Defense attorneys for actor Alec Baldwin have requested a New Mexico judge to dismiss a grand jury indictment against him in connection to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust.”
Baldwin was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter in January, to which he has entered a not-guilty plea. The defense has accused prosecutors of bias, stating the grand jury was denied access to exculpatory evidence and not advised of their right and obligation to request such.
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Key witnesses, including director Joel Souza, who suffered injuries in the incident, assistant director Dave Halls, and props master Sarah Zachry, were not allowed to testify. The defense team asserts that this unfairly skewed the grand jury’s perception of events. The defense also claims the grand jury received misleading testimony about the revolver in question.
Meanwhile, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the “Rust” set, was recently convicted and awaits sentencing in April. Gutierrez-Reed was found responsible for bringing live ammunition on the set against established rules and is also alleged to have ignored an array of gun safety protocols.
Co-worker Dave Halls was sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation after pleading no contest to negligent handling of a firearm.
Baldwin, who was holding the weapon when the fatal incident occurred, insists he had cocked the gun’s hammer but had not pulled the trigger. The trial is set for July.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Kathy Griffin is claiming that President Donald J. Trump’s election was not legitimate, suggesting “professional Nazi” Elon Musk somehow rigged the race.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kathy Griffin, President Trump, and Elon Musk.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: October 2025, ahead of a public protest event.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I’m going to say something that’s going to get me in trouble: I don’t think he won in a free and fair election. You heard me. I’m coming out and saying it myself, I don’t care if that means I look crazy.” – Kathy Griffin
🎯IMPACT: Griffin’s comments underscore how many liberals are becoming election deniers in the wake of Trump’s landslide victory in 2024.
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Leftist comedian Kathy Griffin has outed herself as an election denier, declaring that President Donald J. Trump’s landslide victory over Kamala Harris in 2024 was not legitimate, and implying that tech mogul Elon Musk somehow rigged the race. In a video endorsing a ‘No Kings Day’ protest—so-called “because Trump thinks he’s a f**king king”—Griffin insisted that Trump is “barely a president,” adding: “In fact, guess what? I’m going to say something that’s going to get me in trouble: I don’t think he won in a free and fair election. You heard me.”
“I’m coming out and saying it myself, I don’t care if that means I look crazy,” Griffin continued, rambling: “Because, Elon Musk, who’s this other Nazi guy running around town, who owns X, and a lot of people think he’s a genius, but he’s not, he’s like, a fake genius. Anyway, he’s a, but, he’s a professional Nazi, in my humble opinion, and, um, he’s good friends with Trump, and at one point, I don’t know if you remember, but he was giving out million-dollar checks to people if they would vote for Trump.”
Griffin complained that this fictitious scheme was “unconstitutional and illegal,” adding that “the fact that Trump won all seven swing states, which has never happened in the history of the U.S., makes it all very suspicious to me.” This is also untrue, however, with the seven swing states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—only being swing states in the modern era. Richard Nixon, for instance, won every state in the Union bar Massachusetts in 1972, and Ronald Reagan won every state bar Minnesota in 1984.
Griffin—still best known for being fired for brandishing a mock-up of Trump’s bloodied, severed head during his first administration—is not the only Democrat to have turned to election denial since Trump’s reelection. The National Pulse has previously reported on the “Bluelulu” movement—a play on the expression “delulu,” meaning “delusional”—which also tends to feature Musk in its conspiracy theories, many of which center on SpaceX satellites somehow digitally altering election results.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former President Barack Obama is making an eleventh-hour endorsement of Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s gubernatorial race and has appeared in two digital ads supporting her campaign. This follows Spanberger’s poor debate performance and several polls showing her opponent, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, within the margin of error.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Barack Obama, Abigail Spanberger, and Winsome Earle-Sears.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The endorsement and ads were revealed ahead of Virginia’s off-year gubernatorial election in November 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Virginia’s elections are some of the most important in the country this year. Every vote counts.” – Barack Obama
🎯IMPACT: Democrats hope that Obama’s last-minute endorsement will energize Democratic voters to turn out for Spanberger despite her lackluster campaign and poor debate against Earle-Sears.
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Former President Barack Obama has made a last-minute intervention in the Virginia gubernatorial race, endorsing former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), who is running against Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA). Spanberger struggled in a recent debate against Earle-Sears, and the latter has surged in the polls—now just narrowly trailing Spanberger.
