Paul Gosar Killing AOC Anime Video Removed From Social Media After Online Fury

An anime video that depicted Rep. Paul Gosar killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been removed from Twitter and Instagram following widespread condemnation.

The controversial photoshopped clip mocked up Gosar, an Arizona Republican, killing a giant Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, could no longer be found on the congressman's social media accounts on Wednesday.

Gosar faced a wave of criticism after it was uploaded to his Twitter account on Sunday. It was later posted on his Instagram account. The posts have been viewed more than 3 million times combined.

The 90-second anti-immigrant clip edited the opening credits of Attack on Titan, a show in which man-eating giants try to breach city walls.

In the clip, Ocasio-Cortez is briefly seen as Gosar darts across the rooftops of a European city before landing a death blow by slicing the back of her neck.

Democrats and others were quick to condemn the video and called for Gosar to be arrested or expelled from Congress.

On Wednesday, the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the post was unacceptable.

Pelosi wrote on Twitter: "Threats of violence against Members of Congress and the President of the United States must not be tolerated.

"GOPLeader [House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy] should join in condemning this horrific video and call on the Ethics Committee and law enforcement to investigate."

As of Wednesday morning, House Minority Leader McCarthy has not publicly commented on the scandal.

Some Republicans shared their outrage over the situation.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) hit out at House Minority Leader McCarthy in a tweet on Tuesday.

Kinzinger wrote: "A party with leaders like Kevin McCarthy, that cannot stand up to the insanity from people like Greene, Gaetz, Gosar, etc, is going to have a hard time standing up to countries like China. @GOPLeader."

Instagram and Twitter had placed restrictions on the video but allowed it to remain on their platforms.

Twitter said while the clip violated its rule about hateful content, the video would remain accessible as "it may be in the public's interest."

Tweets of elected officials might remain up, Twitter added, even if they breached its rules—although a notice would be added and the ability to share the content would be limited.

Instagram added a "sensitive content" filter screen on the video, meaning it could only be viewed when clicked on, and accounts were no longer able to share or comment on the post.

Newsweek has contacted Gosar, Twitter and Instagram for comment.