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Republicans in Congress remain silent after Steve King retweets Nazi sympathizer
President Donald Trump is not the only prominent Republican with a racism problem.
Just look at Rep. Steve King of Iowa and the recently minted GOP candidate for Senate in Virginia, Corey Stewart, both of whom have a long history of spreading racist rhetoric. Their treatment is in many ways the tale of two Republican parties — and, more specifically, how the GOP can have wildly varying approaches toward addressing problematic attitudes within their own party.
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On the other hand, there is the Republican response — or, more precisely, the overwhelming non-response — to Rep. Steve King, who continued a long history of racist statements when he retweeted a post by British white supremacist Mark Collett that heralded growing anti-immigrant sentiment in Italy and expressed hope that America would do likewise, according to the Des Moines Register.
The reaction from the GOP to King's tweet was best summed up by The Washington Post:
more...https://www.salon.com/2018/06/14/republicans-in-congress-remain-silent-after-steve-king-retweets-nazi-sympathizer/
Just look at Rep. Steve King of Iowa and the recently minted GOP candidate for Senate in Virginia, Corey Stewart, both of whom have a long history of spreading racist rhetoric. Their treatment is in many ways the tale of two Republican parties — and, more specifically, how the GOP can have wildly varying approaches toward addressing problematic attitudes within their own party.
...
On the other hand, there is the Republican response — or, more precisely, the overwhelming non-response — to Rep. Steve King, who continued a long history of racist statements when he retweeted a post by British white supremacist Mark Collett that heralded growing anti-immigrant sentiment in Italy and expressed hope that America would do likewise, according to the Des Moines Register.
Link to tweet
The reaction from the GOP to King's tweet was best summed up by The Washington Post:
King’s retweet drew outcry from liberal commentators and websites for its substance, as well as the relative silence of his Republican colleagues in the House. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), who has rebuked King in the past, did not immediately return a request for comment sent to his office.
more...https://www.salon.com/2018/06/14/republicans-in-congress-remain-silent-after-steve-king-retweets-nazi-sympathizer/