Dem senator's hefty donation to disgraced AG candidate's campaign comes back to haunt him

Jones also said Gilbert and his wife should have to watch his "fascist" children die.

Fox News Digital reached out to Warner's office inquiring whether he plans to ask for the money to be returned or call on Jones to exit the race but did not receive a response.

Jones apologized for the comment but remains in the race for attorney general.

Republicans across the nation, including President Donald Trump, have called on Jones to drop out of the race for his comments condoning political violence. So far, no prominent Democrats have rescinded their endorsements. 

Warner, vice chair of the Senate Finance Committee, has been a staunch opponent of political violence in recent years, denouncing the January 6 Capitol Hill riots and violent Charlottesville protests on numerous occasions. 

"The rise in political violence-which has inflicted tragedy upon the families of Republican activist Charlie Kirk and Minnesota's House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband Mark, and many other Americans on both sides of the aisle-is disturbing and unacceptable," Warner said in a September press release, along with fellow Virginia Democrats including Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Eugene Vindman. 

"We are unified in our condemnation of these attacks. It is critical to the safety of all Americans and the health of our democracy that we are able to approach our political differences with respect and without resorting to violence."

Warner and other Democrats are starting to face criticism for sticking with Jones.

"Mark Warner has endorsed, donated to, and fundraised with Jay Jones, but won't say whether he still supports him to be Virginia's Attorney General after Jones called for the murder of a political opponent and his children," National Republican Senatorial Committee Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell said in a press release. 

"As Americans continue to grapple with Charlie Kirk's assassination, the answer should be easy. Jay Jones is not fit for office and Mark Warner should rescind his support and call for him to step aside immediately."