{"id":2495258,"date":"2025-10-06T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-msnbc-panel-agrees-virginia-ag-candidate-who-fantasized-about-shooting-republican-should-drop-out\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T14:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:45:31","slug":"left-wing-msnbc-panel-agrees-virginia-ag-candidate-who-fantasized-about-shooting-republican-should-drop-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-msnbc-panel-agrees-virginia-ag-candidate-who-fantasized-about-shooting-republican-should-drop-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-Wing MSNBC Panel Agrees Virginia AG Candidate Who Fantasized About Shooting Republican Should Drop Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleft-wing-msnbc-panel-agrees-virginia-ag-candidate-who-fantasized-about-shooting-republican-should-drop-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2495258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Virginia Democratic Attorney General candidate Jay Jones is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-eyes-hurt-maybelline-trashed-after-using-bearded-man-to-sell-lipstick\/\" title=\"Maybelline slammed for using bearded man to promote lipstick, causing eye discomfort.\">facing severe backlash<\/a> after 2022 text messages surfaced in which he stated he would give former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert &#8220;two bullets to the head&#8221; and urinate on his grave. The messages, exchanged with GOP Delegate Carrie Coyner, reveal violent and hostile rhetoric directed at conservative lawmakers to incite personal pain for policy changes.The controversy has drawn condemnation across political lines,including MSNBC commentators who suggest Jones should withdraw from the race.Initially, Jones denied wrongdoing, accusing Republicans of smears, but later issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephanopoulos-abc-news-ordered-to-apologize-pay-millions-in-trump-settlement\/\" title=\"Stephanopoulos, ABC News ordered to apologize, pay millions in Trump settlement\">regret statement<\/a>.Former President Donald Trump also criticized Jones, calling him a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-defends-facebooks-ban-of-president-trump-claims-misinformation\/\" title=\"Psaki defends Facebook\u2019s ban of President Trump, claims \u2018misinformation\u2019\">radical left lunatic<\/a>&#8221; and urging him to drop out, while supporting the incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares. The incident has placed pressure on Democratic leaders,including gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger,to demand Jones exit the campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Virginia&rsquo;s Democratic candidate for Attorney General Jay Jones is in big trouble. Even MSNBC pundits think he should drop out of the race after text messages surfaced about him wanting to kill a Republican lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p>Jones said he would give Virginia&rsquo;s former Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert &ldquo;two bullets to the head&rdquo; and urinate on his grave, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-ag-candidate-reportedly-said-put-2-bullets-gop-state-reps-head-piss-grave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> recently released messages from 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, who served in the Virginia state house from 2018-2021, was messaging with GOP House Delegate Carrie Coyner at the time.<\/p>\n<p>He told Coyner, if he had Gilbert and two dictators lined up in front of him and a gun with only two bullets, &ldquo;Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jones went on to say how conservative lawmakers like Gilbert should feel personal pain, like watching their child die, to force policy change.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>During Monday&rsquo;s episode of MSNBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Morning Joe,&rdquo; co-host Mika Brzezinski mentioned the story, to which correspondent Jonathan Lemire replied, &ldquo;Deep, deeply disturbing messages that have been swiftly condemned across the whole aisle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s unclear whether this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attorney general candidate<\/a> will stay in the race,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I think there&rsquo;s a growing sense that he probably should not. We heard President Trump last night. But even some Democratic leaders have started to say, &lsquo;Look, this is inappropriate.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lemire added, &ldquo;Especially at a time right now, with such concern about violent rhetoric and political violence, that this is just way beyond the line.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>National affairs analyst for MSNBC John Heilemann weighed in and said the pressure now falls on Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger, and the Democratic Party, to make Jones step aside.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Even Liberals say the Virginia candidate Jay Jones should drop out of the race. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sc5w7gfz9o\">pic.twitter.com\/Sc5w7gfz9o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; D. Scott @eclipsethis2003 (@eclipsethis2003) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eclipsethis2003\/status\/1975182357926642140?\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s wildly inappropriate under any circumstances,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;Today, tomorrow, 10 years ago, six months ago. I think the pressure&rsquo;s going to be on Spanberger, and for the whole of the party, to ask this candidate to just quit the race. Because &hellip; it&rsquo;s the right thing. And also the political splash back, you don&rsquo;t want to mess with this right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who says that?&rdquo; Brzezinski asked of Jones&rsquo; messages. &ldquo;And what context is that [in]? Strange.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The right thing to do is basically, this guy should do everyone a favor and step out of the race,&rdquo; Heilemann concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Jones did not apologize to Gilbert or his family, instead accusing Republicans of using smear tactics, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/03\/us-news\/dem-virginia-ag-candidate-jay-jones-fantasized-about-a-gop-pol-getting-two-bullets-to-the-head-in-shocking-text-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>He later issued a statement expressing regret, but the damage was already done.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump commented on Jones&rsquo; behavior with a  post Sunday morning, branding him a &ldquo;lunatic&rdquo; and pointing out how even liberals have turned against him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It has just come out that the Radical Left Lunatic, Jay Jones, who is running against Jason Miyares, the GREAT Attorney General in Virginia, made SICK and DEMENTED jokes, if they were jokes at all, which were not funny, and that he wrote down and sent around to people, concerning the murdering of a Republican Legislator, his wife, and their children,&rdquo; the commander in chief wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Abigail Spanberger, who is running for Governor, is weak and ineffective, and refuses to acknowledge what this Lunatic has done,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;Even Democrats are saying it is &lsquo;RESIGNATION FROM CAMPAIGN&rsquo; TERRITORY.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  Post 11:43 AM EST 10\/05\/25<\/p>\n<p>It has just come out that the Radical Left Lunatic, Jay Jones, who is running against Jason Miyares, the GREAT Attorney General in Virginia, made SICK and DEMENTED jokes, if they were jokes at all, which were not funny, and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1974871541721784490?\">October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrat Jay Jones should drop out of the Race, IMMEDIATELY, and the People of Virginia must continue to have a GREAT Attorney General in Jason Miyares who, by the way, has my Complete and Total Endorsement &mdash; JASON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!&rdquo; Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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