House Republicans shrug off threats of violence as Democrats prepare to punish Gosar
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House Republicans are mostly shrugging off violent rhetoric within their ranks and vicious threats directed at some of their own members, as Democrats prepare to punish one GOP lawmaker over a graphic video depicting violence against a colleague.
Democratic leaders are actively discussing ways to reprimand Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for a now-deleted anime video he posted to Twitter last week that portrayed himself killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swinging a sword at President Joe Biden. The leading option is a formal censure resolution, according to sources, but another idea under consideration is to strip Gosar of his committee assignments.
While Republicans across the board say they don't condone violence, few, if any, Republicans are expected to back the Democratic-led effort to punish Gosar, besides Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. And GOP leaders have done little to publicly defend the House Republicans who have received vile messages and menacing threats after voting this month for a bipartisan infrastructure bill opposed by former President Donald Trump.
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