Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is facing growing calls to be arrested or expelled from Congress after the lawmaker shared an anime video depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Congressman Rep. Gosar sparked fierce backlash on Sunday after he tweeted an anime video that showed him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez.
The video, based on the anime Attack on Titan, shows Rep. Gosar killing the New York lawmaker with a sword before launching himself at President Joe Biden.
The video and depiction of violence against Rep. Ocasio-Cortez led numerous figures to call for Rep. Gosar to be arrested or expelled from Congress.
Executive director at the Democratic Coalition Scott Dworkin said he wanted police to take action against Rep. Gosar.
Dworkin said in a tweet posted on Monday night: "Paul Gosar needs to be banned from Twitter permanently.
Rep. Gosar has previously faced fierce criticism after being listed as attending a fundraiser with white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. »