Obama is featured in two digital ads, focusing on abortionand economic issues. “Virginia’s elections are some of the most important in the country this year. Every vote counts,” he says.
The endorsement comes as Democrats aim to maintain momentum and stave off mounting support for Republicans in a state where the party in control of the White House has historically struggled in off-year elections.
“We know Republicans will keep attacking abortion rights and the rights of women. That’s why having the right governor matters, and I’m proud to endorse Abigail Spanberger,” Obama claimed in one ad. Another ad highlights economic concerns, with Obama claiming “Republican policies are raising costs on working families so billionaires can get massive tax cuts.”
Virginia is one of two states holding gubernatorial elections this year, alongside New Jersey. These races are being closely monitored for signals on voter sentiment heading into the 2024 presidential election and the 2026 midterms. Other prominent Democrats, including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D), are also campaigning in these states to boost Democratic candidates.
The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Representative Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Spanberger are both under scrutiny after receiving campaign donations from Pin Ni, a businessman with concerning ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Pin Ni, president of Wanxiang America Corporation, contributed $60,000 to the One Giant Leap super PAC supporting Sherrill’s campaign, and an additional $5,800 directly to her campaign this summer.
Meanwhile, the CCP-linked businessman also contributed $50,000 to support Spanberger in Virginia.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced plans for a grand triumphal arch to commemorate America’s 250th birthday.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, billionaire donors, and executives from companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Palantir.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced in the East Room on Wednesday, the arch is planned to be placed at the entrance of Arlington Memorial Bridge, across from the Lincoln Memorial.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s an arch… It’s going to be built.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: The project aims to leave a lasting mark on Washington, D.C., and could host future presidential inaugurations.
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President Donald J. Trump has unveiled designs for a new project to mark America’s 250th anniversary: a grand triumphal arch resembling Paris’s Arc de Triomphe, playfully dubbed the “Arc de Trump.” The America First leader revealed the plan during a Wednesday event in the East Room, attended by donors who also supported the construction of a new White House ballroom.
Trump presented a model of the arch, which he intends to place at the entrance of Arlington Memorial Bridge, opposite the Lincoln Memorial. “That’s Arlington Memorial Bridge,” he said. “And everyone in the past had said something was supposed to be built there. But a thing called the Civil War interfered. That’s a good reason.”
Earlier that day, a reporter noticed a 3D model of the arch on the Oval Office desk. When questioned, Trump confirmed, “It’s an arch… It’s going to be built.” When asked who it was for, he joked, “For me!”
Trump also mentioned that the bridge was originally slated for a Robert E. Lee statue in 1902, adding, “Every time somebody rides over that beautiful bridge to the Lincoln Memorial, they literally say something is supposed to be here.”
Having taken a hands-on role in redesigning parts of the White House since returning to office nine months ago, Trump emphasized his love for real estate and design projects. “It’s so relaxing for me, real estate is relaxing,” he told the donors, citing past presidents like James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry Truman, who also pursued major design projects.
The event representatives from major companies, including Google parent company Alphabet, Facebook parent company Meta, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Palantir.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Police in the United Kingdom now admit that London’s phone theft epidemic is not merely the work of pick-pockets and criminal migrants looking to make a quick, illicit payday.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Criminal migrants, phone thieves, the Metropolitan Police, and black market buyers in China.
📍WHEN & WHERE: A police raid uncovered the criminal enterprise in December 2024, with arrests made in September 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It quickly became apparent this wasn’t just normal low-level street crime. This was on an industrial scale,” says senior detective Mark Gavin, who is now heading the Metropolitan Police’s investigation into the thefts.
🎯IMPACT: The discovery of the massive theft ring suggests the United Kingdom’s ongoing small boat migrant crisis is likely abetting a larger, organized international criminal network and black market.
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Police in the United Kingdom are now admitting that London’s phone theft epidemic is not merely the work of pick-pockets and criminal migrants looking to make a quick, illicit payday. Instead, thanks to the diligence of a British woman who tracked down the thieves who lifted her iPhone, a massive criminal enterprise built on exporting tens of thousands of stolen phones has been revealed.
Last December, a British woman—using the Find My iPhone feature—was able to track her stolen phone after British police essentially told her they would not investigate the matter. The GPS tracking led the woman to a warehouse near Heathrow Airport and, after further pressure, a subsequent police raid uncovered 1,000 stolen iPhones packed in boxes labeled “batteries” and bound for Hong Kong.
