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Exclusive — Steve King Warns Amnesty May Be Unstoppable If Marco Rubio Is President
Tea Party (Breitbart) ^ | 11/5/15 | Staff

Posted on 11/05/2015 11:55:47 AM PST by VinL

Rep. Steve King,an influential conservative who represents Iowa's Fourth Congressional District, is warning Americans and Iowans that a massive amnesty for all of America's illegal aliens may be unstoppable if Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is elected president.

"With Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as Speaker, we have this big question about what amnesty might be not in this Congress but with the next president," King said on Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel with Breitbart News’ Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon. “I have apprehension about that.”

King says he thinks that the final battle ahead of Iowa's caucuses in early February..something that may break out in January...just might come down to a fight between Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Right now, King said that billionaire businessman Donald Trump has the best ground game in the state.

"I have to say Trump’s right now, " King said when asked who has the best ground game, adding that his former chief of staff Chuck Laudner—Trump’s Iowa manager who helped lead former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum to an Iowa caucus victory in 2012—is doing everything he has to do.

"It's well organized—and it’s well organized by Chuck Laudner, my former chief of staff," King said. “I know what he can do and I’m convinced he’s doing it."

“He will work that ground game and he will have the resources to do it, my only concern is are the Trump supporters strong enough to take that ground game and actually show up that night and do the things they need to do to turn it into a victory,” King added. “I don’t know and a lot can happen between now and then but I’m watching as Rubio’s enthusiasm and enthusiasm for him is lifting him up. And Ted Cruz has positioned himself also with a good ground game. I didn’t think so earlier, but it’s getting a lot better now. And just watching how the issues break, something else helps him too.”

It was after that that King noted that Cruz may end up benefiting from the way issues break on the national political stage—and Rubio may end up getting hurt by that. And it’s specifically the threat of an amnesty under a potential “President Rubio” and a Speaker Ryan.

“While Paul Ryan wasn’t for the Gang of Eight, he was one of those writing the Gang of Seven bill in the House,” King told Bannon.

It’s a path to a legal status, it’s a type of amnesty, and I’ll be opposing any type of amnesty. So I think we will be locking horns not until the next president, and I think it will be very difficult to keep this type of amnesty from flowing over us if we have Speaker Ryan, Minority Leader Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. If you put an amnesty president on top of that, it’s going to be almost impossible to block amnesty again. So I think it’s really important we have a president who’s real strong on this and when I look across the list of 15, I think we’ve got Donald Trump and Ted Cruz—Rick Santorum would be real good, but his numbers are so far down. So, that all I think spells well for Cruz if Trump isn’t able to maintain the altitude that he has now.

Earlier in the interview, King explained that the final battle in Iowa may come down to Cruz versus Rubio.

“There’s no doubt the intensity is being turned up,” King said.

Of the recent event last Friday night at Northwestern College in Orange City—which King called the “epicenter” of Northwestern Iowa politics—King said the “energy was around Marco Rubio and that might be because he hadn’t been in that area for some time, but the energy was around him.”

“Chris Christie has the support of the core of the major donors and establishment people in the state,” King added. “And of course Jeb has lost some ground. But they’re the three establishment candidates and of them, Rubio is the most likely to emerge from them.”

On the conservative side, King predicted Cruz may emerge as the victor—and that would set up a showdown between Cruz and Rubio.

“Then you have to set Trump and Carson kind of off on the side—they’re unpredictable entities—I don’t know what moves them or doesn’t move them, but I will say Trump is sort of flattening out,” King said.

And Carson’s also starting to flatten out. That is my gut feeling. So then, out of the constitutional conservatives, I think people will look at the list of them—and there are good ones—along the way and I got to hunt pheasants with a bunch of them on Saturday and Sunday. But I think Ted Cruz is in the best position there to be the constitutional conservative who emerges. Let’s just say if Trump and Carson drift away and down, I think you end up with a contest in Iowa between Rubio and Cruz. That may be how it is in January, but there’s a long way to go.


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"But I think Ted Cruz is in the best position there to be the constitutional conservative who emerges. Let's just say if Trump and Carson drift away and down, I think you end up with a contest in Iowa between Rubio and Cruz. That may be how it is in January, but there's a long way to go."

Rep. Steve King

1 posted on 11/05/2015 11:55:47 AM PST by VinL
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To: VinL

Great message. Especially since he supports Trump or Carson, unless they “drift down”. Carson’s not only drifting down....he’s drifted off!!

Trump Train is still going strong!


