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 nations political discourse.
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