House votes to censure Rep. Gosar for animated video depicting him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez

By a vote of 223-207, the House voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and strip him of committee assignments for posting an anime video depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and attacking President Biden. Speaker Nancy Pelosi read the censure as Gosar stood in the well of the House floor.

Video Transcript

- On this vote, the yeas are 223 and the nays are 207 with one answering "present." The resolution is adopted. And without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

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[TAPPING GAVEL]

The House will be in order. Will Representative Gosar present himself in the well? By its adoption of House Resolution 789, the House has resolved that Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona be censured. That Representative Paul Gosar forthwith present himself in the well of the House for the pronouncement of censure. That Representative Paul Gosar be censured with the public reading of this resolution by the Speaker. And that Representative Paul Gosar be and is hereby removed from the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. It.