From Fox News: Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner’s campaign donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaign of disgraced attorney general candidate Jay Jones as calls grow for Jones to drop out of the race after two bombshell reports about violent comments he previously made.
Mark Warner for US Senate donated $25,000 to Jones’ campaign in August, campaign finance records show.
There is also a joint fundraising page for Jones and Warner on the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform, ActBlue.
In recent days, it was revealed that Jones compared one of his Republican colleagues, former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, to mass murderers Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot, adding that if he was given two bullets, he would use both against the GOP lawmaker to shoot him in the head.
In the appalling text exchange, Jones said Gilbert and his wife were “breeding little fascists” an said they should have to watch their children die.
On Monday, it was revealed that Jones once said if more police officers died, they would shoot less people.
In a statement on X Friday, Warner wrote, “Political disagreements must be resolved through debate and elections, not through threats or violence. The comments attributed to Jay Jones are appalling, unacceptable, and inconsistent with the person I’ve known.”
However, he stopped short of calling for Jones to withdraw from the state attorney general race, and has not responded with asked if he would demand Jones return his donation.
Political disagreements must be resolved through debate and elections, not through threats or violence.
The comments attributed to Jay Jones are appalling, unacceptable, and inconsistent with the person I’ve known.
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) October 4, 2025
In a press release, National Republican Senatorial Committee Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell blasted Warning for supporting Jones. Cantrell wrote:
“Mark Warner has endorsed, donated to, and fundraised with Jay Jones, but won’t say whether he still supports him to be Virginia’s Attorney General after Jones called for the murder of a political opponent and his children.
“As Americans continue to grapple with Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the answer should be easy. Jay Jones is not fit for office and Mark Warner should rescind his support and call for him to step aside immediately.”
The Virginia Republican Party is blasting both Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine for continuing to support Jones.
What does it tell you about Tim Kaine that he is STILL supporting someone who he himself calls “completely indefensible”?
Jay Jones has held a mirror up to the entire Virginia Democrat Party, and the results are not pretty. https://t.co/bAYvAxmjZ1
— Virginia GOP (@VA_GOP) October 7, 2025
Mark Warner and Tim Kaine should be ashamed of themselves.
They don’t care how detestable a candidate is, just so long as they have a “D” next to their name.
Blind party loyalty is an ugly, ugly thing. https://t.co/qiD34YyFok
— Virginia GOP (@VA_GOP) October 7, 2025
Typical radical leftist Democrat that votes with the Borg-like Democratic party collective and follows AOC and Bernie the Borg Queen and Borg King. Dem senator’s hefty donation to disgraced AG candidate’s campaign comes back to haunt him https://t.co/YRF1nMAwwm #FoxNews
— Jim Sheehy (@JimSheehy1) October 7, 2025
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