Former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail in Virginia on Saturday, speaking on behalf of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger and standing on the same stage as scandal-plagued attorney general nominee Jay Jones.

With the general elections just three days away, Obama stumped alongside Jones — who made headlines over resurfaced texts in which he advocated for the assassination of then-state House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican, and suggested that he and his wife should have to watch one of their young children die.

Obama spoke largely on Spanberger’s behalf, claiming that she would faithfully represent all of Virginia and arguing that she would engage in civil discourse without name-calling or demonization.

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Obama campaigns in VA for Spanberger:

“She knows…that we have to be able to disagree without calling each other nasty names or demonizing each other.”

The Dem VA AG candidate texted that he wanted his opponents’ children to die. He was welcomed on stage at this same rally. pic.twitter.com/Ot8zZhf7sp

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“And Abigail doesn’t just believe in working with everybody, she also believes — and this is really important — in listening to everybody, whether they voted for her or not,” he said. “Because she knows that if we want to make progress on the things that we care about, we have to be able to disagree without calling each other nasty names or demonizing each other.”

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“So at a time when our politics feels broken, we need desperately leaders like Abigail, public servants who are in it for the right reasons and are focused on the future,” he continued.

Obama did not mention the fact that Spanberger, despite condemning Jones’ texts early on, had stopped short of saying that his comments should bar him from holding office. He also did not mention Jones’ obvious contribution to that feeling of brokenness in political discourse.

Spanberger herself raised some of the same points as the former president, speaking about how she was ready and willing to work with everyone: “As Governor, I will work with anyone and everyone to get the job done for Virginians.”

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SPANBERGER: “As Governor, I will work with anyone and everyone to get the job done for Virginians.”

SPANBERGER YESTERDAY: I will not work with President Trump to create jobs. https://t.co/NMYE1Gbjit pic.twitter.com/3C9o6OSZHB

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Neither she nor Obama mentioned a recent interview in which she’d flat-out declared she would not work with President Trump to help create jobs in Virginia.

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🚨 Abigail Spanberger says she WILL NOT work with President Trump to create jobs.

Spanberger doesn’t care about the people of Virginia; she only cares about obstructing President Trump.pic.twitter.com/C6fQyNDvsL

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President Donald Trump issued a direct warning to Nigeria on Saturday, promising to withhold aid from the nation and threatening to take further action if the government did not step in and put a stop to the targeted killing of Christians there.

Trump made a statement via his Truth Social platform, calling on the Nigerian government to stop the Islamic terrorists who were killing Christians and warning that if they did not do so quickly, the United States could “go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing.'”

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“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump posted.

“I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action,” he continued. “If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!”

Trump issued an order on Friday stating that he was designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), citing the ongoing and relentless persecution of Christians conducted by “radical Islamist” terrorists, The Daily Wire previously reported.

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“When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done! I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter, and report back to me,” the president explained.

“The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!” Trump added.

Shortly after Trump made the designation, rapper Nicki Minaj voiced her support for the move, saying that no one should face persecution simply for worshipping however they saw fit.

“We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other. Numerous countries all around the world are being affected by this horror & it’s dangerous to pretend we don’t notice,” Minaj said. “Thank you to The President & his team for taking this seriously. God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”