Six siblings run ads against congressmen brother

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Given his track record of extreme comments on race, religion and immigration, Republican U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar offers plenty of fodder for attack ads against him.

But this one is especially potent.

In Democrat David Brill’s newest ad aimed at unseating Gosar, an Arizona representative who’s passionately loyal to Donald Trump, we discover that the six vocal critics featured in the spot are all brothers and sisters of the congressman.

“He’s not listening to you,” Tim Gosar says of brother Paul Gosar, “and he doesn’t have your interests at heart.”

Gosar has courted controversy repeatedly during his seven years in Congress, perpetuating a conspiracy theory about leftist agitators being behind the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville and defending an anti-Muslim activist in the U.K.

None of this is pleasant for any of us,” David Gosar says in the ad below, which more directly addresses their decision to speak out against their brother. “We’ve got to stand up for our good name.”

Paul Gosar has responded to the ad with several tweets today, noting in one that his mother told The New York Times she supports him.

“My siblings who chose to film ads against me are all liberal Democrats who hate President Trump. These disgruntled Hillary suppporters are related by blood to me but like leftists everywhere, they put political ideology before family. Stalin would be proud.”

“You can’t pick your family. We all have crazy aunts and relatives etc and my family is no different. I hope they find peace in their hearts and let go all the hate. To the six angry Democrat Gosars—see you at Mom and Dad’s house! ”