She described growing up amid violence, referencing the murders of family members and her father’s suicide. Jones went on to explain her blunt approach, saying she would not retaliate by “punching” an opponent in the face. Instead, Jones warned that she would “go across your neck” so the opponent “won’t come back.” She said similar language was used in a conversation with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, urging Democrats to “wipe out every Republican in New York, in California, in Illinois.”