US EditionVirginia AG candidates Jay Jones and Jason Miyares clash over violent rhetoric in feisty debate
- Jason Miyares, the Republican incumbent, criticized Jay Jones for suggesting violence against Todd Gilbert in 2022 texts, stating it reflects his character during secret moments.
- Miyares stated, 'Character is what you do in the dark when no one is watching,' highlighting concerns about Jones' character based on past comments.
- Jones expressed shame and embarrassment over his remarks and apologized for them.
- The debate highlighted the candidates' differing views on violent rhetoric in political discourse in Virginia.
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Virginia AG debate centers Democrat’s ‘abhorrent’ texts likening rival to Hitler
Republicans have called on Jay Jones to drop out of the Virginia attorney general’s race after the leak of text messages where he made violent and offensive comments about a former GOP colleague
Miyares: If Jones Was Actually Sorry For Murder Fantasies, He Wouldn’t Be Running
Republican Jason Miyares said Thursday during the Virginia attorney general debate that his Democrat opponent Jay Jones would drop out of the race if he was truly sorry for calling for the murder of Republicans. Miyares and Jones went head-to-head Thursday night as both vie for the state’s highest law enforcement position. Miyares called Jones […]
Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones ripped for promoting plan to keep ‘children safe’ – after he sent texts wishing a mother could watch kids die
Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones was called out by his Republican opponent during their first and only debate Thursday after the embattled Democrat touted his plan to keep “children safe” weeks after his sick text messages about hoping a mother could watch her kids die surfaced.
At debate, attorney general candidates Jones and Miyares trade barbs over violent texts, Trump
Democrat Jay Jones, left, and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares shake hands at the start of the Virginia attorney general debate in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Mike Kropf/ via AP/pool)In their only debate of the election cycle, Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares and Democratic challenger Jay Jones laid out their plans should they be elected Virginia’s top prosecutor Thursday night at the University of Richmond. In a…
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