The governor of Virginie Youngkin says that Jay Jones’ texts are “beyond disqualification”

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin The said candidate general democratic of the state, Jay Jones, should abandon his campaign “in disgrace” after having pointed out once on the shot of a former president of the Chamber of Virginia in texts with another legislator.

Texts obtained by Fox News Digital Friday, a conversation of August 2022 involving Jones – then a recently deceased delegate from Norfolk – and the Carrie Coyner delegate, R -Chester. At one point, Jones, referring to the president of the house at the time, Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, wrote: “Three people, two balls. Gilbert, Hitler and Pol Pot. Gilbert obtains two balls.”

“This violent and disgusting rhetoric targeting an elected official and his children are beyond disqualification,” wrote Youngkin in a post on Saturday. “Jay Jones said that” Gilbert obtains two bullets in the head “and then hoped that his children would die. Reread these words.”

“There is no” God, I’m sorry “here. Jones does not have morality or character to abandon this race, and his racing comrades, Abigail Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi, and each democrat elected in Virginia do not have the courage to call him to move away from this campaign in disgrace,” he added.

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The candidate General of the Attorney General of Virginia, Jay Jones, on the left, and the former Republican chief of Virginia House Todd Gilbert, on the right. (Trevor Metcalfe / The Virginian-Pilot / Tribune News Service via Getty Images; Bill O’Leary / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

A spokesperson for Coyner’s campaign confirmed the veracity of the texts reported for the first time by National Review, saying that they were “disturbing and disqualifying for anyone who wants to ask for a public service”.

“Jay Jones wished the violence on the children of a colleague and joked about the shooting of Todd Gilbert. It is disgusting and improper of any civil servant,” said the spokesman.

Jones appears against the outgoing Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a republican.

The general republican general association (RAGA) also called Jones to “withdraw immediately” from the race following “its odious text messages”.

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The candidate of the Democratic Attorney General of Virginia, Jay Jones, on the left, and the governor of Virginie Glenn Youngkin. (Maxine Wallace / The Washington Post via Getty Images; Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“There is no room for political violence, especially joking about this – in particular an elected official. Jay Jones should abandon the prosecutor’s race. His comments are not acceptable from someone who wants to represent the police,” said Raga president Kris Kobach.

In a declaration Exit to the media, Jones said: “I take full responsibility for my actions and I want to apologize to the Gilbert speaker and his family.”

“Reading these words made me sick in the stomach. I am embarrassed, ashamed and sorry. I contacted the speaker Gilbert to apologize directly to him, his wife Jennifer and their children. I can not resume what I said; I can only take a complete responsibility and offer my sincere apologies,” continued Jones.

An SMS from Jay Jones in Del. Carrie Coyner. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

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“The Virginians deserve honest leaders who admit when they are wrong and arise at their mistakes. It was a serious mistake, and I will work every day to prove to the inhabitants of Virginia that I will fight for them as a prosecutor general,” he added.

Danielle Wallace of Fox News Digital and Charles Creitz contributed to this report.