'Abhorrent and Racist': Republicans Slam GOP Rep. Steve King Over NYT Remarks - NBC 7 San Diego
logo_sd_2x
National & International News
The day’s top national and international news

'Abhorrent and Racist': Republicans Slam GOP Rep. Steve King Over NYT Remarks

Rep. Steve King of Iowa has defended white supremacy in the past

By Laurie Kellman

Published Jan 10, 2019 at 12:12 PM | Updated at 11:57 PM PST on Jan 11, 2019

    processing...

    NEWSLETTERS

    Privacy policy | More Newsletters
    'Abhorrent and Racist': Republicans Slam GOP Rep. Steve King Over NYT Remarks
    Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call,Inc., file
    In this file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, attends a rally with Angel Families on the East Front of the Capitol, to highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S., on September 7, 2018.

    House Republicans are criticizing a fellow GOP lawmaker for making what they say are "racist" comments.

    Rep. Steve King of Iowa was quoted in The New York Times as saying: "White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?"

    Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House Republican, tweets that King's remarks are "abhorrent and racist and should have no place in our national discourse."

    And Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan says: "This is an embrace of racism, and it has no place in Congress or anywhere."

    Trump Supporter Storms Media Pen at Texas Rally

    [NATL] Trump Supporter Storms Media Pen at Texas Rally

    A Trump supporter stormed the media pen and attacked a BBC cameraman during Trump's first rally for 2019 in El Paso, Texas, shortly after the president criticized the media.

    (Published Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019)

    King later tweeted that he regards white nationalism and white supremacy as "evil."

    He's already in line to face a primary challenger in 2020. Randy Feenstra, a Republican state senator, announced on Wednesday that he plans to run against King.

      

    Copyright Associated Press
    Connect With Us
    AdChoices