U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press on October 19, 2025 aboard Air Force One. The President is returning to Washington, D.C., after spending his weekend at Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
"He can join a long list of attorney generals that have been suing and losing," Trump added.
‘CONSUMED WITH HATE’: WINSOME SEARS, JASON MIYARES UNLOAD ON DEMOCRAT JAY JONES OVER VIOLENT TEXTS
In messages first reported earlier this month, Jones texted Virginia state lawmaker Carrie Coyner in 2022, imagining a scenario where he would choose to "fire two bullets" into then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert’s head, describing Gilbert as worse than dictators Pol Pot and Adolf Hitler.
Jones also referred to Gilbert’s young children as "fascists" in the exchange.
Jones has since apologized for the text messages and says he is now "embarrassed" by them.
Abigail Spanberger declined to withdraw her endorsement of Jay Jones following his text controversy. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
"Jay Jones threatened to murder his political opponent and their children, and Abigail Spanberger still fully endorses him and is trying to make money off it," RGA rapid response director Kollin Crompton told Fox News Digital.
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"If Spanberger is willing to put partisan politics above doing the right thing and standing up to political violence, how can she be trusted as governor?" Crompton asked.
Fox News' Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
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