Rep. Liz Cheney, Wyo., the No. 3-ranking House Republican, on Thursday took aim at Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, over published remarks in which he wondered when terms like “white supremacist” became offensive.
“These comments are abhorrent and racist and should have no place in our national discourse,” Cheney said in a tweet Thursday afternoon.
The latest King remarks came in an interview with The New York Times, in which he claimed not to be racist.
“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” King told the outlet. “Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”
On Wednesday, Randy Feenstra, an Iowa state senator, announced a primary challenge to King, saying the incumbent lacks influence in Washington due to his outrageous comments.
