In his weekly newsletter on Sunday, Congressman Paul Gosar discussed his recent censure by the House of Representatives for posting an edited version of a popular Anime video, Attack on Titan. The video inflamed some for its violent depiction of him fighting for border security with the characters’ faces superimposed to resemble members of congress including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy stated in his floor speech during the censure that the censure was an example of “the Speaker burning down the House on the way out.” He went on to talk about the double standard that the democrats have for their members vs. conservatives, a sentiment echoed by Gosar in his newsletter.
In the newsletter, Gosar stated, “The radical Left, led by Nancy Pelosi, continued its attack on free speech and marched forward with steadfast determination to cancel anyone who disagrees with their Marxist agenda. Their target this week? Yours truly. Turns out that I am the man the Democrats fear the most. Why? For standing up to the Biden administration’s open border immigration policies and plans to grant amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens hiding in our country. More on that later in the newsletter.
“On Wednesday, House Democrats voted to censure, or more appropriately, censor me because of a silly cartoon depicting the invasion along the southern border and the Left’s dangerous quest for amnesty for millions of lawbreakers. Everyone who actually watched the cartoon knows that it was not real and that there is no actual threat, or even a perceived threat, to anyone. House Democrats, always ready to be triggered by the latest fake offense, never bothered to watch the video. Their minds were made up long before they voted to silence me.
“Did you know? I was not allowed a hearing to defend myself. I was not allowed to play the cartoon to the members of Congress, most of whom had never seen it. Thus, they voted on something they hadn’t seen.
“A day before Nancy Pelosi went after me, I went on the Stew Peters Show to explain to the American people exactly why the Democrats are trying to cancel me.
“My entire Republican conference was united in support of me and voted against this political stunt. I am incredibly grateful to Leader McCarthy and everyone who stood up and spoke on my behalf. After the vote, President Trump phoned me to personally thank me for standing up in support of the America First agenda.
“I will continue to speak out against Mr. Biden’s failures while serving my constituents to my fullest ability. Thank you to the countless number of people, all across the country, who phoned or wrote me to support my efforts to hold this administration accountable.
“I’ve only just begun.”
It was reported before the vote that during the GOP conference meeting, Gosar stood up before his colleagues and sought to explain the video. “I don’t believe in violence against any member.” He also said his office posted the video to try to reach a younger audience, and he did not see it before it was posted.
