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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:19 PM Jun 2018

Rep. Steve King Shares Picture of Hispanic Children: 'Prime MS-13 Gang Material'

by Caleb Ecarma | 11:47 am, June 22nd, 2018

The most shamelessly racist Republican in Congress is back on his bullshit. Rep. Steve King of Iowa — who, just recently, retweeted a neo-Nazi and cited a white supremacist publication on his congressional website — commented on a photo of seven Hispanic boys and claimed they are “prime MS-13 gang material.”

“Young boys’ all old enough to be tried as adults or serve in the military,” King wrote while quote tweeting a photo of migrant children. “Prime MS-13 gang material & certainly grew up in the culture of one of the top 10 most violent countries in the world.”

Link to tweet

Given King’s history of promoting white supremacy, the tweet should come as no surprise, but he still received a barrage of backlash from pundits, journalists, and other Twitter users for reaching peak white anxiety:

Link to tweet

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https://www.mediaite.com/online/rep-steve-king-shares-picture-of-hispanic-children-prime-ms-13-gang-material/

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Rep. Steve King Shares Picture of Hispanic Children: 'Prime MS-13 Gang Material' (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP

"serve in the military" moondust Jun 2018 #1

hmm......... bdamomma Jun 2018 #2

What a racist bastard Soxfan58 Jun 2018 #3

Steve King is a racist and only other racists would cheer his trash mouth. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #4

Or, if given a chance, they might grow up to be doctors. Vinca Jun 2018 #5

Prime KKK and Domestic Terrorist Material here NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #6

Brainless bircher freak. Mc Mike Jun 2018 #7

This is what is driving their behaviors redgrandad Jun 2018 #8

moondust

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1. "serve in the military"

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:33 PM

Jun 2018

Let's see...looks like they're all dressed alike and possibly in transit to a military base. Let's see...who else dresses alike and lives on a military base? Oh yeah, soldiers!

Congratulations, kids! You've been conscripted! You'll be sorely needed for the big one that's coming!