Analysis: Steve King continues to make controversial comments on race, despite a GOP reprimand
Rep. Steve King discusses immigration and national security during the July 2016 Republican Convention in Cleveland. By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow March 20 at 1:16 PM Republican lawmakers spent much of this month chastising Democrats for not sufficiently punishing Rep. Ilhan Omar , who was accused of making anti-Semitic comments.
Earlier this week, a meme was shared on King’s Facebook page that showed a collection of blue states fighting a collection of red states. It seemed to encourage civil war and also take a swipe at transgender rights. “Folks keep talking about another civil war,” it read. “One side has about 8 trillion bullets, while the other side doesn’t know which bathroom to use.”
On Tuesday, King was asked during a town hall in Algona, Iowa, about his views on white supremacy. The question came days after 50 people were fatally shot at two New Zealand mosques by an admitted gunman who wrote a manifesto praising President Trump and far-right nationalism.“I don’t have an answer for that,” King replied. “That’s so hypothetical.”
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