Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares reacted to his opponent in the 2025 race , Jay Jones, calling for the death of a former state official, blasting the comments as “disqualifying.”

Leaked text messages from 2022 show Jones called for former Virginia House Speaker Dan Gilbert to be shot and wished violence on his children. Miyares, along with many other Republican officials, is now calling for Jones to drop out of the race.

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