Dozens of groups call on GOP leaders to punish John Gillette for execution threat

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Source: AZ Mirror

October 2, 2025 9:26 am


Thirty statewide advocacy groups are urging the Republicans who lead the Arizona House of Representatives to take action against a GOP legislator who called for the execution of a Democratic congresswoman because she urged people upset with President Donald Trump to peacefully protest in the streets.

Kingman Republican Rep. John Gillette wrote on the social media site X on Sept. 25 that U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington, was calling for the government to be overthrown and should be hanged.

“Until people like this, that advocate for the overthrow of the American government are tried convicted and hanged.. it will continue,” Gillette said in response to a video of Jayapal. X has since limited the visibility of Gillette’s post because it violates the social media site’s policy on violent threats. The Arizona Mirror was the first to report on Gillette’s call for violence against Jayapal.

“Representative Gillette’s comments were disorderly behavior of the highest order, reflect a broader pattern of inciting political violence that put lives at risk, and should not be tolerated by Arizona House leadership,” the letter obtained exclusively by the Arizona Mirror says, citing the House’s own rules. “We urge you to take action against Representative Gillette’s incitement of violence against another elected official, to demonstrate to the people of Arizona that they are free to non-violently protest and engage with their state legislature without fear for their lives.”

Read more: https://azmirror.com/2025/10/02/dozens-of-groups-call-on-gop-leaders-to-punish-john-gillette-for-execution-threat/

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Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26175728/john-gillette-letter.pdf

[Frasier Balzov]

1. No Democrat running yet?

The Arizona House 30th District representing Kingman needs a Democratic candidate.

Gillette has brought the focus on himself and this state legislative race.

Let him face a challenger.

[Mister Ed]

2. What exactly did Rep. Jayapal do? Did she try to organize a coup or something?

Did she try to raise a mob to sack the Capitol? A mob to hunt our elected representatives down the hallways, to threaten the life of the vice president, to viciously beat and mace the Capitol Police officers?

I think anyone who's done such things should be dealt with severely, to the full extent of the law.

[zorbasd]

3. Neither, she's a person of color, Indian heritage,

and female and a US Representative....that's not acceptable to the MAGAt fascists....that's all people, because shes a non-white woman representative challenging their new Orange Mesiah since they have re-crucified Jesus.

[Clouds Passing]

4. Maybe she bought a supreme court, or stole an election win, or ignored many laws....

[GenThePerservering]

5. Rep Jayapal is our rep

She's a hard-headed, pragmatic progressive and believes in peaceful governance and practical solutions. She's also an immigrant and has been incredibly hard working for the people she represents since being voted into office. She's also not afraid to speak truth to power. We are lucky to have her!

So, of course the gropers can't stand her - but since they're constantly inciding violence I'm not in the least surprised.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. How you know all Republicans want all of us dead

Is not one of them will reprimand him.

[whathehell]

7. Actually, he did attempt to walk it back..

so we can assume he got some pushback...He characterized it as a "poor choice of words"

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Wait till the piece of shit contacts him and congratulates him.

[colorado_ufo]

9. He is making the primary mistake of conflating a person with the government itself.

She was advocating protest against a person, not against the Constitution or the organization of the government. But even if she were, this is within her right to free speech!