Steve King Still Spouting Off, But No One Seems To Care

Congressman Steve King’s social media commentary used to provide fodder for the news media eager to be the first to write about his latest outlandish remark. That is, until he became a lame-duck representative.

Since King lost Iowa’s Republican primary in June to state Sen. Randy Feenstra, his remarks on social media have garnered far less attention than they used to. His campaign Facebook page has not produced content since the video posted on the night of King’s defeat. His official Facebook page has posted six times since June 2 about Rep. Liz Cheney not being supportive enough of President Trump, USMCA, Juneteenth, “open-borders schemes” led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Renewable Fuel Standard waivers.

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He has been active on Twitter, however, crafting and retweeting more than a dozen tweets in July related to the Confederacy, the confederate flag and slavery.

If you believe the Confederate flag is and always was the symbol of slavery, show me. Google “slavery” & click “images”. I see Old Glory at the bottom of last page but not a glimpse of stars and bars. https://t.co/FWRoOCncSy 1/3 pic.twitter.com/GOOQequlCC

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) July 11, 2020

The real Rebels are #antifa and #BLM. My bet is @RealDonaldTrump didn’t have to google “southern pride” and click “images” to confirm his confident and accurate statement. https://t.co/879yMftkTi

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) July 20, 2020

Today the world population of slaves is 31 million, virtually equal to the entire population of the United States at the beginning of the Civil War. Why not turn our efforts to feeing them instead of grinding up the bones of dead confederates? https://t.co/piQpycvx1x 3/3 pic.twitter.com/opFm8nHQ2H

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) July 11, 2020

Let the South keep their dignity. It’s been 155 years! If there were objections, the statute of limitations has long ago expired! Every time you @SenJoniErnst back up, #BLM Marxists advance. As Neville Chamberlain learned, appeasement never satisfies. https://t.co/dAsjL7nOTZ

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) July 11, 2020

Among those were specific attacks on Sen. Joni Ernst, with one seeming to compare her to Neville Chamberlain for not being tough enough in King’s eyes on Black Lives Matter. Typically, an intra-party rhetorical missile like that would grab headlines and lead to push-back or support from other members of the Republican Party. Instead, it does not appear that a single news article was written about it.

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King has also often railed against the Black Lives Matter movement, protests in Portland, removing statues of some historic Americans and how “House Leadership is undermining the most pro-@realdonaldtrump members in Congress.”

.@MattGaetz is right. House Leadership is undermining the most pro-@realdonaldtrump members in Congress. I know this firsthand. @replizcheney should be replaced for interfering with @RepThomasMassie’s election. We shouldn’t stop there. https://t.co/jH69pNXlIQ

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) July 21, 2020

The life of every African American matters.

But Black Lives Matter is a 501 (c)(3) organization run by "trained Marxists."

We cannot allow our great country to be destroyed under the pretense of social justice.

— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) July 13, 2020

#BLM is now a terrorist organization in league with #antifa. @KimReynoldsIA you must marshal the forces to block this planned riot, arrest & prosecute violence perps, & turn them away…EVERY time! This doesn’t stop until they lose on the field EVERY time. https://t.co/K8h9sN5APp

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) July 3, 2020

Statues of Jefferson Davis, Gen. Lee, Columbus, Washington, Jefferson, Francis Scott Key, Gen. Grant and Saint Junipero Serra all torn down while a statue of Lenin is unveiled in Europe. This IS a war on Western Civilization. Lincoln is likely next:-(( pic.twitter.com/6uNpZyv62a

— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) June 21, 2020

In Congress, King did not vote on Monday on legislation to establish a federal commission to study the impact of systemic racism on black men and boys — a priority of the Congressional Black Caucus that also has passed the Republican-controlled Senate. And last week he joined his fellow House Republicans in voting against a bill requiring Confederate statutes be removed from the U.S. Capitol.

Federal Election Commission filings show, despite his loss, seven people still have contributed to his general election campaign since June 2, including a $2,800 donation.

By Elizabeth Meyer
Posted 7/30/20

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