King’s comments provoked outrage, but the underlying views are squarely in the GOP mainstream
AUGUST 13: U.S. Rep. Steve King speaks during a town hall meeting at the Ericson Public Library on August 13, 2019 in Boone, Iowa. Steve King, who was stripped of House committee assignments earlier this year after making racist comments spoke about immigration and the U.S. and Mexico border. paused to muse upon the sheer magnitude of violence visited upon women and children throughout the course of human history.
“What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled out anyone who was a product of rape or incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that?” King asked. “Considering all the wars and all the rapes and pillages that happened throughout all these different nations — I know that I can’t say that I was not a part of a product of that.”
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