‘Inciting violence begets violence’: Paul Gosar censured over video aimed at AOC
by Lauren Gambino in Washington DC from on (#5S1HB)
Trump loyalist removed from committee assignments for video showing him killing Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden
The House delivered an extraordinary rebuke of congressman Paul Gosar on Wednesday, by formally censuring the Arizona Republican and removing his committee assignments for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking Joe Biden.
Gosar, a loyalist of Donald Trump and one of the most far-right members of Congress, sat in the chamber and listened as his colleagues debated the censure against him - the harshest form of punishment the chamber can mete short of expulsion.
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