Arizona Republican congressman Paul Gosar, tweeted an altered animated video depicting the killing of Democratic congresswoman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and an attack on President Joe Biden.
Gosar on Sunday evening shared a photoshopped video in which he and other Republican lawmakers, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) and Lauren Boebert (Colo.), are depicted as heroes from the Japanese anime series “Attack on Titan.” The clip also included footage of migrants and border patrol agents with animated scenes in which the words “drugs,” “crime,” “poverty,” “money,” “murder,” “gangs,” “violence” and “trafficking” appear on the screen.
According to Vice, the anime is a post-apocalyptic series that revolves around a small civilization that lives in a bordered-off city to protect itself from giant human-like creatures called Titans that love to eat humans for fun.
Ocasio-Cortez’s face is superimposed on one of the Titans, who is killed by Gosar’s character. His character also attacks a Titan with Biden’s face.
“Attack of the Titans” was released in 2013. Many have criticized the series for purportedly supporting antisemitic conspiracy theories and fascism, Vice reports.
The video sparked outrage from Twitter users who said keeping the post up violates the social media platform’s rules.
