McCarthy says he called Paul Gosar about AOC anime video

Published November 16, 2021 2:36pm ET



House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he called Rep. Paul Gosar last week over a controversial anime clip posted to his Twitter account.

McCarthy said he called Gosar about the clip, which featured him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and assaulting President Joe Biden. While the California Republican did not explicitly condemn the clip, he said Gosar said he wasn’t advocating violence against the elected leaders.

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