Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones' latest gaffe was in an official release shared on social media this week spelling his title as "Attoney General." (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
The Virginia GOP offered a sharper jab, saying it "took him a whole day to fix this," suggesting the mistake lingered longer than it should have.
The Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) mocked both Jones' error and the timing of the correction.
"Jay Jones is struggling," RNLA posted. "This time he moved so quickly to change the letterhead from his last embarrassment that he forgot how to spell his new title."
Abigail Spanberger, left., and Barack Obama, right, stumped together with Jay Jones, not pictured, in Norfolk on November 2, 2025 (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The misspelling appeared to overshadow Jones’ announcement that he was moving to defend Virginia’s in-state tuition law, framing the decision as resistance to the Trump administration.
"On day one, I promised Virginians I would fight back against the Trump Administration’s attacks on our Commonwealth, our institutions of higher education, and most importantly – our students," Jones said in the release. "Virginians deserve leaders who will put them first, and that’s exactly what my office will continue to do."
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Critics argued the optics of the typo undercut Jones’ message, with the error quickly becoming an easy target amid a contentious fight over in-state tuition and immigration policy.
When reached by Fox News Digital, Jones' office did not acknowledge the typo.
"In his first week in office, Attorney General Jay Jones has gotten to work protecting the Commonwealth from Donald Trump’s actions that would raise costs on Virginia families and defending Virginians’ rights from the Trump administration’s attacks," a spokesperson for the Attorney General wrote in an email to Fox News Digital. "He has acted quickly to block overreach and stand up for the people of Virginia. Attorney General Jones is already scoring wins on affordability and accountability while delivering real results for the Commonwealth."
Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
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