Video of Lauren Boebert at Republican Christmas Party Viewed 870K Times

A video showing prominent House Republicans at a Christmas party has been widely mocked on social media after receiving over 870,000 views on Twitter alone.

The one-minute, 17-second clip was posted on Twitter by Ron Filipkowski, a former federal prosecutor who monitors right-wing extremism online. In the video, Republican lawmakers, including Lauren Boebert, Thomas Massie and Chip Roy, can be seen chatting while squirted cheese on crackers and Mountain Dew is shared.

Texas Representative Louie Gohmert is shown playing the guitar, and at the end of the clip he leads a version of "Silent Night." To accompany the tweeted video, Filipkowski wrote: "House 'Freedom Caucus' Christmas Party looks like a raucous affair with Louie Gohmert on guitar."

This was contradicted by Representative Tim Burchett, who said he hosted the event. The Tennessee Republican tweeted: "Sorry to upset your narrative Ron but it was my Christmas party. I am not a member of the Freedom Caucus. Louie was kind enough to play some songs for us. You should have come instead of sending the young man to film it.

Newsweek has reached out to Boebert for comment.

The footage generated widespread ridicule on Twitter, with author Jim Piddock writing: "Until now, I never had a clear idea of what the concept of "hell" looked like. Now I do. And it's worse than I ever imagined."

Political analyst Sarah Reese Jones simply commented: "They are killing Christmas."

However, another Twitter user, Joseph Imbesi, criticized the mockery.

"Just reading these comments from the left, as people were singing 'Silent Night' and having a small get together, is all you need to know about the left," he wrote. "They complain about all the name calling and harassment by the right, and they show their true colors right here."

Following November's midterm elections, Republicans will have a small majority when the House's new term begins on January 3, with 222 representatives to the Democrats' 213.

Kevin McCarthy, the current House minority leader, is expected to replace Nancy Pelosi as speaker, although some members of the GOP have opposed his selection.

Earlier this month on Steve Bannon's War Room podcast, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz said McCarthy had not "passed the test of leadership."

"While you see various spasms of conservatism or purported conservatism directed at Big Tech, remember that Kevin McCarthy has been holding up a shield to protect some of the dangerous elements of society that have harmed conservatives," Gaetz said.

On December 1, Boebert reacted angrily to a House Democrats' proposal to name a room in the Capitol complex after Pelosi, saying she couldn't think of "anyone less deserving." Pelosi is stepping down from the House's Democratic leadership but will continue to represent her California district.

Paul Pelosi, the speaker's husband, was attacked with a hammer at the couple's San Francisco home on October 28, just days before the midterms. Police arrested David Wayne DePape, who had promoted far-right conspiracy theories online, in connection with the attack.