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The leaked texts from Democratic Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones are as vile and dangerous as any American patriot could fear: messages from 2022 in which Jones fantasized about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert and bragged about urinating on the graves of political opponents have finally come to light, and they are disqualifying for someone who would be the commonwealth’s top law-enforcement official. This is not rough-and-tumble rhetoric — it is a-threatening, dehumanizing fantasy that every decent Virginian should find chilling.
The screenshots show Jones comparing Gilbert to Hitler and Pol Pot and writing, “Gilbert gets two bullets to the head,” while later messages allegedly suggested he wanted Gilbert’s children to suffer to change political views. He traded that violent chatter with a Republican colleague in 2022 — not on a campaign trail, but in private messages — which makes the outburst no less real and no less damning.
Conservative voices and independent media figures alike deserve credit for pushing this story into the sunlight, and Megyn Kelly used her platform to read the damning messages aloud so voters could hear the words for themselves rather than rely on spin. Americans tired of political theater want the facts straight, and when mainstream outlets shuffle to sanitize the truth, outlets and hosts willing to read the messages plainly do a service to the public.
The reaction has been swift and bipartisan in its initial shock: Republicans are demanding Jones step down immediately, while some Democrats have called the texts “disturbing” and insisted on accountability even as others hedge. This is the kind of scandal that should unite both parties in protecting the integrity of public office rather than offering half-measures and talking points.
Jones has issued an apology, but his decision to stay in the race amid growing outrage smells of political convenience more than contrition — and it comes with the very real consequence that early voting is already underway ahead of the Nov. 4 election, meaning Virginians could be forced to reckon with this choice at the ballot box. Democrats who want to govern responsibly should know better than to keep a candidate with documented violent fantasies on the ticket while voters are still casting ballots.
Republicans are rightly seizing on this moment to highlight a pattern of escalating rhetoric from the left that too often goes unchecked until it’s too late, and conservative voters should respond by demanding better character from anyone seeking power. This isn’t about partisan vengeance; it’s about ensuring the next attorney general defends the rule of law and the safety of families, not someone whose private words reveal a willingness to celebrate violence.
The stakes are clear: when a party tolerates or minimizes threats and fantasies of political violence from its own nominees, it lowers the bar for who we allow to lead. Hardworking Virginians and patriotic Americans everywhere should insist on accountability, demand honest answers, and reject the dangerous double standard that lets rhetoric slide when it serves a political agenda.
