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Far-Right Republican Representative Paul Gosar Posts Anti-Immigrant Parody of Attack on Titan OP

Paul Gosar, Republican representative for Arizona's 4th congressional district, posted a political parody of Attack on Titan's first opening sequence on his Twitter account on Sunday. The parody replaces the anime's title card with an alternate Japanese title that translates to "Attack of the Immigrants" (Imin no Kо̄geki). It intersperses clips of refugees with footage from the anime, and portrays U.S. President Joe Biden of the Democratic Party as the Colossal Titan. His political rivals also appear in the video as Titans, including one who appears to be Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who is then killed in the opening sequence.

The video appears to include implied positive associations with former president Donald Trump and U.S. representatives Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Gaetz is currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the House Ethics Committee for sex trafficking, including an allegation involving a minor. Gaetz has denied the allegations.

Gosar has ties to far-right and white nationalist groups, such as the Groypers, Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. He has also endorsed far-right conspiracy theories such as the claim that leftist protestors organized the Capitol riot on January 6.

Source: Rep. Paul Gosar's Twitter account