JUST IN: The House has voted to censure GOP Rep. Paul Gosar and remove him from committees over a violent video targeting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Biden
The action led by House Democrats represents a major rebuke to the Arizona Republican for posting a photoshopped anime video to social media showing him appearing to kill Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden.LIVE UPDATES: House to vote to censure GOP Rep. GosarGosar later took down the video after facing criticism but did not apologize.
"What I said to conference was cannot accept any action or showing of a violence to another member."Amid a backlash against the video, the congressman issued a statement on the video, saying that it"was not meant to depict any harm or violence against anyone portrayed" and calling it"a symbolic portrayal of a fight over immigration policy.
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