Steve King controversy deepens, with Liz Cheney now calling for resignation

[brooklynite]

Source: Roll Call

The No. 3 House Republican is calling on Rep. Steve King to resign, exposing a rift among GOP leaders as the controversy over the Iowa Republican continues coming to a head.

“I agree with Leader McConnell actually. I think he should find another line of work,” House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Tuesday morning. That was a reference to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who on Monday said if King did not know what was wrong with white supremacy and white nationalism, as he said in a recent New York Times article, he should get out of politics.

“I think you've seen now repeated — this wasn’t the first time — but his language questioning whether or not the notion of white supremacy is offensive is absolutely abhorrent. It’s racist. We do not support it or agree with it,” Cheney said.

Other Republicans, notably Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, have also called on King to resign.



Read more: https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/steve-king

[padah513]

1. Trump said he's a nationalist too and everybody knew what he meant.

When is she gonna call for his resignation? I won't hold my breath waiting.

[durablend]

2. "See? We're not racists! Really!" n/t

[Canoe52]

3. No claims from q anon that this is a deep state plot to take down stevie boy?

[dhill926]

4. assuming this is a really safe red seat....

he's been a racist jag off his entire career...think the repubs may sense things slipping away from them a bit...

[Perseus]

5. Besides the racists reamarks, did King fall out of line with repubs on something else?

Suddenly they don't like white supremacists, even though the orange buffoon has declared himself one many times, so where did King fall out of line with the repubs? He must have done something else, maybe he criticized the orange buffoon in close quarters? Its not like King hasn't been saying crap like this before, and for a long time...throwing him under the bus must be because of another reason, we all know repubs are racists, I am not buying this.

[rurallib]

7. I think his mortal sin was nearly losing in what should be an extremely safe seat

he only won by 3% whereas before he would win by 20%+.

One more election with King and the seat may turn.

[MurrayDelph]

6. Sharks smells blood in water

Turn on their chum.

[Fuzzpope]

8. Knives out.

[beachbum bob]

9. It's taking a majority of Americans viewing republicans as racists for

Republicans to actually do something about what is wrong with their party.

[Honeycombe8]

10. She's openly gay, so maybe that gives her a viewpoint...

that is unlike some others. If King is allowed to openly declare white supremacy views, how long until he's allowed to stoke the hate against LGBT?

Maybe not. But it crosses my mind that this is the instance she makes national comments against a fellow Republican.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. Wrong Cheney. Mary is the one you are thinking of.

[Honeycombe8]

12. Oops. Well, maybe she's sympathetic to her sister's position.

As I recall, even hardened far right hawk Dick Cheney, anti-abortion, anti-human rights, wouldn't say anything against gays, because of his daughter. If I recall correctly.

[Sgent]

13. Cheney

was the first national politiician (from either party) to support civil unions for gays.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. We'll see. That was has a particularly nasty streak.

I wouldn’t put it past her to put party over family. And I wouldn’t put it past Mary to keep quiet about it if it served their purposes. I remember the “Mary Cheney pictures on milk cartons” photos during daddy’s presidency.