The Defenestration of Steve King

I decided to take a week off from writing.

The Steve King episode has really driven home the feeling that I have been stuck in a loop writing the same article over and over and over again for the past two years:

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— EMPEROR WIGNAT BLACKPILL (@CptBlackPill) January 16, 2019

Thank you to @ClyburnSC06 for leading the House in a rejection of white nationalism and white supremacy. There is no place for hate or bigotry in America. https://t.co/1nce4q7fOe

— ADL (@ADL_National) January 15, 2019

Months ago, I asked Paul Ryan to strip @SteveKingIA of his rank and membership for his offensive comments. After King’s latest remarks, I make the same request again to new House leadership; I hope to see more action this time. My letter here: https://t.co/kuPdx3GBUx pic.twitter.com/RJAIbB5fdw

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) January 14, 2019

Kevin McCarthy seriously throwing Paul Ryan under the bus in local radio interview on Steve King: “I knew that I watched past leaders did not act and I just felt I don’t care if it hurts me or not, I just gotta do the right thing.” (on KERN radio yesterday evening)

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) January 16, 2019

The recent comments from @SteveKingIA were reprehensible & should be repugnant to any American, whether they come from an elected official or your next door neighbor. It is unacceptable to me and to anyone, I suspect, who has lent him support over his career. Shame on him.

— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) January 16, 2019

Proud to vote in favor of H. Res. 41, which denounced white nationalism and white supremacy. Rep. Steve King’s comments have no place in this country. White supremacy cannot be tolerated in any form.

— Rep. Dan Crenshaw (@RepDanCrenshaw) January 16, 2019

U.S. House, including Steve King, votes to condemn his racist statements https://t.co/imNtFfBxXi pic.twitter.com/bRaD4N79lD

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 15, 2019

By a vote of 424 to 1, the House approved a resolution rejecting white supremacy & white nationalism after GOP Rep. Steve King’s recent racist comments

Dem Rep. Bobby Rush voted against it because he said it doesn’t go far enough, @SunlenSerfaty reports https://t.co/ZaulkRIFk9 pic.twitter.com/cSBRLL3WTy

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) January 15, 2019

Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Steve King: “Not the first time we’ve heard these comments. That is not the party of Lincoln, it is definitely not America. All people are created equal in America and we want to take a very strong stance about that.” https://t.co/B8rZNPoSMW pic.twitter.com/pwrwllsNY0

— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2019

.@GOPLeader made the right decision. There’s no place for white supremacy in our country & it’s totally inconsistent with the Republican Party.

I hope Nancy Pelosi also takes action against all the Democrats who continue to associate with prominent anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan.

— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) January 15, 2019

Mitt Romney: “I don’t think there’s room for Steve King’s comments in polite company, or in the Republican Party or, for that matter, in Congress. I think he ought to step aside, and I think Congress ought to make it very clear he has no place there.” https://t.co/Ve8i0HrTKB pic.twitter.com/iUXzmZJ5j7

— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2019

JUST IN: GOP leaders strip Steve King of all committee assignments over white supremacy comments https://t.co/X0Aw35ZZwq pic.twitter.com/iaqRWAqUp6

— The Hill (@thehill) January 15, 2019

JUST IN: Rep @SteveKingIA statement after losing his committee assignments –> pic.twitter.com/zDDYi76luE

— Alex Moe (@AlexNBCNews) January 15, 2019

My Statement on Kevin McCarthy’s Unprecedented Assault on my Freedom of Speech. pic.twitter.com/0R0vP6MoWT

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) January 15, 2019

Yes, dump him before he damages the conservative cause more https://t.co/lOuqBPIbNH

— Karl Rove (@KarlRove) January 13, 2019

Let me be clear––Rep. King’s language is reckless, wrong, and has no place in society. As @HouseGOP leader I will not let this stand. Action will be taken. pic.twitter.com/bgyso5VsPx

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) January 13, 2019

Nothing to see here, just ‘based’ black GOP senator Tim Scott playing the victim & race cards & demonizing Steve King bc King dared to defend whites & Western Civilization. Further proof that ‘based’ non-whites place racial tribalism above all else. They aren’t on our side folks pic.twitter.com/CpHSiFuHJH

— The European Man (@TheEuropeanMan1) January 12, 2019

My statement on the New York Times article. pic.twitter.com/IjBHgZYgRD

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) January 10, 2019

The GOP is beholden to wealthy Jewish donors. It consistently spends its political capital, not on what it promises its voters in elections, but to advance Israel’s legislative agenda. It exists to police the Right and keep it safe for its Jewish donors and is incapable of being reformed.

Steve King didn’t praise “white supremacy” in his interview with The New York Times. He was making a point that the charge of “racism” has been so overused that it has become increasingly commonplace to accuse conservatives of White Nationalism, white supremacy, fascism, Neo-Nazism, etc, etc. In the quote in which he was taken out of context, he expressed amazement at how quickly this has happened and wondered how “Western civilization” has become taboo.

The GOP Congress pretty much tripped over itself to disavow and purge Steve King. This had long been in the works and conservatives were disappointed when King was reelected in the midterm elections. National Review and the NRCC had openly called before the election to purge Steve King like Roy Moore. King did himself no favors by caving under the pressure and putting out that statement.