Connect with us

INTERNACIONAL

Two years after Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre, 48 hostages — dead and alive — remain in captivity

Published

on


NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

Two years after Hamas carried out its brutal Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, 48 hostages are still in the Gaza Strip. Of those who remain, not all are alive. Some, including two U.S. citizens, are confirmed to be deceased and their bodies remain in the hands of their captors.

Advertisement

Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement marking the anniversary as the U.S. seeks to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas based on President Donald Trump’s 20-Point Plan.

«On this second anniversary of Hamas’s heinous October 7 attacks, the United States remains steadfast in our support for Israel in our common fight against terrorism and our shared commitment to bringing an end to the suffering of all hostages and their families,» Rubio said. «[The president’s] 20-Point Plan offers a historic opportunity to close this dark chapter, and to build a foundation for lasting peace and security for all.»

ISRAEL’S COVERT CAMPAIGN TARGETS HAMAS TERRORISTS BEHIND OCT 7 MASSACRE

Advertisement

Aviv marking the second anniversary of the attacks by Palestinian terrorists, on Oct. 7, 2025. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee released a statement Monday, a day before the anniversary, as Tuesday also marks the start of Sukkot, when many Jews refrain from using technology during the holiday’s first two days.

«Hamas shattered a peaceful morning by massacring 1,200 innocent men, women, and children and barbarically taking hostage more than 250 into Gaza’s terror tunnels – including U.S. citizens,» Huckabee said. «May October 7, 2023, forever remind us that evil and antisemitism are not mere metaphors – but brutal realities that God and Holy Scripture enjoin us to combat with all our might.»

Advertisement

«Thanks to the tremendous leadership of President Trump, there is a deal to free the remaining 48 hostages – living and deceased – from Gaza’s dungeons, bring closure to the families, and establish conditions for a lasting peace. We pray and continue to make every effort to bring the 48 hostages, including two U.S. citizens, home so they are reunited with their loved ones,» he added.

Israeli and Hamas leaders are engaging in talks in Egypt as the end of the war hangs in the balance. Hamas recently agreed to release all hostages, including those living and the remains of the dead, but did not accept Trump’s deal.

The remaining hostages believed to be alive are Rom Braslavski, Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Segev Kalfon, Eitan Horn, Omri Miran, Avinatan Or, Matan Angrest, Nimrod Cohen, Elkana Bohbot, Ariel Cunio, David Cunio, Bipin Joshi, Matan Zangauker, Maxim Herkin, Bar Abraham Kupershtein, Eitan Abraham Mor, Tamir Nimrodi, Yosef-Chaim Ohana and Alon Ohel, according to ABC News.

Advertisement

Those who are declared deceased but whose bodies remain in Gaza are Omer Neutra, Itay Chen, Meny Godard, Eliyahu Margalit, Eitan Levi, Yossi Sharabi, Hadar Goldin, Tamir Adar, Amiram Cooper, Muhammad Al-Atarash, Sahar Baruch, Lior Rudaeff, Uriel Baruch, Inbar Hayman, Arie Zalmanowicz, Ran Gvili, Tal Haimi, Guy Illouz, Ronen Engel, Joshua Loitu Mollel, Dror Or, Daniel Or, Daniel Peretz, Asaf Hamami, Sonthaya Oakkharasri and Sudthisak Rinthalak, according to ABC News.

Here are some of their stories.

People take to the streets in Tel Aviv calling for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages.

People take part in a protest outside a U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv on July 26, 2025, demanding the end of the war and immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

OCT 7 ANNIVERSARY: NETANYAHU FINDS UNLIKELY ALLY AMID CONCERNS OF GOVERNMENT COLLAPSE, UNCERTAIN HOSTAGE DEAL

Advertisement

Omer Neutra 

Capt. Omer Neutra was serving as an IDF tank platoon commander in the Armored Corps 77th Battalion, 7th Brigade, when he was killed in battle on Oct. 7. Since then, his body has been held in Gaza while his parents, residents of Long Island, wait to bury their son. The IDF confirmed his death in December 2024.

