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An MSNBC "Morning Joe" panelist called for Democratic Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones to drop out of the race after his text messages resurfaced showing he called for the shooting of a GOP lawmaker.

Co-host Mika Brzezinski noted that Republicans and Democrats were criticizing the messages and said they were "horrible." She added, "I didn’t want to read them out loud."

Jones came under fire over the last few days after an August 2022 text conversation between Jones and Virginia state Del. Carrie Coyner, R-Chester, resurfaced on Friday. In the text messages, Jones repeatedly wished for the violent death of then-GOP state House leader Todd Gilbert. In another, Jones questioned whether Gilbert and his wife were "

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