Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) is one of the more radically leftist members of Congress, and he certainly brought some attention upon himself after he went after Stephen Miller over X. He's doubled down on his original insult, all while using expletive language throughout. Among those noticing and taking issue with such unhinged behavior include those from the Trump White House, which Miller is a part of as the deputy chief of staff for policy.
On Wednesday morning, in response to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City mayoral Democratic primary on Tuesday night, Miller raised concerns about immigration. "NYC is the clearest warning yet of what happens to a society when it fails to control migration," he warned, which brought in over 8,000 replies. Among them was from Pocan, who referred to Miller as a "Racist f**k," though he didn't censor himself. "Go back to 1930’s Germany," he added which drew particular alarm, as Miller is Jewish.
Racist fuck. Go back to 1930’s Germany.
— Mark Pocan (@MarkPocan) June 25, 2025
Many of the replies to Pocan's reply have called him out for such an insult, though he's continued to double down, and with more of that same foul language as the congressman has taken the time to reply to other posts calling him out.
Among those posts include a back and forth with Votebeat's Alexander Shur, who previously wrote for Wisconsin State Journal.
In his replies to Shur and others, Pocan has also referred to Miller as a "bigoted f**k" and claimed that Miller's "analysis of the NYC election was racism/xenophobia at its purest." When asked by Shurr if, "Given Miller’s identity and the pushback you’ve received over the post, do you stand by your choice of words?" Pocan responded with a nonanswer, and one that also appeared to justify his insults amidst such concern. "The pushback is highly partisan," his reply mentioned in part.
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Defend that bigoted fuck all you want. Everyone knows what a tool does.
— Mark Pocan (@MarkPocan) June 25, 2025
I know you used to be a journalist, but this is from about 45 min ago. Surprised you took the bait. https://t.co/VkZa6gcFSy
— Mark Pocan (@MarkPocan) June 26, 2025
Very clear what I was saying. His comments and actions to immigrants is similar to 30’s Germany. His analysis of the NYC election was racism/xenophobia at its purest.
— Mark Pocan (@MarkPocan) June 26, 2025
The pushback is highly partisan. As a journalist you should know better.
— Mark Pocan (@MarkPocan) June 26, 2025
These posts and more were noticed by the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) via screenshots shared over X and in a press release noting that "Somebody check on Mark Pocan." Such a release also noted that "The Democrats have all lost their collective minds," linking to local news coverage from Fox 11 in Los Angeles over how Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez allegedly told gang members in a since-deleted video to "defend their territory" from ICE agents.
In addition to the 2,000 replies that Pocan has since received, plenty more shared screenshots, including CLF.
There's also been plenty of quoted reposts, including from Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly. Abigail Jackson, who also serves as a deputy press secretary, chimed in that such a reply from Pocan towards Miller was "disgusting."
In addition to referring to Pocan's insult as "an absolutely disgusting comment," Kelly also tagged the congressman and called on him to apologize to Miller and his constituents "and then seek professional help." She also added a stark reminder about the plight of Jewish Americans. "This crazed antisemitic hatred from Dems emboldens radicals to target Jewish Americans," Kelly said to conclude her post.
Disgusting.
— Abigail Jackson 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) June 26, 2025
Pocan has put out plenty of other posts in support of Mamdani, which also use insults and similarly foul language. A post of his from Thursday afternoon also spoke to the supposed support that Mamdani had from "Jewish migrants."
As a sort of defense for tossing out insults, Pocan, after a post that lamented "raising racist & xenophobic tropes" and "Rounding people up to deport without due process," claimed that "It happened to Jews, gays and lesbians, people with disabilities, political opponents and more who didn’t meet a false 'purity' definition. We can never go back to that treatment of human beings. That’s why I’m so repulsed by racism and xenophobia. We all should be."
I love watching MAGA nut jobs spinning total bullshit to overcome blatant racism and xenophobia.
— Mark Pocan (@MarkPocan) June 25, 2025
People want progressive populism that focuses on making their lives better not redistribution of wealth from working people to the wealthiest.
Trumpism is on the decline. https://t.co/AZBDMBWW6F
It happened to Jews, gays and lesbians, people with disabilities, political opponents and more who didn’t meet a false “purity”definition. We can never go back to that treatment of human beings. That’s why I’m so repulsed by racism and xenophobia. We all should be.
— Mark Pocan (@MarkPocan) June 26, 2025
Pocan also made news earlier this month for his outspoken opposition to a resolution from Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) condemning the terrorist attack against Jews in Boulder, Colorado on June 1. Not only did he boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address before a joint session of Congress last July, but he also expressed delight about the possibility of serving an arrest warrant for the prime minister from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Miller, even since Pocan's insult came in, has continued to post and repost warnings about Mamdani's nomination and what it says about New York City and the Democratic Party.
The Democrat Leader just endorsed the socialist who wants to abolish ICE and release all the prisoners. https://t.co/oiIVrMRK18
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 25, 2025
The entire Democrat party is lining up behind the diehard socialist who wants to end all immigration enforcement and abolish the prison system entirely. https://t.co/hhQEcWWQnn
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 25, 2025
Correct. There is no chance to simply turn this back without rolling back mass immigration. There's a ton of cope about this, but it's true https://t.co/SF1Xs2oUn3
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 25, 2025
The entire Democratic Party is lining up behind an anti-American open borders socialist who wants to tear down the country that welcomed him and his family.
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) June 25, 2025
Don't look away.
This is who they are. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/PtKvTvyoKX
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