Dem candidate apologizes for violent text messages | JQJO

Virginia's Democratic attorney general candidate, Jay Jones, has apologized for 2022 text messages suggesting a Republican politician "two bullets to the head." The messages, revealed by The National Review, have drawn bipartisan condemnation and put Jones on the defensive during early voting. Jones has taken full responsibility and apologized directly to the target, Todd Gilbert, and his family. His Republican opponent, Jason Miyares, questioned his fitness for office, while other Democrats also criticized Jones's violent language.