{"id":2500957,"date":"2025-10-20T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jay-jones-ties-miyares-to-trump-as-va-attorney-general-bid-falters\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T10:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:30:44","slug":"jay-jones-ties-miyares-to-trump-as-va-attorney-general-bid-falters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jay-jones-ties-miyares-to-trump-as-va-attorney-general-bid-falters\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Jones ties Miyares to Trump as VA attorney general bid falters"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjay-jones-ties-miyares-to-trump-as-va-attorney-general-bid-falters%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=2500957&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>Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones is attempting to revive his struggling campaign by running his first ad as being embroiled in controversy over violent text messages he sent in 2022. In the ad, Jones attacks his Republican opponent, incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares, by linking him to former President Donald Trump and criticizing Miyares for supporting policies that Jones argues harm Virginians, such as promoting an abortion ban and endorsing economic and healthcare issues. The scandal involving jones&#8217; texts, which included calls for violence against a Republican state House Speaker and his family, has damaged his standing in the polls, with some showing him trailing Miyares. President Trump has publicly condemned Jones, calling him an &#8220;animal&#8221; and questioning his fitness to run for office.Despite the turmoil,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-environment-is-ripe-to-unseat-new-mexico-democrat-gov-michelle-lujan-grisham\/\" title=\"Poll: \u2018Environment Is Ripe\u2019 to Unseat New Mexico Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham\">recent internal polling<\/a> by Jones&#8217; campaign suggests a tight race,though independent polls show Miyares with a lead as election day approaches.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jay Jones goes on offensive, ties Miyares to Trump as Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregulari... Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> bid falters after text scandal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2366628\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia<\/a> Attorney General candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jay-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jay Jones<\/a> on Monday sought to revive his campaign by launching his first ad buy since becoming the subject of national controversy due to violent text messages he sent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks before voters head to the polls, Jones highlighted his Republican rival&rsquo;s ties to President Donald Trump in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MffX9vrDKTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30-second video<\/a>, arguing that incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares has &ldquo;cheered on&rdquo; the president on a number of issues he framed as damaging to Virginians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3855230\/obama-mikie-sherrill-endorsement-power-foray-new-jersey-governors-race\/\">Obama tests endorsement power with foray into New Jersey governor&rsquo;s race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3856090\/dark-money-flood-spokane-conservative-progressive-face-off\/\">Allegations of dark money flood Spokane amid conservative, progressive face off<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3854895\/joe-concha-new-jersey-governors-race-is-now-a-coin-flip-mikie-sherrill-polling-dropping\/\">Joe Concha says New Jersey governor&rsquo;s race is now a &lsquo;coin flip&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;No one has done more for Trump in Virginia than Jason Miyares,&rdquo; a narrator says in the video. &ldquo;Workers fired, prices soaring, health care slashed. And Jason Miyares cheers them on, even pushing for a Virginia abortion ban.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The six-figure, statewide ad buy targeting Miyares follows Jones&rsquo;s drop in the polls after the Democratic candidate faced sweeping scrutiny for <a href=\"https:\/\/jayjonestexts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">text messages<\/a> he sent in 2022 calling for then-Republican state House Speaker Todd Gilbert to receive &ldquo;two bullets to the head.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Miyares has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3854300\/hakeem-jeffries-jay-jones-leaked-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apologized for the messages<\/a>, in which he also said Gilbert and his wife were &ldquo;breeding little fascists&rdquo; and appeared to suggest he hoped their children &ldquo;would die.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, the controversy took a toll on his campaign, as Republicans jumped on the scandal to argue Jones is an inappropriate candidate to be Virginia&rsquo;s next attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called Jones an &ldquo;animal that wanted to kill somebody&rdquo; on Sunday during comments to reporters aboard Air Force One.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a third-rate intellect, he&rsquo;s a guy who &mdash; I&rsquo;ve never seen anybody say what he said, that he wanted to kill his opponent&rsquo;s children &mdash; he wanted to kill his opponent,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t imagine anybody voting for Jay Jones. Look, you would think he&rsquo;s totally discredited. I would think he wouldn&rsquo;t even be allowed to do that; anybody would be put in prison for what he said.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Hill<\/em>&rsquo;s latest Decision Desk HQ <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5556898-virginia-ag-poll-miyares-jones\/#:~:text=Jones%2C%20Miyares%20are%20neck%20and,Speaker%20Todd%20Gilbert%20(R).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">polling average<\/a> released last week showed Jones and Miyares tied with 46.4% support.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump on Jay Jones: &#8220;You mean the animal that wanted to kill somebody, who should not be allowed to be running for that office? He&#8217;s a third-rate intellect.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VbrCRIeDxX\">pic.twitter.com\/VbrCRIeDxX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Now (@NewsNowUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsNowUS\/status\/1980075778890183010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852949\/obama-spanberger-endorsement-jay-jones-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>OBAMA HOPES TO BOOST SPANBERGER WITH ENDORSEMENT AS CAMPAIGN BLEEDS OVER JAY JONES TEXTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two other polls from the Trafalgar Group and Republican Attorneys General Association show Miyares leading his Democratic rival. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VA-25Gen-Statewide-Poll-Report-1002.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trafalgar Group <\/a>polling showed support for Jones slipped from 48.8% in early October to 43.1%.<\/p>\n<p>The Jones campaign has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlighted internal polling showing<\/a> him leading Miyares by 1 percentage point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Jones attacks Miyares, links him to Trump amid scandal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2500958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25289810262660.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35865,57355,64608,3634,64569],"class_list":["post-2500957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-campaign","tag-jay-jones","tag-miyares","tag-trump","tag-virginia-attorney-general"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25289810262660.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500961,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500957\/revisions\/2500961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}