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

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.”

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