Self-Quarantined GOP Congressman Ridiculed for Saying He Would ‘Rather Die Gloriously in Battle’

Congressman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is being ridiculed online after he tweeted out what appeared to be an image from a video game battle with the caption, “Been thinking about life and mortality today. I’d rather die gloriously in battle than from a virus. In a way it doesn’t matter. But it kinda does.”

Gosar was one of two elected officials — along with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) — who say that they encountered an individual with coronavirus at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference just outside Washington, D.C. Cruz has also quarantined himself.

Gosar said in a statement that he was “with the individual for an extended period of time, and we shook hands several times.”

But it seems that, while in quarantine, Gosar had dreams of battle. Here is the tweet that earned him ridicule:

There were plenty of people who considered it a bit hyperbolic and ridiculed it. ProPublica’s Jessica Huseman pointed out that Gosar is a dentist by trade, not some sort of medieval warrior.

Rather quickly the internet filled with people poking fun at Gosar’s grand ideations.

Or this bit of a squirrel readying for battle:

Or this bit of battling Pokemon:

https://twitter.com/molly_knight/status/1237069635234611201?s=20

Or even this bit of battling Gumbys:

https://twitter.com/KatzOnEarth/status/1237064727966203910?s=20