Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is claiming the reaction to a violent video he posted depicting him killing Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is all due to a misunderstanding.

The far-right Republican posted a video Monday that altered the opening credits of the Japanese animated series Attack on Titan to show Gosar slashing the neck of a foe with Ocasio-Cortezs face.

Not surprisingly, scores of critics condemned Gosar and called for action to be taken against him.

On Tuesday, Gosar posted another tweet, this time a lengthy screed in which he accused detractors of gross mischaracterization and claimed, without irony, I do not espouse violence or harm towards any Member of Congress or Mr. Biden.

Gosar then claimed the video was simply depicting a battle between lawful and unlawful policies and in no way intended to be a targeted attack against Representative Cortez or Mr. Biden.

He added: It is a symbolic cartoon. It is not real life. Congressman Gosar cannot fly. The hero of the cartoon goes after the monster, the policy monster of open borders. This video is truly a symbolic portrayal of a fight over immigration policy.

You can see the statement below.

Twitter users had thoughts.