Neutra grew up in a suburb of New York City, where he was born. His parents remember his sense of humor and his love of the New York Knicks. After high school, Neutra deferred his college studies to spend a gap year in Israel. While there, he further deferred college and instead enlisted in the Israeli army. 

«He sees people. He pays attention. He has this great sense of humor. So, he touches so many,» Orna Neutra, Omer’s mother, told Fox News Digital in September 2024.

Advertisement

Itay Chen

Itay Chen, an American and Israeli citizen, was taken hostage when Hamas attacked his IDF unit during the Oct. 7 massacre. In March 2024, the IDF announced that Chen was likely dead.

Ruby Chen, Itay’s father, wrote in a July 4th op-ed that on America’s Independence Day his son’s «lack of freedom rings loudly.» He also addressed the United Nations to plead for the return of the hostages.

«Itay wasn’t just a name on the list. Itay was my son, whom I carried for 9 months and always tried to protect. Itay was a vibrant teenager who spent his youth with the Scouts and loved playing basketball with his brothers Roy and Alon,» Itay’s mother, Hagit Chen, wrote in an op-ed in October 2024.

Advertisement
Eli Sharabi and Danny Danon hold a photo showing Sharabi's wife and daughters, who were killed on Oct. 7.

Former Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi and Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon hold a photo of Sharabi’s family that shows his wife and daughters, all three of whom were murdered on Oct. 7. (Perry Bindelglass)

Yossi Sharabi 

Yossi Sharabi, whose brother, Eli, was released from Hamas captivity in February 2025, remains in Gaza. Yossi was kidnapped on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the hardest-hit communities in southern Israel. In January 2024, Israel confirmed his death.

Yossi’s brother Eli suffered tremendous losses. In addition to his brother, Eli’s wife and daughters were also murdered by Hamas. Since being released, Eli has been outspoken about the brutality of captivity and has advocated for the release of other hostages.

Eitan Levi

Eitan Levi drove a friend to her home in Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7, 2023, when at 7:30 a.m. he called to report missile fire, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. At 7:40 a.m., Levi, while on the phone, was heard saying it landed on the roof of his car, the group said. What followed were the sounds of a struggle, Arabic and then silence. 

Advertisement

Levi’s family was notified of his murder 62 days later, the organization said.

«We will continue to talk about you, to commemorate you and to fight for the return of your body for burial in Israel,» Levi’s son Shachar said, according to the forum.

OPINION: PRESIDENT TRUMP SAVED ME — AND I BELIEVE HE CAN FREE THE REMAINING HOSTAGES

Advertisement

Eliyahu Margalit 

Eliyahu Margalit was murdered at Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, and his body was taken hostage. His daughter, Nili Margalit, was also taken captive but was released in November 2023, according to The Times of Israel.

The 75-year-old’s family said he was going to feed his beloved horses on the morning of the massacre, The Times of Israel reported. His horses were also reportedly taken into Gaza.

Hadar Goldin

Hadar Goldin’s body has been held captive by Hamas terrorists since 2014. (Courtesy: Bring Them Home Now)

Hadar Goldin 

Hadar Goldin was not taken in the Oct. 7 attacks. He was an IDF soldier who was killed in 2014 during Operation Protective Edge. His body has been held in Gaza for over a decade.

Advertisement

Chair of the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, Leo Terrell, met with the Goldin family and often wears a hat with Hadar’s name on it.

Last month, Terrell wrote on X, «Hadar is the longest held hostage in Gaza. His story reminds us of unbearable pain families endure daily. Hamas must release all the hostages! Every mom has the right to bury her son!»

Ofir Braslavski shows an image from a video of his son, Rom, who is a hostage in Gaza

Ofir Braslavski shows a video from terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, published last week of his son Rom looking gaunt and emaciated in captivity in Gaza. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Rom Braslavski 

Rom Braslavski was working as a security guard at the Nova music festival when he was taken hostage. 

Advertisement

«When the terrorists attacked, Rom could have fled to save himself. Instead, he chose to stay. He stayed to treat the wounded, evacuate the injured, shelter the terrified, and did his best to somehow preserve dignity amid chaos,» Ofir Braslavski wrote in a Fox News Digital op-ed in August 2025, shortly after Rom’s captors released a propaganda video of him.

