what did jay jones texts say

Public reporting describes Jay Jones’s 2022 text messages as containing graphic, violent language about a Republican colleague, including a suggestion that he “deserved” to be shot and remarks implying that his young children should die, which has been widely condemned across the political spectrum. The full conversations have not been released in an official transcript, but multiple outlets consistently describe the texts as fantasizing about killing then–House Speaker Todd Gilbert and comparing him to figures such as Hitler and Pol Pot. Jones has publicly said he feels ashamed and has apologized to Gilbert, his family, and voters for the language used in those messages.