continue to back attorney general candidate Jay Jones are being “complicit” in Jones’ alleged calls to kill police officers and wishing death upon a political rival and their children. On Tuesday’s edition of The John Fredericks Show, Youngkin said Jones’s purported remarks — including that some officers should “die” and wishing death upon former House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his young childre…

More Than 350,000 Virginians Voted Before They Knew Dem Candidate Jay Jones Endorsed Political Violence

'Two bullets to the head'

Jay Jones Scandal Is Not About What Jones Said, But What His Fellow Democrats Haven't

A critical analysis of Jay Jones' scandal and the Democrats' response in Virginia.

By standing by Jay Jones, Democrats give permission slip for violence

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