Jay Jones’ Dangerous Rhetoric and the Democrats’ Hypocrisy
By Oladigbo Oluwasogo Olalekan, Author of Trump’s Not Done with Washington: The Return of the MAGA White House
The United States is witnessing one of the darkest chapters in its political history — an era where hate speech and ideological intolerance have become the new normal. What used to be a nation of robust debate and respect for differing opinions has descended into a toxic environment of open hostility. Americans now despise each other over political and cultural differences, and disturbingly, many make no apologies for it.
In the current political action, we have seen citizens wish death upon one another simply because of how they vote or what they believe. The recent assassination of Charlie Kirk should have been a moment of national reflection. Instead, Democrats have continued to fan the flames of division with their reckless rhetoric — calling President Donald Trump a “Nazi” or “Hitler,” and branding his supporters as “enemies of America.” Words have consequences, and when leaders use dehumanizing language, they normalize political violence, whether they admit it or not.
A recent revelation about Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General, Jay Jones, exposes the hypocrisy within the left. In a 2022 text exchange with Delegate Carrie Coyner, Jones reportedly made shocking comments advocating violence against then–House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his family. He allegedly said that if given two bullets and forced to choose between shooting Speaker Gilbert, Hitler, or Pol Pot, “Speaker Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.”
Jones went further, expressing hope that Gilbert’s children would die — reasoning that “only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.” He described Gilbert and his wife as “evil” and accused them of “breeding little fascists.”
Despite these appalling remarks, the Democratic establishment continues to stand by Jones. Senator Tim Kaine downplayed the revelations, saying Jones had apologized and remains, in his view, “an upright man.” But how can anyone justify or excuse violent rhetoric from a public servant — especially one seeking to be the top law enforcement officer of a state?
This blind loyalty raises troubling questions. How many other Democrats in key political offices secretly harbor similar thoughts? How deep does this culture of hate and justification for violence run within the party that preaches “tolerance” and “unity”?
If the radical left truly cares about democracy and peace, it must begin by confronting its own hypocrisy. The same energy used to condemn “MAGA” must be applied inward — to hold accountable those who incite violence from within their own ranks.
Until that happens, America remains on a dangerous path — one where another conservative voice could be silenced, and where political violence becomes an accepted form of expression. If that day comes, there may be no turning back.