NORFOLK, Va. — President Donald Trump is calling on Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to withdraw from the race after leaked text messages showed Jones saying he would “shoot” then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert over two dictators.

Trump condemned the comments as “sick and demented” and announced his full endorsement of Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares. He also criticized Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger for staying silent, calling her “weak and ineffective.”

However, Spanberger also condemned Jones’s comments, saying she spoke “frankly” with him and made clear she will always condemn violent language in politics.

Trump's full statement on Jay Jones from Truth Social:

"It has just come out that the Radical Left Lunatic, Jay Jones, who is running ag

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