Paul Gosar re-shares controversial video after House censure

Washington — After receiving a rare formal rebuke from the House because of an anime video depicting violence against Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Biden, Congressman Paul Gosar re-shared to his social media account the offending cartoon that sparked his punishment.

The Arizona Republican retweeted a post from a conservative podcast and television host that included the video after the House voted 223 to 207 to censure Gosar and remove him from two congressional committees. The congressman then appeared to remove the post from his Twitter feed.

With the House's vote Wednesday afternoon, Gosar became the 24th member of Congress in U.S. history to be censured, the most severe punishment a lawmaker can face short of expulsion. In addition to the formal rebuke of the congressman, he was also stripped of his assignments to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on which Ocasio-Cortez also serves, and Natural Resources Committee.