Rep. Paul Gosar Paul Anthony GosarPelosi must go — the House is in dire need of new leadership LWCF modernization: Restoring the promise Trump tweets his people have all left Drudge MORE (R-Ariz.) lashed out at a critic on Twitter this week, calling a former Democratic state Senate candidate a "a little bitch."

Gosar went after Steve Weichert, a hospital administrator who previously ran for the Arizona State Legislature, AZ Central reported Thursday. Weichert also said Gosar called him a “porn loving whiny bitch" in a tweet that has since been deleted.

The congressman, who is a hard-liner on immigration, was responding to Weichert’s criticism over his proposal to make labor and civil rights icon Cesar Chavez’s birthday “National Border Control Day.”

“This man is a pig and unworthy of the office he now holds,” Weichert wrote last week.

This man is a pig and unworthy of the office he now holds. Gosar calls for Cesar Chavez's birthday to be 'National Border Control Day' https://t.co/nJlMCf4BQl via @azcentral — Steve Weichert (@SteveWeichert) March 30, 2019

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Weichert tweeted Thursday that Gosar had responded with a personal attack and included a screenshot of a since-deleted tweet from Gosar calling him a "porn loving whiny bitch."

“So, here’s what I woke up to this morning — yet another personal attack from our elected US Rep, @RepGosar. I’m not sure whether to be flattered for the individual attention or horrified. (He’s now thought better of this tweet and deleted it. Thankfully, I capture every mention.),” Weichert wrote.

So, here’s what I woke up to this morning - yet another personal attack from our elected US Rep, @RepGosar. I’m not sure whether to be flattered for the individual attention or horrified. (He’s now thought better of this tweet and deleted it. Thankfully, I capture every mention.) pic.twitter.com/JOVUrFKJ0v — Steve Weichert (@SteveWeichert) April 4, 2019

Gosar’s tweet appeared to be referring to Weichert's claim that his Twitter account was hacked in 2017 by someone who sent pornographic images, the newspaper noted.

The lawmaker doubled down in his response in another tweet.

“Steve is ignorant of history and a liar. He says ‘We need more bipartisanship — in the State Capitol and in Washington — if we’re going to solve the very real challenges we face’ then calls me a ‘pig.’ What a little bitch,” Gosar wrote.

Steve is ignorant of history and a liar. He says “We need more bipartisanship - in the State Capitol and in Washington - if we’re going to solve the very real challenges we face” then calls me a “pig.” What a little bitch. — Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) April 4, 2019

Weichert wrote that Gosar’s response “proves my point that our Congressional dentist @RepGosar is unfit for the office he now holds. I stand by my words."

So, this just happened. Just proves my point that our Congressional dentist @RepGosar is unfit for the office he now holds. I stand by my words... https://t.co/f8DrdUgRLD — Steve Weichert (@SteveWeichert) April 4, 2019

-Updated 8:28 p.m.