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brooklynite

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Fri Jan 11, 2019, 03:43 PM Jan 2019

Steve King defends himself on House floor against 'white nationalist' criticism

Source: Roll Call

Rep. Steve King spoke on the House floor Friday to address what he referred to as “heartburn that seems to be churning across the media and America today” after the New York Times quoted him questioning how labels like “white nationalists” and “white supremacists” became offensive.

The Iowa Republican read the quote from the New York Times article in which he was reported saying: “White nationalists, white supremacists, 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?”

King suggested that the Times misrepresented the context of the comment, saying the conversation was about how those words became part of the nation’s political discourse.

Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/steve-king-defends-white-nationalist-criticism



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Steve King defends himself on House floor against 'white nationalist' criticism (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2019 OP
Talks like a Nazi, congregates with Nazis, praises Nazis dalton99a Jan 2019 #1
Only a toothbrush mustache and a black uniform could make him seem anymore a Nazi. marble falls Jan 2019 #2
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