Overview

• Rep. John Gillette posted on Sept. 25 that people like Rep. Pramila Jayapal should be “tried, convicted and hanged,” responding to a 30‑second clip of her March video that full reviews show promoted nonviolent organizing.
• Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Jayapal condemned the remark and urged Arizona Republican leaders to hold Gillette accountable.
• Gillette denies advocating extrajudicial killing, says he referenced due process and treason penalties, but reporting notes insurrection carries up to 10 years in prison and the death penalty applies only to narrowly defined treason.
• Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro and state GOP Chair Gina Swoboda did not respond to requests for comment, and no formal action has been reported.
• The episode follows Gillette’s past inflammatory conduct, including praise for January 6 defendants, a message containing a racial slur, and an ethics complaint over Islamophobic comments that was dismissed, as concerns over political rhetoric intensify after the killing of Charlie Kirk.