Jerrauld “Jay” Jones, Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general, apologized for texts that describe a hypothetical shooting of a former state House speaker.
Partisan pressure on Democrat Jerrauld “Jay” Jones to end his campaign for Virginia’s attorney general spilled into a fourth day Monday after being ratcheted up over the weekend by President Donald Trump, who posted on social media calling Jones a “Radical Left Lunatic” who should drop out “IMMEDIATELY” over text messages in which Jones mused about political violence.