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Comedians build ‘Confederate statue’ to Steve King

By John Gage
Published February 29, 2020 4:33pm ET
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Comedians build ‘Confederate statue’ to Steve King
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, listens to a question during a news conference, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. King affirmed his belief that abortion should be outlawed with no exceptions for rape or incest. King faced criticism for his comment Aug. 14 that questioned whether there would be "any population of the world left" if not for births due to rape and incest. | (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Two comedians created a miniature “Confederate statue” of Rep. Steve King and placed it in front of the Iowa State Capitol building.

“We put up a confederate statue honoring confederate sympathizer Steve King. Hopefully he will honor his heritage and not take it down,” the comedy duo, The Good Liars, said Thursday on Twitter.

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