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Jay Jones faces calls to withdraw after a reckless driving conviction and 2022 texts where he threatened a Republican lawmaker and his family, while many Democrats still support him.
- Jay Jones was convicted of reckless driving for speeding at 116 mph and avoided jail time by completing 1,000 hours of community service.
- Text messages surfaced where Jones wished violence upon a Republican leader, prompting backlash and calls for his withdrawal from the Attorney General race.
- Donald Trump condemned Jones, calling him a 'radical left lunatic' and endorsed Jason Miyares in response to the controversy surrounding Jones' texts.
- Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares criticized Jones, questioning the legitimacy of his community service and stating, 'Our laws are not suggestions.
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Jones Suggested Police Deaths Would Stop Them Killing
Virginia Del. Carrie Coyner (R) told the Virginia Scope that Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones (D) told her in 2020 that if a few police officers died, then maybe they would stop killing people. Jones referenced the conversation in a text message to her two years later: “Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.”
Church congregation told to ignore Dem candidate's text calling for assassination of former GOP speaker, his kids · American Wire News
The party of violent rhetoric appeared to further embrace hate when Virginia’s House speaker put politics first, warning constituents from a pulpit to not “get distracted” by scandalous text messages. Despite the assassination of Charlie Kirk within a year of multiple attempts on President Donald Trump’s life, and a reported 1000% uptick of violence against federal agents, leftists have yet to quit their the demonization of conservatives. Now, a…
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