Coverage dated October 3, 2025 to October 6, 2025

Trump calls on Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to drop out of race

Headline from The Hill, from the development of Oct 5, 2025

Newest development Oct 7, 2025 · 2 reportsVirginia Fraternal Order of Police demands ‘unfit’ Jay Jones drop out of AG race immediately

President Trump called on Democratic Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones to drop out of his race over leaked text messages about former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R). “It has just come out that the Radical Left Lunatic, Jay Jones, who is running against Jason Miyares, the GREAT Attorn…

The Hill's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Names this update

    Trump calls on Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to drop out of race

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    Virginia Fraternal Order of Police demands ‘unfit’ Jay Jones drop out of AG race immediately

    Headline from New York Post ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Republicans call for Democratic Virginia AG candidate to drop out (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Republicans have condemned Jay Jones after text messages in which he talked about shooting a former Virginia speaker emerged.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Vance calls on Jay Jones to drop out of Virginia attorney general race after violent text messages leak (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The vice president blasted Jones's messages on Saturday, calling the Democrat a "very deranged person."

  3. The Hill

    Trump calls on Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to drop out of race (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump called on Democratic Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones to drop out of his race over leaked text messages about former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R). “It has just come out that the Radical Left Lunatic, Jay Jones, who is running against Jason Miyares, the GREAT Attorn…

  4. Fox News

    Virginia Dems back AG candidate Jay Jones, despite sinister text messages (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Gov. Glenn Youngkin calls for Jay Jones to drop out of Virginia attorney general race after violent text messages surface from 2022 controversy.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Trump tells Jay Jones to drop out of AG race over 'demented jokes' (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Trump's message ramps up pressure on the Democrat to end his campaign for Virginia attorney general ahead of the November election.

  6. Newsweek

    What did Jay Jones say? Read text messages in full (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    President Donald Trump has called on Jones to drop out of the Virginia attorney general race.

  7. FOX 5 DC

    Trump calls on Jay Jones to drop out of Virginia AG race after 'DEMENTED' texts resurface (opens FOX 5 DC)

    Published

    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    President Donald Trump is demanding that Virginia Democrat Jerrauld “Jay" Jones drop out of the race for attorney general, posting a blistering statement on social media Sunday that intensified pressure on the Democratic candidate.

  8. Fox News

    Virginia lawmaker claims Jay Jones said if more police were killed it would reduce shootings of civilians (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Virginia's Fraternal Order of Police called on Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones to drop out of the race over 2022 text messages.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Virginia police union tells Jay Jones to withdraw from attorney general race (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Virginia Fraternal Order of Police has not endorsed any candidate in the state's elections.

  10. New York Post

    Virginia Fraternal Order of Police demands ‘unfit’ Jay Jones drop out of AG race immediately (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    The Virginia Fraternal Order of Police is demanding that embattled Democratic Attorney General hopeful Jay Jones exit the race "immediately" in light of the recently surfaced text messages showing him fantasizing about the former state speaker getting shot in the head.