OP-ED: Republicans Must Repudiate Congressman Steve King’s Vile, Racist Rhetoric

I couldn’t agree more with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the first African-American U.S. Senator since Reconstruction, who wrote an oped today in The Washington Post calling out recent hateful statements by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). From Sen. Scott: Over the past two years, Republicans have focused on spreading opportunity, and it has paid dividends: From the creation of opportunity zones in some of our nation’s most distressed communities to amazing job-creation statistics and low unemployment rates, there’s no doubt that the future is brightening for many Americans. However, we are often still struggling when it comes to civility and fairness. This was driven home once again Thursday as Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) wondered aloud: “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” I will admit I am unsure who is offended by the term “Western civilization” on its own, but anyone who needs “white nationalist” or “white supremacist” defined, described and defended does lack some pretty common knowledge. Three months ago, a white supremacist killed two black people in a parking lot in Kentucky. We are only 18 months from Charlottesville, where white nationalists killed a white woman with a car and severely beat multiple black people. Almost four years ago, a…
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