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Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona made headlines last week by delivering the keynote address at a conference of White nationalists.
Though Gosar faced intense criticism for the incident online, he went unpunished by Republican leaders in Congress.
On March 7, he followed up his appearance at the White nationalist meeting by tweeting out a crude misogynist meme of their motto as well as adding it as a hashtag.
#AmericaFirst https://t.co/cZRqzEcFSBโ Paul Gosar (@Paul Gosar)1615152378.0
@DrPaulGosar/Twitter
"America First Is Inevitable" is the motto of the group "America First," a White nationalist organization run by "racist and anti-Semitic podcaster Nick Fuentes."
@DrPaulGosar https://t.co/nV8puTVVykโ The Lincoln Project (@The Lincoln Project)1615245143.0
This a tweet from a sitting Member of Congress. ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ https://t.co/jIvGOYuliFโ Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan Omar)1615258240.0
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Even if one were to ignore the explicit support of a White nationalist group, which is always unacceptable, using a lewd meme seems beneath the dignity of a sitting member of Congress.
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So @GOPLeader has a member of his caucus who just publicly attended and addressed a white supremacist conference anโฆ https://t.co/WxQSpq6YNvโ Josh Marshall (@Josh Marshall)1615256224.0
Resign. You need help!! People like you bring America down!! https://t.co/uWwFNN9H4vโ Pati (@Pati)1615257015.0
Many called for Gosar's resignation considering his unabashed support for bigotted organizations.
Steve King was booted from his committee assignments for less. https://t.co/tJtZRMU7Cjโ Shower Cap (@Shower Cap)1615308872.0
Come get your white supremacist, Arizona. https://t.co/molbTt0fgsโ Kaz Weida (@Kaz Weida)1615302796.0
The GOP didn't denounce Rep. Paul Gosar when he was the keynote speaker at a straight-up white nationalist conferenโฆ https://t.co/Cad54Mab2Mโ Debra Messingโ๐ป (@Debra Messingโ๐ป)1615274982.0
On Twitter, Gosar's meme was met with shock and disgust.
@AmFirstFilms @DrPaulGosar Why in the world would you support his white nationalist tweets?โ Devin Nunesโ cow ๐ฎ (@Devin Nunesโ cow ๐ฎ)1615261761.0
The fact that Paul Gosar is a Republican in good standing and a white supremacist at the same time says plenty abouโฆ https://t.co/ljTFm5jLtuโ Mark Jacob (@Mark Jacob)1615247658.0
Rep. Gosar posted the motto of a white nationalist group after delivering the keynote address at the groupโs conferโฆ https://t.co/b1WgCP7dbpโ John FitzGerald (@John FitzGerald)1615253389.0
It seems openly being a White nationalist and White supremacist is not disqualifying from the modern Republican party.
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White nationalist meme. Will @GOPLeader do anything about this racist in his caucus? https://t.co/1ilte622WGโ Fred Wellman (@Fred Wellman)1615245673.0
Gosar has yet to face any consequences for his support of the America First group, which is in some ways unsurprising considering its proximity in messaging to former President Donald Trump.
The Congressman continues to ignore calls for his resignation. Gosar has been in Congress since 2011.
He currently sits on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.