"Jones had not held a public event since Friday night, when he answered questions from Tyler Englander at the Richmond ABC affiliate. "The rhetoric has no place on our landscape," he said. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) was also scheduled to attend the Thursday night fundraiser. Kaine told reporters on Tuesday that he is "still a supporter," while calling Jones' comments "indefensible." He also noted that "Jay has apologized.""
"Jones has acknowledged and apologized for texts he sent in 2022, where he mused about saving "two bullets" for the Republican House speaker in Virginia. The texts were first reported on Friday by National Review. Driving the news: Democratic donors received a memo from the Jones campaign that their donations would be refunded for the canceled fundraising, according to a person familiar with the matter."
"Zoom out: The scandal has roiled Virginia's attorney general race, but with early voting having already started, many Democrats don't think that convincing Jones to drop out is a viable option. Most Virginia Democrats, including the state's two senators, have condemned the comments Jones made in 2022. But they are stopping short of calling on him to leave the race."
Jay Jones acknowledged and apologized for 2022 text messages in which he mused about saving "two bullets" for the Republican House speaker in Virginia. The messages were first reported by National Review. Jones did not hold public events after the report and said that "the rhetoric has no place on our landscape." Sen. Tim Kaine called the comments "indefensible" while noting Jones's apology and remained a supporter. Democratic donors were notified that fundraising donations would be refunded. The controversy has unsettled the attorney general race, prompted a $1.5 million attack ad from an opponent, and produced additional allegations and denials about Jones's remarks.
Read at Axios
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]