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White House Rebukes Texas Candidate Jolanda Jones Over CNN Throat-Slash Gesture

The condemnation follows a CNN interview where Jones used violent imagery to argue Democrats should fight tougher in political battles, which her campaign later described as figurative.

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In an appearance on CNN with Erin Burnett, Jolanda Jones said "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 got to hit hard enough where they won't come back." (ERIC GAY/AP)

Overview

  • On CNN’s OutFront, Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones said she would “go across your neck,” making a throat-slashing gesture while urging Democrats to “wipe out” Republicans in electoral fights.
  • The White House called the remarks “jarring and unacceptable,” and Republicans including Rep. Dan Crenshaw criticized the interview clip circulating on social media.
  • Jones’ campaign told Fox News Digital the comments were not meant literally, and a Snopes review characterized the language as figurative and focused on political tactics.
  • After the interview, Jones posted on Facebook, “I SAID WHAT I SAID — AND I MEANT IT,” and suggested critics should know the difference between figurative and literal language.
  • Jones, a Democrat running in a November special election for the U.S. House seat left open by Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death, has previously apologized for comparing GOP redistricting to the Holocaust.