FAIRFAX, Va. — President Donald Trump is joining a growing chorus of Republicans and Democrats condemning Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones over resurfaced text messages that appear to fantasize about violence against a former state leader.

The Democratic nominee, who is running against incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares, apologized after a 2022 exchange surfaced in which he wrote that former House Speaker Todd Gilbert “gets two bullets in the head.” The messages were sent to Republican Del. Carrie Coyner and compared Gilbert to Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot.

“This was a grave mistake,” Jones said in a statement released over the weekend. “I take full responsibility for my words and will work every day to prove to the people of Virginia that I will fight for the

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