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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Rep. (R-Ariz.) sparked outcry after he shared an edited anime video on Sunday that depicts him swinging swords at President and killing Rep. (D-N.Y.).The lawmaker, who has , tweeted the opening credits from the Japanese animated series “Attack on Titan” but altered to show himself in the place of the main character and with the show’s title in Japanese changed to “Attack on Immigrants.” AdvertisementIn the video, Gosar is depicted fighting the show’s “Titans” with far-right Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). In one scene, Ocasio-Cortez’s face is superimposed on one of the Titans. Gosar slashes its neck and kills it. In another scene, Gosar swings two swords at an enemy with Biden’s face edited onto it.The clips are intermixed with real videos of U.S. Border Patrol officers corralling migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The words “drugs,” “crime,” “poverty,” “money,” “gangs,” violence” and “trafficking” flashed across the screen along with blood-splatter effects.The “Attack on Titan” opening credits are often parodied as part of .Any anime fans out there? — Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar)Gosar has been a dedicated purveyor of conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election and was as one of a group of GOP lawmakers who communicated with them in the weeks before the attack, according to a recent Rolling Stone report. Gosar reportedly suggested to organizers that they would be offered a “blanket pardon” by then-President Donald Trump.AdvertisementGosar was denounced online for appearing to endorse violence with his Sunday tweet. Ocasio-Cortez responded with a thread noting his white supremacist ties and calling out House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for failing to rein him in.So while I was en route to Glasgow, a creepy member I work with who fundraises for Neo-Nazi groups shared a fantasy video of him killing meAnd he’ll face no consequences bc cheers him on with excuses.Fun Monday! Well, back to work bc institutions don’t protect woc — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC)This dude is a just a collection of wet toothpicks anyway. White supremacy is for extremely fragile people &amp;sad men like him, whose self concept relies on the myth that he was born superior because deep down he knows he couldn’t open a pickle jar or read a whole book by himself— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC)Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Gosar was “more comfortable with violence than voting.”Happy Monday in America, where McCarthy’s colleague just posted a video of himself swinging two swords at President Biden. These blood thirsty losers are more comfortable with violence than voting. Keep exposing them. — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell)Gosar’s digital director, Jessica Lycos, told The Washington Post in a statement that “we made an anime video” and “everyone needs to relax.”Advertisement“The left doesn’t get meme culture. They have no joy. They are not the future. It’s a cartoon. Gosar can’t fly and he does not own any light sabers. Nor was violence glorified. This is about fighting for truth,” she told the Post. Scores of Twitter users commented that they had reported the video. According to , content that is prohibited. A Twitter spokesperson said the platform had placed a on the as it violated its . “As is standard with this notice, engagements with the Tweet will be limited. People will be able to Quote Tweet the Tweet, but will not be able to Like, Reply or Retweet it,” the statement said. The post also appears on Instagram; a Facebook spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment. Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Rep. (R-Ariz.) sparked outcry after he shared an edited anime video on Sunday that depicts him swinging swords at President and killing Rep. (D-N.Y.).The lawmaker, who has , tweeted the opening credits from the Japanese animated series “Attack on Titan” but altered to show himself in the place of the main character and with the show’s title in Japanese changed to “Attack on Immigrants.” AdvertisementIn the video, Gosar is depicted fighting the show’s “Titans” with far-right Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)...

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