A conversation in the House on Tuesday between progressive darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and conservative firebrand Rep. Paul Gosar during the speaker vote on Rep. Kevin McCarthy thrilled T…
Gosar had tweeted a video on Nov. 7, 2021 depicting himself as an anime character assassinating AOC and charging President Biden.
“Does anyone in this chamber find this behavior acceptable?” Ocasio-Cortez asked during the censure debate. “Would you allow depictions of violence against women, against colleagues, would you you allow that in your home? You think this should happen on a school board? In a city council? In a church? And if it’s not acceptable there, why should it be accepted here?”
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