Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is defending his decision to tweet a poorly photoshopped picture of former President
Barack Obama shaking hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.Gosar tweeted the fake image on Monday, along with the caption, "The world is a better place without these guys in power." There are a few problems with this photo and message, as Rouhani is still very much the president of
Iran and Obama does not have two thumbs on his left hand.> The world is a better place without these guys in power. pic.twitter.com/gDoXQu9vO5> > — Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) January 6, 2020About an hour later, Gosar tweeted that "dim witted reporters" didn't understand his point. "No one said this wasn't photoshopped," he said. "No one said the president of Iran was dead. No one said Obama met with Rouhani in person." Gosar is a dentist whose six siblings appeared in a 2018 ad for his opponent.More stories from theweek.com Bernie Sanders is America's best hope for a sane foreign policy America is guilty of everything we accuse Iran of doing GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is now straight-up arguing the 'wag the dog' theory of the Iran crisis