[8] Gill founded the news website D.C. Enquirer in 2018, saying that he was "going to bat for President Trump in the public square".

Gill had moved to the district from New York City a year prior to Burgess announcing his retirement.

[2] Gill supports mass deportations and boosted false claims about migrants eating household pets.

[10] At an event hosted by the New York Young Republican Club, Gill praised Daniel Penny, who was acquitted of manslaughter for the killing of Jordan Neely.

"[11] Gill celebrated Penny's acquittal on X, posting "It's still not illegal to be white.”[10] Gill called for Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar to be deported to her birth country of Somalia after Omar gave an interview containing advice to people being questioned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.