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Paul Gosar Twitter video incident

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File:Screenshots of the Paul Gosar Twitter video incident.png
Screenshots from the clip posted on Twitter by Gosar

On November 7, 2021, Paul Gosar, a United States representative from Arizona, posted on Twitter a video clip from the Japanese anime series Attack on Titan, edited to depict a character with Gosar's face killing a character with the superimposed face of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as attacking a character representing President Joe Biden.[1][2] The video received heavy criticism and was perceived to be a threat on Ocasio-Cortez's and Biden's lives,[3] while Gosar insisted that the video was meant to be "entertaining".[4]

The House censured Gosar for the incident, making him the 24th House member to be censured in American history, and the first in more than a decade.[5][6]

Background[edit]

In 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic primary for New York's 14th congressional district, unseating the ten-term incumbent Joseph Crowley in an upset. Ocasio-Cortez, whose policies generally align with those of democratic socialism,[7] has clashed with Republicans on many issues. One of the Republicans with whom she has disagreed most is Gosar, considered by many commentators to be one of the most far-right American politicians.[8]

Incident[edit]

On November 7, 2021,[9] Gosar posted a video to his official Twitter account showing the opening sequence from the anime series Attack on Titan, edited to depict the faces of himself, other Republican politicians, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and President Joe Biden superimposed on various characters, including one scene depicting Gosar attacking Ocasio-Cortez and Biden with swords.[1] In the caption accompanying the video, Gosar inquired: "Any anime fans out there?"[1] The 90-second clip also contained edited images of the Mexico–United States border, along with footage of migrants and Border Patrol officers.[10]

Aftermath[edit]

From left to right: Representative Paul Gosar, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and President Joe Biden

Republican members of the House of Representatives did not condemn the video or Gosar's post. Ocasio-Cortez responded that she believed the video was "part of a pattern that normalizes violence".[11] The House voted to censure Gosar, mostly along party lines. The last time the House censured a lawmaker was in 2010, with the censuring of Charles B. Rangel (D-NY).[12] Gosar insisted that the video did not pose a threat and was intended to be "entertaining".[4]

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, called for the House Ethics Committee and law enforcement to investigate it as a threat.[13] On November 17, 2021, Gosar was censured for the post and removed from committee assignments by a 223–207 vote, making him the 24th House member to be censured in American history, and by the narrowest margin.[6][14][15] The vote was mainly along party lines; only two Republicans, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, voted with the Democrats, while "about a dozen Republicans stood beside Gosar in a show of support", according to The Washington Post.[16] (One Republican, David P. Joyce, voted "present".)[17] Minutes after being censured, he retweeted the offending video again.[18] The next day, Donald Trump endorsed Gosar for his 2022 reelection bid, while House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said he would likely give Gosar better committee assignments if Republicans won the House in 2022.[19]

Democratic representative Eric Swalwell also criticized Gosar for making the video, stating in a tweet: "Happy Monday in America, where @GOPLeader McCarthy's colleague just posted a video of himself swinging two swords at President Biden. These blood thirsty losers are more comfortable with violence than voting. Keep exposing them."[20] Ted Lieu, a representative from California, also condemned the tweet, stating that "in any workplace in America, if a coworker made an anime video killing another coworker, that person would be fired", and referring to Gosar's conduct as "sick behavior".[20] Twitter placed a notice on the tweet, stating that it violated the platform's rules but could be left up in the interest of the public.[20] Gosar's digital director, however, refused to back down, saying that it was "just an anime video" and that "the left doesn't get meme culture".[20] Gosar later deleted the video.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Somnez, Felicia (November 9, 2021). "Rep. Paul Gosar tweets altered anime video showing him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Clark, Dartunorro (November 9, 2021). "Twitter flags GOP lawmaker's anime video depicting him killing Ocasio-Cortez, attacking Biden". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Rep. Paul Gosar is censured over an anime video depicting him killing AOC". NPR.org.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in Module:Citeq at line 53: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)., Wikidata Q109644629
  5. ↑ "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fires back at GOP over Gosar's violent video". MSN. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sonmez, Felicia (November 17, 2021). "House censures Rep. Gosar, ejects him from committees over violent video depicting slaying of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ "Alexandria Ocasio Cortez explains what democratic socialism means". Business Insider. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ Healy, Jack (April 11, 2022). "Gosar, Far-Right Incumbent, Faces G.O.P. Challengers in Arizona". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ "'Absolutely disgraceful': Anger as Paul Gosar shares anime clip showing him killing AOC". Independent.co.uk. November 18, 2021. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ Garelick, Rhonda (November 29, 2021). "With Political Memes, the Medium Matters". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ Walsh, Deirdre. "Rep. Gosar is censured over an anime video depicts him killing AOC". NPR. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fires back at GOP over Gosar's violent video". MSN. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ Lillis, Mike (November 9, 2021). "Pelosi calls for ethics, criminal investigations into Gosar". The Hill. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. ↑ Weisman, Jonathan; Edmondson, Catie (November 17, 2021). "House, Mostly Along Party Lines, Censures Gosar for Violent Video". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ "List of Individuals Expelled, Censured, or Reprimanded in the U.S. House of Representatives". history.house.gov. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Sonmez, Felicia; Wang, Amy B; Sotomayor, Marianna (November 17, 2021). "House censures Rep. Gosar, ejects him from committees over video depicting slaying of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez". Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (November 17, 2021). "Roll Call 379 Roll Call 379, Bill Number: H. Res. 789, 117th Congress, 1st Session". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ Slisco, Alisa (November 17, 2021). "Minutes after being censured, Gosar retweets offending AOC video". Newsweek. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ Sonmez, Felicia; Scott, Eugene (November 18, 2021). "Trump endorses Gosar for reelection as GOP rallies around lawmaker who posted an altered anime video of himself killing a colleague". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "Rep. Paul Gosar tweets altered anime video showing him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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