When Jeff Jackson Denounces Political Violence, Does He Really Mean It?
With Americans more divided than ever, Jackson’s spotty record on condemning thugs means he cannot be trusted with power
Opposing political violence should be a basic expectation of elected officials, but Rep. Jeff Jackson (D) cannot even meet that low bar with any consistency.
Following former President Trump’s assassination attempt in July, Jackson—now running for North Carolina Attorney General—denounced the attack, posting on X, “Political violence indelibly stains countries. It must always, always be rejected.” When someone shot at his opponent’s parents’ house while his children slept there, Jackson responded similarly to condemn the act “in the strongest possible terms.”
Yet when former President Trump’s life was threatened by another assassination attempt in September, there was nary a peep from Jackson. No posts on social media, press releases, or statements issued by either his campaign or congressional office condemning what could have easily been a fatal shooting of a former President.
Things only get worse the further back you look.
Jackson’s 2022 campaign for Congress ran an ad featuring an image of his opponent’s home at a time candidates and their families around the country were targeted for violence. After the ad aired, Jackson’s opponent received a death threat, forcing him to wear a bulletproof vest to public events—and then his family was shot at.
Although Jackson ultimately condemned the shooting, he only pulled the ad once the shooting became public and took no accountability for its potential role in encouraging threats to his opponent: “We at Team Jackson pulled our ad in an abundance of caution and concern, but to be clear, the home involved in the incident has never been featured in any of our advertising.”
If his political opponents aren’t safe, pro-life groups certainly aren’t safe from the radically pro-abortion Jackson’s rhetoric.
Jackson voted against denouncing attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches following the overruling of Roe v. Wade, including Asheville’s Mountain Area Pregnancy Services—which was specifically mentioned in the bill—where vandals broke windows and graffitied “if abortions aren’t safe, neither are you.”
With multiple campaign contributions from Planned Parenthood, support for codifying Roe v. Wade into law, and 62% of Democrat voters considering abortion a deciding factor in their vote, it is no surprise Jeff Jackson would cater to pro-abortion vandals instead of clearly denouncing violence against even those with whom he disagrees.
Jeff Jackson is running to be North Carolina’s Attorney General. If he can’t even consistently denounce political violence, he cannot be expected to consistently apply the law.