In the video, Braslavski appeared frail and said he was suffering unbearable pain and was unable to stand or go to the bathroom on his own.

«What I saw shattered me: my son – on the verge of death, visibly suffering, crying and begging for his life. I didn’t recognize him. He was so weak, so emaciated. His voice was frail, and his eyes were hollow and empty – as if he was about to give up. I know it’s hard to believe, but this was the first time I ever saw my son cry. Really cry,» Ofir wrote, adding a plea to Trump to get his son «out of hell.»

Advertisement

ISRAEL ELIMINATES GAZA TERRORIST WHO TOOK PART IN OCT. ATTACK ON KIBBUTZ, TOOK YARDEN BIBAS HOSTAGE

Screengrab shows Evyatar David still held by Hamas.

This screengrab from a video released on Aug. 1, 2025, by Hamas shows Israeli hostage Evyatar David looking weak and malnourished. David was abducted during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.  (AFP via Getty Images)

Evyatar David 

Evyatar David was abducted from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. Since being taken captive, David has appeared in propaganda films put out by his captors. One of the videos showed him and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, his childhood best friend who was also kidnapped, being forced to watch other hostages be freed. 

In August, David was in a video that shocked the world and drew commentary from the White House. He looked frail – reduced to just 90 pounds – and was seen struggling to speak. Though, in a section that struck many, David was forced to dig his own grave. When asked about the video, Trump called it «horrible.»

Advertisement

Ilay David, Evyatar’s brother, addressed the United Nations after the video was released.

«As my younger brother, a living skeleton, was forced to speak and dig his grave, the chubby and well-fed hand of a Hamas terrorist entered the frame. Suddenly, Hamas confirmed what we have known for months – the terrorists have plenty of food. The only ones starving in Hamas’ tunnels are the hostages,» Ilay said.

Guy Gilboa-Dalal 

Guy Gilboa-Dalal was taken from the Nova music festival along with his childhood best friend Evyatar David. In March, Gilboa-Dalal was featured in a propaganda video with David in which the two were forced to watch other hostages be released before having the door of the van they were sitting in slammed shut. Both of the men appeared thin, tired and frightened. 

Advertisement
A rally in Tel Aviv calling for the release of the remaining hostages

People lift a banner and portraits of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip during a rally in Tel Aviv marking two years since the attacks on Oct. 7, 2025. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Gali and Ziv Berman

Twins Gali and Ziv Berman, who turned 28 while in captivity, were taken from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, along with Emily Damari, who was freed earlier this year. 

«Our beloved Gali and Ziv, how we feared this day would come – a second birthday in hell. You are 28 years old today, though we’re not sure you even know it,» the Berman family said in a statement, The Jerusalem Post reported. «You have lost your freedom and control over your own lives.»

Advertisement

While their current status is unknown, the Berman family was told that the brothers were separated shortly after arriving in Gaza.



israel,terrorism,anti semitism,world

INTERNACIONAL

Ataque a la caravana presidencial en Ecuador: el Gobierno denunció un intento de asesinato contra Daniel Noboa

Published

on


Manifestantes lanzaron piedras contra el auto que trasladaba al presidente

El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, fue atacado este 7 de octubre mientras encabezaba una caravana oficial en la provincia de Cañar, donde tenía previsto anunciar y supervisar obras de agua potable y alcantarillado, según informó la Presidencia. El Ejecutivo indicó que un grupo de personas lanzó piedras y disparos contra los vehículos del convoy en el cantón Tambo, cuando la comitiva se dirigía hacia el estadio local para participar en el evento oficial.

Pese al ataque, el mandatario logró llegar a su destino y cumplió con toda la agenda prevista, que incluyó la entrega del sistema de alcantarillado de Sigsihuayco, la supervisión de los avances de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales y la firma de un convenio para construir un nuevo sistema de alcantarillado en Quilloac. Las inversiones suman más de USD 6 millones y beneficiarán a cerca de 26.000 habitantes de la zona, de acuerdo con la Secretaría de Comunicación.

