Steve King Says Civilization Can’t Be Restored With ‘Somebody Else’s Babies’ -
By MATTHEW HAAGMARCH 12, 2017
Representative Steve King, a Republican from Iowa who has a history of making inflammatory statements viewed by many as
insensitive or outright racist, was roundly criticized on Sunday for his apparent endorsement of white nationalism.
Self-proclaimed white nationalists emerged as a small
but vocal group during the candidacy of Donald J. Trump, celebrating his promises to crack down on illegal immigration and ban Muslims from entering the United States, as well as heralding his presidential victory as a chance to preserve white culture.
David Duke, the white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klansman who called Mr. Trump
“by far the best candidate” during the campaign, celebrated Mr. King’s comments.
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Critics said that Mr. King echoed the principles of white nationalism, the belief
that national identity is linked to the white race and its superiority to other races.
A version of this article appears in print on March 13, 2017, on Page A14 of the New York edition with
the headline: Congressman Says Civilization Cannot Be Restored With ‘Somebody Else’s Babies’.
