MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ panelist calls for Jay Jones to drop out over violent texts
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A MSNBC “Morning Joe” panelist, Democratic Virginia Chief Public Prosecutor Jay Jones, a GOP deputy for the re -emergence of short messages to leave the race to leave the race.
The joint host Mika Brzezinski said republicans and democrats criticized messages and were “terrible”. “I didn’t want to read them loudly.”
Jones, Jones and Virginia State Del. Carrie Coyner, after re -emerged on C Friday, after an August 2022 text speech, he came under fire for the last few days. In the text messages, Jones has repeatedly wished the violent death of the GOP state house leader Todd Gilbert at that time. In another, Jones questioned whether Gilbert and his wife were “to produce a small fascist”. A source familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital a phone call that Jones and Coyner wanted Gilbert for the deaths of their children.
“Let’s say, you know, not to be too much in the high horse. Under any circumstances, it is crazy inappropriate. Today, tomorrow, 10 years ago, six months ago, the pressure will continue [Abigail] For the Spanberger and the party, asking this candidate to leave the race. Because both are the right thing. And at the same time, the political leap, you don’t want to deal with it right now, “said the liberal panelist John Heilemann.
John Heilemann from the left, Jay Jones and Msnbc host Mika Brzezinski. (Getty Images)
“Who says that?”
“This man should do everyone a favor and get out of that race, He heilemann added.
“Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler and Pol Pot. Gilbert takes two bullets on his head,” Jones wrote.
Virginia condemned the messages of the Democratic Guernorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, but stopped calling him to end his campaign.
Virginia Chief Prosecutor Jerrauld “Jay” Jones, on June 17, 2025, Virginia speaks at an event in Norfolk. (Through Trevor Metcalfe/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service Getty Images)
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Im I will always condemn the violent language in our politics, Span Spanberger said, after the texts appeared, he said, “Obviously”.
Former Biden Assistant Neerra Tanden condemned Jones’s violent texts, but on Sunday, the NBC was a part of the “private conversation” during the ‘press’.
“I think people should definitely criticize this 100%.” He said. “I think it was a special conversation, but still terrible and disgusting. It should be conditioned.”
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“But then we have to condemn it, but then you have to condemn the President of the Democratic Party as the Devil Party.”
Jones apologized for the texts that explained that he was deeply ashamed of his writings.
Fox News’ Charles Creitz and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