“It quickly became apparent this wasn’t just normal low-level street crime. This was on an industrial scale,” says senior detective Mark Gavin, who is now heading the Metropolitan Police’s investigation into the thefts.
Since the late December 2024 raid, law enforcement in the United Kingdom has found an estimated 40,000 stolen phones slated to be sent to China to satiate the country’s growing black market demand for electronics originating from outside the communist regime. Two of the suspected ringleaders of the British side of the illicit stolen phone trade were arrested by the Metropolitan Police late last month.
British officials note the theft ring is part of “local-to-global criminal business mode,” and some of the newest phone models can be sold in China for an estimated $5,000—though on average they go for around $400 per device. Notably, many of China’s cellular service providers do not implement the anti-theft measures seen in other countries that prevent the use of stolen phones.
Concerningly, many of the thieves themselves and other criminal middlemen appear to be, by and large, of migrant background. This suggests the United Kingdom’s ongoing small boat migrant crisis is likely abetting a larger, organized international criminal network and black market.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) arrested 120 illegal immigrants, most of whom held commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), during a joint operation.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE, OHP, and 120 illegal immigrants, including those with prior criminal convictions.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The operation took place from September 22-25 along Interstate 40 in western Oklahoma.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Illegal aliens have no business operating 18-wheelers on America’s highways. Our roads are now safer with these illegal aliens no longer behind the wheel.” – Madison Sheahan, ICE Deputy Director.
🎯IMPACT: The arrests disrupted criminal activity, removed public safety threats, and showcased cooperation between federal and local law enforcement.
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A joint operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) late last month resulted in the arrest of an astounding number of illegal immigrants behind the wheel of commercial vehicles. According to federal and state law enforcement, 120 illegal immigrants—91 of whom were operating vehicles requiring commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs)—were arrested from September 22-25 along Interstate 40 in western Oklahoma.
OHP made approximately 520 contacts, while ICE assisted by running records checks on foreign-born nationals encountered during routine patrol duties. Among those arrested, 27 migrants were stopped in passenger vehicles, and two were apprehended at a nearby marijuana growing operation.
ICE reported that the prior convictions among the arrested individuals included DUI, illegal reentry into the U.S., money laundering, human smuggling, assault, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, and possession of controlled substances. Of the CDL holders arrested, 80 were in the U.S. through illegal entry, humanitarian parole, asylum claims, or pending immigration hearings.
The operation also revealed the countries of origin and states issuing the CDLs. India led with 39 CDL holders, followed by Uzbekistan with 13 and China with 12. The top five states issuing CDLs were California (44), New York (14), Pennsylvania (12), Illinois (11), and New Jersey (three).
ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan emphasized the importance of the collaboration, stating, “ICE’s 287(g) program clearly demonstrates how federal and local law enforcement agencies can work together to make America safe again.”
Sheahan also encouraged more state and local law enforcement agencies to participate in the program to enhance public safety and access reimbursement funds for their efforts, adding, “Illegal aliens have no business operating 18-wheelers on America’s highways. Our roads are now safer with these illegal aliens no longer behind the wheel.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Major corporations have announced billions in new investments to onshore production and create thousands of American jobs under President Donald J. Trump’s tariff and regulatory policies.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Companies like Stellantis, Whirlpool, and GE Aerospace, among others, alongside the Trump Administration.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Announcements were made over the past week, with investments targeting facilities across Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.
🎯IMPACT: Thousands of jobs created, advanced workforce training programs initiated, and a strengthened U.S. manufacturing sector.
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The American manufacturing sector continues to see a surge in investment under President Donald J. Trump’s tariff and deregulation policies. According to the White House, over the past week, a new round of majorcorporations has pledged significant investments aimed at onshoring their production, resulting in new jobs for American workers.
Stellantis, the parent company of U.S. automotive brands Chrysler and Jeep, announced it will invest $13 billion in domestic American production, the single most significant investment in its history. The company says it is seeking to increase U.S.-based production by 50 percent by 2030. Additionally, Stellantis announced it will re-open its Belvidere, Illinois, plant and add production at its Toledo, Ohio; Warren, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; and Kokomo, Michigan plants. According to the company, the production increases will bring 5,000 new jobs and the production of five new vehicles to the U.S.
