RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — President Donald Trump is calling for Jay Jones, Democratic nominee for Attorney General, to withdraw from the race after disturbing text messages have resurfaced.

The text messages, first shared by the National Review on Friday, Oct. 3, were sent to Carrie Coyner (R-Chesterfield) in August 2022.

Jones’ messages described a hypothetical scenario where former House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) would be shot instead of the violent historical dictators Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot. Jones also wished violence on Gilbert’s children.

Jones sat down with 8News in an exclusive one-on-one interview on Friday night, publicly apologizing to Gilbert, his family and the people of Virginia.

“I sincerely and from the bottom of my heart, want to express my remorse and my regr

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