2 posted on 11/05/2015 11:58:47 AM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: VinL

RUBIO Must be stopped. With this plus his non support of traditional marriage, Rubio should be a non-starter with Conservatives of all stripes!


3 posted on 11/05/2015 11:59:45 AM PST by JSDude1
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To: Jane Long

4 posted on 11/05/2015 12:04:37 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: cripplecreek

LMAO.


5 posted on 11/05/2015 12:06:47 PM PST by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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To: VinL
Bravo Steve King! I am so glad your represent us as one of the few voices of reason...YOU RACIST!!!


(I actually love the guy. He is one of the few who speaks the much needed truth)
6 posted on 11/05/2015 12:11:22 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: VinL
On the conservative side, King predicted Cruz may emerge as the victor - and that would set up a showdown between Cruz and Rubio.
7 posted on 11/05/2015 12:26:27 PM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

RUBIO Must be stopped. With this plus his non support of traditional marriage

Someone should tell Hannity, he keeps saying Rubio is a conservative.

Send me an article showing Rubio is for Gays getting married and I will make sure Sean sees it.


8 posted on 11/05/2015 12:27:47 PM PST by Zenjitsuman (A)
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To: cripplecreek; TADSLOS
Awwww....adorable....vintage box cars full of little blinking Cruzettes! Love it!!

Fast forward....no stopping this train...


9 posted on 11/05/2015 12:31:32 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: VinL

Steve King is correct. Go Trump/Cruz


10 posted on 11/05/2015 12:40:40 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: VinL

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11 posted on 11/05/2015 12:43:59 PM PST by Isara
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Following the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage in all 50 states, Rubio offered a disappointing response acceding all power to the Court and advocated moving on from defining marriage as one man and one woman. “While I disagree with this decision, we live in a republic and must abide by the law. As we look ahead, it must be a priority of the next president to nominate judges and justices committed to applying the Constitution as written and originally understood.” (Rubio.Senate.gov)
Rubio told CNN that he did not believe in restricting access to abortifacients including the so called “morning-after pill.” This comment shows that he does not believe that life begins immediately at conception as these types of drugs are under intense debate in the medical community if they can affect implantation of the zygote. (CNN) (Life Site News)
Rubio missed the chance to stand up for the unborn, when he skipped a vote on a continuing resolution that contained funding for Planned Parenthood until December 11, 2015.

Rubio voted against reforms to the NSA mass surveillance program intended to address privacy concerns -


12 posted on 11/05/2015 12:51:30 PM PST by Zenjitsuman (A)
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To: Isara

That’s an awesome graphic.


13 posted on 11/05/2015 1:03:58 PM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: VinL

We MUST elect a President who WILL enforce the laws and uphold the rule of law.

No Amnesty Candidates.

Yeb!, Young Yeb!, Carson and the rest of the Cheap Labor Express candidates must not be nominated.


14 posted on 11/05/2015 1:26:09 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: b4its2late

Thank you!


15 posted on 11/05/2015 1:45:26 PM PST by Isara
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To: Jane Long

Why would you think Steve King supports Trump or Carson?

He’s actually very close to Ted Cruz. One of Cruz’ key Iowa advisers is Bryan English, who was a key staffer for Steve King.


16 posted on 11/05/2015 2:39:30 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto

I think pretty much everyone’s money is on Steve King endorsing Cruz.


17 posted on 11/05/2015 2:44:32 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: jjotto

Why would you think Steve King supports Trump or Carson?

He’s actually very close to Ted Cruz. One of Cruz’ key Iowa advisers is Bryan English, who was a key staffer for Steve King.


Well, for one, I’ve read the entire article....as well as other articles where King has spoken highly of Trump’s plans (ex: immigration).

Trump’s IA coordinator, Chuck Laudner, was once King’s Chief-of-Staff. King speaks very highly of Laudner, as well.

And, Steve King is a good man, who wants the best for our country. He’ll support the frontrunner if it’s Trump or Cruz...based on what I’ve read.

I have no idea about Carson. I’m sure if Carson is the nominee, Steve King will support him, too. Who knows?


18 posted on 11/05/2015 2:52:10 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: VinL

Republicans in Congress always line up behind “our” President.


19 posted on 11/05/2015 2:53:27 PM PST by TBP (with the wrong hand)
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To: VinL

Trump has absofrickinlutely got to win this thing.

You do understand that Cruz is going to let them all stay and legalize them. He just isn’t going to grant citizenship. We all know how that will work out. Its called amnesty.


20 posted on 11/05/2015 3:38:36 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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