Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., (left) refused to answer whether Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones (right) should drop out over violent messages he sent. (Joe Maher; Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., provided some answers, saying, "I’ll be honest with you, I don’t recall exactly what he said, but at least the reflections I got, I thought it was horrible, I really do."
"I don't know the dynamics of the race, as I'm focused right now on the New Jersey governor's race. So, I can't say that I've done my due diligence to really understand, but what I will say is what I saw was absolutely horrible," Kim added.
Kim also said, "I hope that in a time right now where there's so much concern about political violence. We can say that, yes, we need to make sure we're holding ourselves up to a high standard, especially those in elected office."
Asked if he could say whether Jones should drop out of the race after those violent texts, Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., answered, "I can't. I've got to go."
DEMOCRATS STAND BY VIRGINIA AG HOPEFUL WHO FANTASIZED ABOUT KILLING GOP LAWMAKER
Then House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff does a TV interview at the Capitol on July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Speaking with Fox News Digital, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called the Democratic senators’ silence "staggering, particularly with the spate of political violence we have seen."
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"In my view, the notion that someone advocating for the murder of children because he disagrees politically with their father is manifestly unsuitable for public office, especially the chief law enforcement officer of Virginia, and I wish there were even one Democrat with the courage to say that publicly," said Cruz.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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