Advertisement

La ministra de Energía y Ambiente, Inés Manzano, confirmó en declaraciones a la prensa que el Gobierno presentó una denuncia por tentativa de asesinato contra el presidente de la República. “A las 2:41 de la tarde presentamos la denuncia por tentativa de asesinato en el cantón Tambo, cuando el presidente se aprestaba a participar en el evento. Aparecieron alrededor de 500 personas que lanzaron piedras y también hay signos de bala en el carro del presidente”, afirmó. Pese a esta última declaración la Policía ha indicado que los atacantes “procedieron a lanzar piedras contra los vehículos de la caravana presidencial”.

El presidente Daniel Noboa tras el ataque a su caravana presidencial. (Presidencia de Ecuador)

Manzano precisó que cinco personas fueron detenidas en el lugar y que serán procesadas por terrorismo. “Esto no lo vamos a permitir. Ecuador dice sí a la paz, sí al trabajo. Estas clases de manifestaciones violentas no son las que el país necesita en un momento de progreso y desarrollo”, agregó.

“El presidente está bien, sigue con su itinerario y no permitirá que actos de violencia frenen su trabajo por el país”, sostuvo Manzano. Según la funcionaria, la audiencia de flagrancia para los detenidos se instalaría esta misma tarde.

Advertisement

El ataque se produjo en medio de un clima de tensión política y social marcado por las movilizaciones convocadas por la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (Conaie) contra el fin del subsidio al diésel, que ya cumplen su tercera semana.

Aunque las autoridades no atribuyeron directamente el ataque a la organización indígena, Manzano aseguró que “las comunidades ancestrales no están involucradas”, sino que “son células criminales las que están provocando estos actos de terrorismo”. Añadió que no se debe generalizar la responsabilidad sobre todo el movimiento indígena y mencionó que existen dirigentes con denuncias previas por terrorismo.

Así quedó uno de los
Así quedó uno de los vehículos de la caravana presidencial. (Presidencia Ecuador)

Desde la Presidencia, el comunicado oficial describió el hecho como una acción de “grupos desestabilizadores que obedecen órdenes de radicalización” y que “intentaron impedir, por la fuerza, la entrega de una obra destinada a mejorar la vida de una comunidad”. La Secretaría de Comunicación afirmó que todos los detenidos serán procesados por los delitos de terrorismo e intento de asesinato y aseguró que “no lograron detener al Gobierno Nacional”.

Durante su discurso en Cañar, Noboa se refirió directamente al ataque y lo vinculó con sectores que, según dijo, buscan evitar reformas políticas en el país. “A diferencia de quienes no quieren una nueva Constitución, ni reducir el número de asambleístas, ni que los recursos públicos lleguen a la gente, nosotros buscamos el camino democrático. Hay quienes quieren mantener poder en unos pocos espacios y dañan la vida de la mayoría de ecuatorianos para conseguirlo”, manifestó el mandatario.

Advertisement

El Ejecutivo anunció que reforzará las medidas de seguridad del mandatario y que los responsables serán llevados ante la justicia. “Dispararle al carro del presidente, dañar bienes del Estado y atacar una obra pública no tiene nada de pacífico. Son actos criminales”, concluyó Manzano.

El ataque a la caravana presidencial en Cañar ocurre mientras el Gobierno busca retomar el control del orden público tras protestas y bloqueos en al menos cuatro provincias del país.



corresponsal:Desde Quito

Advertisement
Continue Reading

INTERNACIONAL

Trump thanks group representing families of hostages for Nobel Peace Prize appeal

Published

on


NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

President Donald Trump issued a letter to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre, thanking them for their appeal to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. 

Advertisement

«Since the abhorrent events of October 7, 2023, that saw families ripped apart, children torn from their parents’ arms, and innocent people shot, killed, and raped, I have been resolved to returning all the hostages home, and ensuring the total destruction of Hamas so these horrific acts may never be repeated. These unspeakable scenes have been seared into our memories, and we will never forget,» Trump wrote.

«My entire administration has been touched by the fact that, through the unimaginable pain and suffering of spending two years not knowing where your loved ones are, you have continued telling their stories and advocating on their behalf.»

