{"id":998058,"date":"2021-11-11T09:58:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=998058"},"modified":"2021-11-11T09:58:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:58:53","slug":"democrats-push-to-censure-paul-gosar-after-he-defended-anime-video-of-him-killing-aoc-attacking-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-to-censure-paul-gosar-after-he-defended-anime-video-of-him-killing-aoc-attacking-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Push To Censure Paul Gosar After He Defended Anime Video Of Him Killing AOC, Attacking Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-push-to-censure-paul-gosar-after-he-defended-anime-video-of-him-killing-aoc-attacking-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=998058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>House Democrats late Wednesday announced a bid to censure Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar after he posted an anime video of him killing Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/speier.house.gov\/press-releases?id=98815826-E35D-4079-8364-764F23147530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">argued<\/a> that Gosar\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/09\/twitter-paul-gosar-joe-biden-alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> was a \u201cclear cut case for censure\u201d because of the violence included. Gosar first posted the video Sunday then quietly deleted it Tuesday night after defending it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a Member of Congress to post a manipulated video on his social media accounts depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden is a clear cut case for censure,\u201d the 10 Democrats wrote in a joint statement. \u201cFor that Member to post such a video on his official Instagram account and use his official congressional resources in the House of Representatives to further violence against elected officials goes beyond the pale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The now-deleted video shows Gosar\u2019s face edited over a character from the anime show \u201cAttack on Titan.\u201d Gosar\u2019s character at one point strikes a character edited to have Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s face in the back of the neck with a sword and later charges a character edited to have Biden\u2019s face while wielding a sword in each hand. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/09\/nancy-pelosi-paul-gosar-anime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Pelosi Calls For Criminal, Ethics Investigation Into Republican Congressman Over Anime Video)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ocasio Cortez responded to the video after it was first posted, equating Gosar to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1457889142621282305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201ccollection of wet toothpicks.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"13.360655737705\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">See, the thing about me is that I will \ud83d\udcaf% bulldog back a bully.<\/p>\n<p>Ask any Republican I serve on a committee with \u2013 when I was first elected, they tried to harp on me and I absolutely handed it to them. Now they don\u2019t. \ud83e\udd17<\/p>\n<p>Plus it\u2019s true-Gosar has nothing but tumbleweeds up there. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iTorvQNyRx\">https:\/\/t.co\/iTorvQNyRx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1458469510466387970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Democratic lawmakers invoked the Capitol riot, writing how \u201cthe events of January 6th have shown, such vicious and vulgar messaging can and does foment actual violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They also criticized House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, calling his \u201ctacit approval\u201d of Gosar\u2019s actions \u201cjust as dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gosar defended the video Tuesday, arguing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gosar.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4683\">statement<\/a> that it did not amount to actual violence and was instead a \u201csymbolic portrayal of a fight over immigration policy.\u201d He added that he did not endorse violence against lawmakers or the president.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats late Wednesday announced a bid to censure Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar after he posted an anime video of him killing Democratic New York Rep. 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