Meanwhile, Whirlpool Corporation says it plans a $300 million investment in its U.S. laundry manufacturing facilities in Ohio as part of an effort to “grow its American manufacturing footprint.” The company says this expansion will create upwards of 600 new jobs.
Additionally, the GE Aerospace Foundation—funded by General Electric (GE) Aerospace—is rolling out a $30 million workforce skills training program that will help prepare a new generation of high-skilled American workers. This program aims to ensure the country’s workforce has the skills necessary for advanced manufacturing within the aerospace industry.
Other major U.S. expansions include companies like Pfizer, GSK, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Amgen, Hitachi, and ABB.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal grand jury has reportedly convened to consider criminal charges against former National Security Adviser John Bolton.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: John Bolton, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and Bolton’s attorney Abbe Lowell.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The grand jury met on Wednesday following an FBI raid in August at Bolton’s home in Bethesda, Maryland.
💬KEY QUOTE: “An objective and thorough review will show nothing inappropriate was stored or kept by Ambassador Bolton.” – Abbe Lowell
🎯IMPACT: The investigation into Bolton’s handling of classified information could lead to an indictment.
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A federal grand jury met on October 15 to consider criminal charges against John Bolton, the former National Security Adviser under President Donald J. Trump, as part of a classified information investigation. This follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raid at Bolton’s home in Bethesda, Maryland, where agents executed a search warrant in search of sensitive government records.
According to an affidavit, investigators are looking into whether Bolton used a personal AOL e-mail address during intelligence-related activities involving an unnamed foreign nation. The use of unsecured communication methods in connection with classified material prompted the federal inquiry. Two sources familiar with the case confirmed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is weighing potential charges related to mishandling classified information.
Bolton’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, issued a statement last month defending his client, saying, “An objective and thorough review will show nothing inappropriate was stored or kept by Ambassador Bolton.” The DOJ is reportedly preparing to proceed with an indictment as soon as Thursday, although no formal charges have yet been announced.
Bolton served as National Security Adviser from April 2018 until September 2019, when President Trump dismissed him following sharp disagreements over foreign policy. He had previously held senior national security roles under Presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan and is known for his enthusiasm for engaging in wars overseas.
After his departure from the Trump administration, Bolton became a vocal critic of the America First leader. In 2020, he published a memoir titled The Room Where It Happened, describing Trump as “unfit” for office and detailing internal conflicts during his tenure.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Democrat Katie Porter has not denied that more videos of her bullying staff members could emerge, as she runs for California governor.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Katie Porter and her staffers.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Porter was asked about a July 2021 recording showing her cursing at a staff member during a video call on Inside California Politics.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Get out of my fucking shot,” Porter shouted at the staffer during the 2021 call.
🎯IMPACT: Polling suggests Porter leads among Democrats but trails Republican Steve Hilton by six points in a potential matchup.
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California Democrat gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter is facing ongoing criticism over a video from July 2021 showing her berating a staff member during a video call with then–Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. In the footage, Porter is seen turning to a staffer off-camera and shouting, “Get out of my fucking shot,” after she walked into her frame. When asked three times whether more such videos might emerge, Porter did not directly deny the possibility.
“What I do know is that I could have done better in that situation,” she said, claiming that she has apologized to the staffer and committed to “do better.”
Porter, who currently leads among Democrat voters, is running to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom in 2026. While California remains a Democrat stronghold, recent polling shows Porter trailing Republican candidate and conservative commentator Steve Hilton by six points in a general election matchup, raising concerns within her party about her ability to unite voters.
This is not Porter’s first controversy regarding her behavior toward staff and media. A recent interview with CBS News also drew attention after she clashed with reporter Julie Watts, growing visibly angry when asked about how she plans to appeal to Trump supporters. “I don’t want to keep doing this. I’m going to call it,” Porter said as she attempted to end the segment.
Former staffers have accused Porter of demeaning and erratic behavior, with one alleging that she often targeted “softer-spoken underlings” during emotional outbursts. In addition, past court documents from Porter’s divorce have resurfaced, including her ex-husband’s claim that she once poured hot mashed potatoes on his head.
Exclusive from @melmason on Katie Porter, who berates a staffer and tells her to “get out of my fucking shot!” while recording a video with the Biden administration.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The White House revealed cases of 49 criminal illegal immigrants receiving Medicaid benefits while the government remains shut down.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, and illegal immigrants from countries including Mexico, El Salvador, and China.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The ongoing government shutdown has lasted over two weeks as of Tuesday night, with the Senate failing to pass a continuing resolution.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Democrats shut down the government and are inflicting pain on hardworking Americans because they want to provide free healthcare to illegal aliens,” said White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.
