Citing King’s endorsement of a white nationalist in the Toronto mayoral race and his repeatedly racist statements, The Washington Examiner said Republicans should “finally reject Steve King and call for his resignation.”
Others in Conservative media have started calling out King, including The Weekly Standard, who called him “America’s most deplorable Congressman” and “an embarrassment to the GOP and America.”
“It’s clear that Steve King’s hateful and divisive rhetoric has no place in elected office,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price. “Steve King does not reflect Iowa values, and he does not reflect American values. Fortunately, voters in the fourth district have a choice this November. J.D. Scholten will bring much needed moral leadership. If Republican leaders refuse to stand up to King, voters must do it at the ballot box, and they can do that by electing J.D. to Congress.”
THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Rep. Steve King’s white nationalism is a test for the GOP
“By endorsing Goldy, King endorses her views. But even if the congressman hadn’t endorsed Goldy, it’s apparent from his repeated flirtation with far-right ideologies that he isn’t the kind of person the Republican Party or conservatives should associate with. His thinly veiled white nationalism is one of the worst forms of collectivism. It’s incompatible with a free society, and should be rejected by a party that purports to pride itself as advancing personal liberty.”
“It’s far past time for the Republican party to find their backbone and denounce this sort of pandering to white nationalism. For too long the party has allowed fringe members to sympathize with this gross form of collectivism. King is running for re-election in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, which Cook’s Political Report ranks as likely Republican. Yet his recent controversy may prove to be a gift for his Democratic opponent, J.D. Scholten, who is catching up to him in the polls. The question Republicans face now is whether they’re ready to disavow his nationalistic views once and for all.”