House votes to censure Gosar over violent video

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives censured Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for a convulsive video helium posted online.

Two Republicans, Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, joined Democrats successful voting to censure Gosar. The solution passed by a last ballot of 223-207— with 1 Republican voting present.

The animated video Gosar shared shows him attacking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York with a sword.

Ocasio-Cortez spoke astir the video anterior to the vote.

"It is simply a bittersweet time successful which a subordinate who leads a governmental enactment successful the United States of America tin not bring themselves to accidental that issuing a depiction of murdering a subordinate of Congress is wrong," she said.

Gosar rejected that the video condoned violence.

"I bash not espouse unit towards anyone. I ne'er have. I voluntarily took the cartoon down, not due to the fact that it was a threat, but immoderate thought it was. Out of compassion who mostly thought offense, I self-censored," helium said.

Gosar volition present beryllium removed from the House Committee connected Oversight and Reform and the Natural Resources Committee.

Gosar served connected the Oversight and Reform Committee with Ocasio-Cortez.