Dem Rep Floats Violent Response To GOP Over Viral Sombrero Meme

Democratic California Rep. Jimmy Gomez mused about physically assaulting Republicans for sharing viral memes taunting Democratic lawmakers during a press conference on Thursday.

Gomez said he would kick Republicans in the face for sharing AI-generated content of Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a handlebar mustache. When pressed by a reporter whether he should tone down his violent rhetoric following a recent spate of political violence, Gomez doubled down and blamed President Donald Trump.

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“On the attacks regarding the sombreros, I think that those are just completely racist and uncalled for. But every time he does it, I’m going to release a movie poster with him and Jeffrey Epstein,” Gomez told reporters during a press event hosted by the Congressional Dads Caucus. “They fight fire with fire. We’re going to fight fire with fire as well. If they go low, we’re going to kick them in the face.”

“We don’t play by the old rules of ‘they go low, we go high,’” Gomez continued. “That kind of era is way over. So it’s bare-knuckles in this fight.”

Gomez told reporters that he stood by his remarks when asked by a reporter who noted that some individuals could take his threat of physical violence literally. The suspect in the murder of Kirk notably espoused left-wing ideology, according