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January 11, 2019

Rep. Steve King Praises White Nationalism, Blasts Congressional Diversity
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A key Republican lawmaker and close ally of President Trump defended
white supremacy while assailing the diversity of the incoming lawmakers
in an interview published Thursday. Iowa Congressmember Steve King told
The New York Times, "White nationalist, white supremacist, Western
civilization-how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in
classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our
civilization?" Congressmember King went on to criticize the freshman
class of Democratic lawmakers, with its record number of women and
people of color, saying, "You could look over there and think the
Democratic Party is no country for white men."


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