Mark Warner Goes Silent When Asked If He’ll Keep Fundraising With Democrat Who Texted Murder Fantasies

Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner is refusing to distance himself from Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones, who is facing calls to suspend his campaign after resurfaced text messages showed that he mused about shooting a Republican lawmaker and his two children dying.

Warner did not respond to a question from the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation about whether he would continue to fundraise with Jones while walking outside the Senate chamber on Tuesday. The senator is still operating a joint fundraising page with Jones and has not called on him to exit the race.

Warner also declined to speak to CNN on Monday about whether Jones should continue his attorney general campaign.

Warner for U.S. Senate contributed $25,000 to Jones’ campaign, according to filings reviewed by the DCNF. The Virginia Democrat has not commented on the donation since The National Review first reported on the text messages between Jones and Republican Virginia delegate Carrie Coyner on Friday.

Warner said that evening, “the comments attributed to Jay Jones are appalling, unacceptable, and inconsistent with the person I’ve known,” in a post