More and more Democratic senators are dodging the scandal of the Democratic candidate’s violent messages

More Democratic senators have sidestepped the question of whether Virginia Democratic candidate Jay Jones should drop out of his race for attorney general, after text messages resurfaced in which he fantasized about putting “two bullets in the head” of a Republican colleague.

Asked whether Jones should leave his race, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-N.Y., said, “I haven’t thought about it.”

Asked if he had read the text messages, which caused massive political fallout during an already close election in Virginia, Whitehouse replied: “I did not.”

Prominent Sen. Adam Schiff, Democrat of California, simply responded, “I don’t have time right now” and continued to walk away.

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Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I. and Adam Schiff, along with other Democrats declined to answer whether Jones should withdraw from the race. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images and Trevor Metcalfe/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images and screenshot/HBO)

Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner was also willing to address the scandal. Warner ignored questions from Fox News Digital about whether he wanted Jones to return a campaign donation he sent him.

Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, began giving a response by saying: “As someone who has, in my family, you know, political violence is a real thing and it’s a big problem. »

Kelly entered an elevator and the doors closed before he could comment further.

New Mexico Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich responded: “I haven’t been following this, but like I said, the violence and violent political rhetoric, I’m just done with it, it shouldn’t come from any side, at any time, ever.” »

Virginia lawmaker claims Jay Jones said if more police officers were killed, it would reduce shootings of civilians.

Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, responded to a question about Jones’ resignation by saying, “Political violence is a real thing and it’s a big problem.” (Eric Lee/Bloomberg)

Meanwhile, Senator John Ossof, Democrat of Georgia, refused to answer and simply walked away.

In texts obtained by Fox News Digital, Jones, a former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, once noted that he had taken shots at Todd Gilbert, then Speaker of the Virginia House, in texts with another lawmaker.

“Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler and Pol Pot. Gilbert is shot twice in the head,” Jones wrote.

In a later text, Jones also wrote: “Spoiler: put Gilbert on the crew with the two worst people you know and he gets both bullets every time.” »

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Jay Jones, a candidate for Virginia attorney general in 2025, has come under fire for a series of text messages calling for the deaths of political opponents and remarks about police officers. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

In another private text message exchange, Jones said he hoped Gilbert’s children died. When challenged, Jones doubled down, saying such heartbreak could be “a good thing” if he advanced his policies.

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Jones has since apologized, calling the remarks “embarrassing and shameful,” and said he had personally reached out to Gilbert and his family.