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| Steve King is an avowed white extremist. He's a Republican. |
Fox News agitator Laura Ingraham callled four women of color, the "four horseman of the apocalypse" and said that they're apart of the "anti-Semitic wing of the Democratic Party."
Laura Ingraham seemingly refers to AOC, Rashida Tlaib and Iihan Omar as the "new anti-Semitic wing of the Democratic Party" pic.twitter.com/EoQQIihAyj— Contemptor (@TheContemptor) January 9, 2019
Mind you that the Republican Party is 93% White and 7% other races.
Enter Rep. Steve King (R-IA).
The Iowa lawmaker barely survive a reelection bid.
Now outed as an unapologetic white extremist, King continues to forth.
His interview with the New York Times didn't help much.
"White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?" King said in an interview with the Times. "Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?"
King, who has been widely criticized in the past for his support of far-right parties and politicians, pushed backed against the Times' suggestion "that I am an advocate for white nationalism and white supremacy."
"I want to make one thing abundantly clear: I reject those labels and the evil ideology that they define," the Iowa Republican said. "Further, I condemn anyone that supports this evil and bigoted ideology which saw in its ultimate expression the systematic murder of 6 million innocent Jewish lives."
The Times interviewed King for a story that delved into his past outspoken comments and views on immigration and race. The article suggested that King, who has pushed for a crackdown on illegal immigration since he was first elected to the House in 2002, paved the way for politicians like President Donald Trump, who has resisted calls to reopen the federal government until Congress approves border security measures that include $5 billion for a barrier at the U.S.-Mexico border.
King said he is an "advocate for Western Civilization's values."
"I profoundly believe that America is the greatest tangible expression of these ideals the world has ever seen. Under any fair political definition, I am simply a Nationalist," he said in the statement. "America's values are expressed in our founding documents, they are attainable by everyone and we take pride that people of all races, religions, and creeds from around the globe aspire to achieve them. I am dedicated to keeping America this way."
But King said his conviction "does not make me a white nationalist or a white supremacist."
"Once again, I reject those labels and the ideology that they define," he said. "As I told the New York Times, 'It's not about race; it's never been about race.'"
A bipartisan chorus of King's colleagues condemned the language he used in the nation's largest daily newspaper.
"These comments are abhorrent and racist and should have no place in our national discourse," Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), said in a tweet. Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, this month became the House Republican Conference chair, the third-highest post in GOP House leadership.
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), called for the House to formally censure King "for his racists remarks."
"These remarks should also be repudiated by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and all of Rep. King's colleagues," Ryan said in tweet. "Support for white supremacist ideology should have no place in Congress."
The political fallout came a day after a prominent Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra seeking a primary bid to unseat King.
Replace a racist with another racist. That's what Iowans need another racist running as a Republican.
I knew that this Hitler in congress was a bigot since the 2000s when George W.Bush was president. He was saying the most asinine, hateful racist things about immigrants, POC, and Blacks then. He along with Tancredo were the biggest bigots and racists in congress back in the day and they still are like that. White supremacy is an addictive drug.
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