🎯IMPACT: Medicaid spending on illegal immigrants surged under the Biden government, with taxpayer dollars funding emergency care for those not legally in the U.S. instead of focusing on American citizens.
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The White House has announced the arrests of 49 previously deported illegal aliens who received Medicaid benefits while residing in the United States. The migrants face charges including murder, assault, theft, burglary, rape, and sexual abuse of a minor. Many of them came from Mexico, El Salvador, and China.
The arrests have intensified debate in Washington, D.C., as Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), continue to push for the reinstatement of Medicaid provisions removed by President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. A government shutdown is now in its third week as the Senate Democrats continue to block funding bills, with nine failed attempts to pass a continuing resolution as of the time of publication.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson placed the blame squarely on the Senate Democrats. “Democrats shut down the government and are inflicting pain on hardworking Americans because they want to provide free healthcare to illegal aliens,” Jackson said. She added that lax oversight and permissive state-level policies have allowed criminal non-citizens to access taxpayer-funded healthcare.
Under the Joe Biden regime, emergency Medicaid spending on illegal migrants rose from $3 billion to $9 billion, surpassing the amount spent on key groups such as pregnant women, children, the elderly, and the disabled. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act removed these Medicaid provisions, but Democrats are now demanding that they be revived before they stop blocking government funding.
The revelations come amid growing scrutiny of healthcare programs for illegal immigrants across several blue states. Investigations are underway into states such as California, Oregon, and New York for allegedly misusing federal funds to cover healthcare for non-citizens. In some cases, states are accused of providing full healthcare services, such as dental care, prescriptions, and mental health treatment, to foreigners without legal status, in apparent violation of federal guidelines.
Multiple lawsuits have been filed by Democratic state attorneys general in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to tighten eligibility and share enrollment data with immigration enforcement. Supporters of these lawsuits argue that federal actions discourage vulnerable populations from seeking necessary care, while critics claim the states are using legal loopholes to siphon off federal funds for illegals.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Vice President J.D. Vance and President Donald J. Trump criticized Democrats for supporting Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones, whose campaign is under fire after his violent text messages were exposed.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jay Jones, J.D. Vance, Donald Trump, Jason Miyares, Todd Gilbert, Chuck Schumer, and Carrie Coyner.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The controversy unfolded as Jones prepares for his sole debate with incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares at the University of Richmond on Thursday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This is far worse than anything said in a college group chat, and the guy who said it could become the AG of Virginia.” – JD Vance
🎯IMPACT: The scandal has amplified scrutiny of political violence and rhetoric, with leading Republicans calling for accountability while Democrats remain largely silent on the issue.
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Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones is under growing pressure to withdraw from the race following the release of violent and inflammatory text messages in which he referenced shooting a Republican lawmaker. Despite the controversy, Democrats have continued to support Jones, drawing sharp criticism from Vice President J.D. Vance and President Donald J. Trump.
The messages, reportedly sent to Delegate Carrie Coyner, included Jones stating he would shoot former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and that “only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.” One particularly graphic message read: “Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.” Coyner later recounted that Jones also wished death on Gilbert’s children, claiming such a tragedy would change the lawmaker’s views on certain policies. She replied to him in the exchange, “Jay Please stop.”
Vice President Vance addressed the scandal on social media, writing, “This is far worse than anything said in a college group chat, and the guy who said it could become the AG of Virginia.” His comment alluded to a separate incident involving young Republican activists whose private messages were leaked.
President Trump also weighed in on the Jones scandal during a public appearance honoring Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated by a left-wing extremist in September.
“We’ve seen that a candidate for attorney general in Virginia boasted that he would want to see [a] Republican legislator in Virginia shot in the head and to see his children murdered—they actually said this,” Trump noted. “And now he continues to run for office, and most [Democrats] continue to back him.”
“Especially in the wake of Charlie’s assassination, our country must have absolutely no tolerance for this radical left violence, extremism and terror,” the America First leader added.
The backlash against Jones has extended beyond political figures. The Virginia Fraternal Order of Police has called for him to exit the race, accusing him of promoting violence against police as well as lawmakers.
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