Posted on 01/15/2019 5:24:58 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) panned House Republican leaders on Tuesday for their criticism over remarks he made in an interview with The New York Times last week regarding white supremacy.
“[House Minority Leader Kevin] McCarthy [R-Calif.] decided he’s going to believe The New York Times over Steve King, and that’s a fact,” King told conservative radio host Ed Martin on his show Tuesday.
King also went after House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), saying she was wrong to call for his resignation in the wake of his comments.
“And I will tell you, if there’s support out there for Liz Cheney after this, you can’t ever put her in the category of being a conservative again. She called for my resignation. She’s been here two years. What would give her the moral authority or the intellectual judgement to do something like that?” he said.
King ignited a bipartisan firestorm after he asked The Times last week, “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?”
The Iowa Republican, a staunch opponent of illegal immigration, has a history of making controversial comments. He has argued that his comments last week were taken out of context, though he has not accused The Times of misquoting him, he noted Tuesday.
House Republicans have removed King from his positions on the House Judiciary, Agriculture and Small Business committees. The House also overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday condemning white nationalism and white supremacy by a 424-1 vote, with the lone dissenter saying it was not specific enough in its condemnation of King.
McCarthy, who oversaw the removal of King from his committee posts, said, “There is no room for white supremacy,” while Cheney said King should “find another line of work.”
Reps. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) have both introduced resolutions to censure King for his remarks.
The Iowa Republican told Martin on Tuesday that he’s “at peace” with the comments.
“I am at peace with my soul with this and I am confident that what I have done has been true and right and just and honest,” he said. “I’m very comfortable standing before God and answering for all of this.”
Though leaders in both parties and chambers of Congress have called on King to resign, the nine-term congressman suggested this week he has no intention of doing so.
“I will continue to point out the truth and work with all the vigor that I have to represent 4th District Iowans for at least the next two years,” King said Monday.
The jackals will be back for more.
Don't feed the jackals.
Maybe Mr. King kind sort of just start identifying and telling people he is black. He might even want to tell people his prefer sexual orientation is female, and challenge them to prove it otherwise. May Liz Cheney is really at heart a KANGAROO.
Should have rallied around King. A great guy. For merely asking a question about words. Get a life snowflakes.
He should be more thoughtful and also stop giving NYT interviews. They are NOT your friends. Regardless of his outcome this hasn’t helped us at all.
Man, I wish we could be rid of everything Bush\Cheney already. Oh and throw in a Mitt with that.
I don’t live in the 4th district, but Steve King is one of the few in Congress to have the balls to speak the truth! Liz Cheney can STFU!
Meanwhile, Democrats call the President of the United States a M-F'er and their party closes ranks.
I'm not going to post the link but if you should happen to stumble upon The Daily Stormer there is a story that touches on the GOP response to King's virulent racism that had me doubled over with tears streaming down my face.
Other than this, there isn't a damn thing funny about what our wussified GOP is up to here.
Only Republicans fold like a wet Kleenex every time somebody glares at them.
Clutch those pearls!
The Slimes are slippery so if you do an interview for the love of God record it.
Give ‘em Hell, Steve!
Republicans should stop talking to the media.
When a reporter shoves a mic in your face say, "I don't have a comment at this time."
It's generally a set-up and you're going to lose.
Starve the beast.
Many modern liberals believe the same thing.
Expose the jackals who settled sexual harassment lawsuits with
taxpayer money.
King surely has enough inside info to take down a few of these self-righteous rinos with him. He should go scorched Earth.
You literally have a Russian “about” page. Subtlety not your forte.
GOPe = RAT = UniParty = Deep State = Communist = Fake Americans
Don’t know if he’s a racist or not but no question he’s an idiot.
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