Person-topic record

Josh Gottheimer on Political Rhetoric and Violence

A sourced history of statements and actions associated with this topic.

Disputes over whether public rhetoric predicts, excuses, encourages, threatens, or contributes to violence.

Scope: Includes only sourced statements and documented interpretations; the topic label is not a finding about intent or likely effect.

Counts document individual events. They do not assign an overall position.

Distinct documented events

Position history

1 event on this page · Inclusive range: April 29, 2026–April 29, 2026

1 matching event · Inclusive range: April 29, 2026–April 29, 2026

1 total published event · Inclusive range: April 29, 2026–April 29, 2026

Condemned

1 distinct published event overall · Inclusive range: April 29, 2026–April 29, 2026

1 event on this page · Inclusive range: April 29, 2026–April 29, 2026

April 29, 2026Condemned

Addressed record

Hasan Piker’s “Hamas over Israel” comparison

“We cannot be selective in calling out antisemitism.”

Speaker capacity: U.S. Representative; co-introducer of the resolution
Editorial rationale: An official statement condemning Piker's rhetoric in a resolution that includes the comparison. The classification is not a claim that Gottheimer's quoted words addressed only this statement.

Gottheimer and Lawler introduce resolution condemning Piker’s rhetoric

· Josh Gottheimer

Gottheimer statement; release linking the introduced resolution. The resolution cites Piker's Hamas-over-Israel comparison among other statements.

First-party congressional release announcing a resolution concerning Piker and Candace Owens. Gottheimer's quotation addresses antisemitism and influential voices broadly; the linked resolution specifically includes Piker's Hamas-over-Israel comparison. This source does not support treating Gottheimer's statement as addressing only that comparison.

View context Hasan Piker’s “Hamas over Israel” comparison