ISRAEL, HAMAS MEET IN EGYPT TO REVIVE TRUMP PEACE PLAN AHEAD OF OCT. 7 ANNIVERSARY

Advertisement

President Donald Trump meets with freed Israeli hostages Ohad Ben Ami and Raz Ben Ami, and Ilay and Leela David, the siblings of Evyatar David, who is still held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. Sept. 2025.  (The White House)

On Monday, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum issued a letter to the Nobel Committee, saying that after two years of suffering, they felt that Trump’s efforts brought them to a turning point. The group also acknowledged the number of hostages released since Trump’s inauguration, giving some families their loved ones and others «the dignity of burial and closure.»

«President Trump’s determination to bring peace made possible what many said was impossible. From the moment of his inauguration, he brought us light through our darkest times,» the forum wrote. «We are confident that he will not rest until the last hostage is brought home, the war has ended, and peace and prosperity are restored to the people of the Middle East.»

Advertisement

«In this past year, no leader or organization has contributed more to peace around the world than President Trump. While many have spoken eloquently about peace, he has achieved it. While others have offered empty promises, he has delivered tangible results that have saved countless lives,» the forum added.

TRUMP ANNOUNCES ISRAEL AGREES TO GAZA ‘INITIAL WITHDRAWAL LINE’ AS ‘3,000 YEAR CATASTROPHE’ NEARS END

A rally in Tel Aviv calling for the release of the remaining hostages

People lift a banner and portraits of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip since 2023, during a rally in Tel Aviv marking the second anniversary of the attacks by Palestinian terrorists, on Oct. 7, 2025.  (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s unclear whether Trump will win the prize, but that does not mean he has given up on achieving peace and ending the war. 

Advertisement

Trump over the weekend urged the negotiators involved in the indirect talks to «move fast,» but he signaled that he viewed Hamas’ response as positive and called on Israel to «immediately stop the bombing of Gaza.»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the 20-point plan while in the U.S. last month. While Hamas said it was ready to release the hostages, it did not give a definitive answer on Trump’s plan.

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after a press conference

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (POOL)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Advertisement

Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed Trump’s deal as «a historic opportunity to close this dark chapter, and to build a foundation for lasting peace and security for all.»

Chief negotiators from Israel and Hamas convened in Egypt on Tuesday as negotiations regarding Trump’s peace plan continued. An Egyptian official with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press that Hamas and Israel agreed on most of the first-phase terms, including the release of the hostages and the establishment of a ceasefire.

Fox News Digital’s Caitlin McFall contributed to this report. 

Advertisement



donald trump,middle east,israel

Advertisement
Continue Reading

INTERNACIONAL

Alexander Vindman’s congressman brother leads off Dems boosting Jay Jones after texts: ‘Send a message’

Published

on


NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!

Democratic Virginia Rep. Yevgeny «Eugene» Vindman, twin brother of Trump impeachment figure Alexander Vindman, blasted out to his Twitter followers a call to vote for Democrats Jay Jones and Abigail Spanberger days after texts showed the former referenced killing Republicans.

Advertisement

Meanwhile, a House of Delegates candidate in conservative southside Virginia doubles and triples down on support of Jones amid social media pushback.

As Jones’ controversy and campaign unraveled over the weekend, Vindman, D-Va., took to X to issue comments standing behind the entire Democratic ticket.

«We’re just a month out from Election Day in Virginia. It’s time for our Commonwealth to send a message that we’re tired of Republican chaos,» Vindman wrote Sunday, two days after texts came to light showing Jones envisioning the murder of then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah.

Advertisement

YOUNGKIN SAYS DEMOCRAT AG CANDIDATE JAY JONES MUST ‘STEP AWAY IN DISGRACE’ OVER TEXTS ABOUT FORMER GOP LEADER

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., center, talks with Rep. Eugene Vindman, left, and his brother Alexander Vindman in Washington in 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Virginia «make a plan to vote — early if you can,» he said, adding «for» and the three X handles for gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger, lieutenant gubernatorial nominee Ghazala Hashmi and Jones.

