Texas Rep. Jolanda Jones Advocates For Extreme Violence On CNN
Texas Democratic state Rep. Jolanda Jones has ignited a firestorm of controversy after declaring on CNN that her party should “wipe out” every Republican and “slash their necks” in the name of fighting harder for their base.
Appearing on “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Wednesday, Jones argued that Democrats are losing Black supporters and the poor because they aren’t fighting aggressively enough. In rhetoric that has shocked both sides of the aisle, Jones used graphic, violent language to illustrate the level of combativeness she believes is necessary.
“I’m from the hood, okay? So when a bully comes, like, if there are no rules, you literally have to figure it out,” Jones stated. Referencing her political opponents, she continued, “So if you hit me in my face, I’m not going to punch you back in your face, I’m going to go across your neck, because we can go back and forth fighting each other’s faces. You’ve got to hit hard enough where they won’t come back.”
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Jones’s alarming comments come in the wake of two confirmed assassination attempts against President Donald Trump and the tragic murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
The State Representative doubled down on her extreme call for political annihilation, suggesting a geographically sweeping strategy.
“I went to New York and spoke with Governor Kathy Hochul and said if they’re going to try to wipe us out in Texas, we need to wipe out every Republican in New York, in California, in Illinois, so no one can make me feel bad about fighting for the people that I represent,” she asserted.
The Democrat’s justification for this rhetoric is rooted in her own tumultuous upbringing. She later told Axios that her party needs to “fight ugly” to deal with Republicans, citing a personal history marked by violence. “My brother was murdered, my aunt was murdered, my cousin was murdered,” she shared. “My dad blew his brains out. So, I come from a different world where everything isn’t so pretty like the Democrats want. Sometimes sh*t is ugly. And you’ve got to be able to fight ugly.”
Jones’s remarks echo a disturbing trend of violent rhetoric seen at some recent anti-administration “No Kings” rallies, where protesters have called for the death of public officials, including White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and the “shooting” of ICE agents.
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