Advertisement

«Your voice couldn’t be more important this year,» concluded Rep. Eugene Vindman, who coincidentally holds Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger’s former seat. 

The post got ratioed by critics, including one telling Vindman, «Nobody is voting for Jay ‘Two Bullet’ Jones.»

«Get lost,» the man wrote.

Advertisement

JAY JONES SAID IF MORE POLICE WERE KILLED IT WOULD REDUCE SHOOTINGS OF CIVILIANS, ACCORDING TO VIRGINIA LAWMAKER

Another respondent posted a meme image of the Harrison family from «Pawn Stars» speaking with a customer and the caption «We need to tone down the political violence rhetoric» – «Virginia Democrats: Best I can do is murder your children.»

A third posted the ubiquitous «Marked Safe From… Today» flag meme, with the caption «Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones.»

Advertisement

«Virginia — not for lovers anymore,» another wrote, referring to the Old Dominion’s famous 50-year tourism slogan.

Rep. Eugene Vindman’s brother Alexander Vindman was a key figure in then-Rep. Adam Schiff’s impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Schiff defended then-witness Alexander Vindman in congressional hearings after Trump and other Republicans repeatedly condemned the former Ukraine-focused National Security Council staffer.

In Washington, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine also defended his support for Jones, saying he’s known the former Norfolk state delegate for 25 years.

Advertisement

«I think those statements were not in character, and he has apologized — I wish other people in public life would sincerely apologize for stuff,» Kaine said.

At the other end of Virginia, a Democrat running for a seat in Pittsylvania County and vicinity doubled and tripled down on her endorsement of Jones as the controversy continued.

YOUNGKIN PRESSES DEMS TO PUSH JAY JONES OFF VIRGINIA AG TICKET AFTER ‘BEYOND DISQUALIFYING’ MESSAGES SURFACE

Advertisement

Candidate Melody Cartwright, a former graphic designer at the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, lambasted the delegate whom Jones had incidentally texted the invective to and vociferously defended the attorney generalship nominee.

Jay Jones «will defend Virginia’s rights, healthcare, and education. Stay the course,» Cartwright wrote on X, inscribing Jones’ handle.

«I stand with (Jay Jones) period. End of statement,» Cartwright wrote in a second tweet, both of which were lambasted by critics.

Advertisement

«Then you stand for a man who fantasizes about the murder of his political opponent’s children and wants to kill them, the parents, and piss on their graves,» replied former Energy Department staffer Matt van Swol.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Martinsville Speedway of NASCAR fame

NASCAR’s Martinsville Speedway, seen here, is the anchor of Del. Eric Phillips’ district where he is running against Democrat Melody Cartwright. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Another critic said Cartwright’s comment wasn’t just a show of support but «an endorsement of an (expletive) death-obsessed lunatic.»

Advertisement

«No one is surprised. By you, by him, or by your entire party. It’s who you are,» wrote conservative figure Western Lensman.

Another reply included a one-second clip of conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart from his CPAC 2012 intro video, saying «War,» which had been one of the last appearances by the major right-wing figure before his death just days later. Breitbart’s stern-faced delivery of the singular word grew into a memorialization on the right in the time since; depicting the view that the left holds visceral hatred for the right.

Virginia Del. Eric Phillips, R-Martinsville, who defeated Cartwright last cycle and faces her again, told Fox News Digital it’s «not the Virginia way» to even entertain chatter in terms of what Jones referenced in his texts.

Advertisement

«It’s disturbing and disgraceful for my opponent to defend Jay Jones’ vile comments,» Phillips said of Cartwright.

«Standing with someone who talks about shooting colleagues in the head, harming their children, and desecrating graves is indefensible,» Phillips added.

«Anyone who excuses or embraces that kind of hate has no business asking to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates.»

Advertisement

In a separate tweet, Cartwright also bashed Virginia Del. Carrie Coyner, R-Chester, who originally had shared Jones’ texts with the National Review and Fox News Digital.

virginia governor race,virginia,democrats,elections,donald trump,trump impeachment inquiry

Continue Reading

Tendencias