House Republicans will block Iowa Rep Steve King from serving on any committees in the new Congress as punishment for his remarks about white supremacy.
Rep Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader, announced the move against King on Monday, calling his remarks 'beneath the dignity of the Party of Lincoln and the United States of America'.
'We will not tolerate this type of language in the Republican party or in the Democratic party,' McCarthy said. 'I watched what Steve King said and we took action.'
In an interview with The New York Times last week, King, 69, questioned how the terms 'white nationalism' and 'white supremacy' became offensive.
'White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization - how did that language become offensive?' King asked during the interview.
House Republicans will block Iowa Rep Steve King from serving on any committees in the new Congress as punishment for his remarks about white supremacy
'Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?'
Since the interview, King - who was serving on committees for agriculture, small business, and judiciary - has denied that he is racist and said his remarks were 'completely mischaracterized'.
King was removed from his committees just hours after Democratic congressmen Bobby Rush and Tim Ryan both introduced separate censure resolutions against him.
A censure in Congress is a formal statement of disapproval that is more severe than a reprimand but not as serious as expulsion. Only 23 members of the House have ever been censured in the history of Congress.
'As with any animal that is rabid, Steve King should be set aside and isolated,' Rush said Monday.
'It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or Republican, we all have a responsibility to call out Rep King's hateful and racist comments,' Ryan added, noting that this wasn't the first time King has made headlines for inappropriate language.
The text of Rush's censure resolution lists more than a dozen examples of King's remarks, beginning with comments in 2006 in which he compared immigrants to livestock.
The move came hours after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned King's remarks and suggested he should 'find another line of work'
In an official statement, McCarthy said that King's comments called into question 'whether he will treat all Americans equally, without regard for race and ethnicity'.
'House Republicans are clear: We are all in this together, as fellow citizens equal before God and the law,' McCarthy continued.
'As Congressman King's fellow citizens, let us hope and pray earnestly that this action will lead to greater reflection and ultimately change on his part.'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also denounced King on Monday and even suggested the congressman 'should find another line of work'.
'There is no place in the Republican Party, the Congress or the country for an ideology of racial supremacy of any kind,' McConnell said in a statement.
'Rep. King's statements are unwelcome and unworthy of his elected position. If he doesn't understand why "white supremacy" is offensive, he should find another line of work.'
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he hadn't been following the King saga
King was removed from his committees just hours after Democratic congressmen Bobby Rush (pictured) and Tim Ryan both introduced separate censure resolutions against him
Sen Mitt Romney also condemned King's comments on Monday and called on the congressman to resign.
'Our Senate leader also said today that Steve King ought to find a different line of work. I think he's absolutely right,' Romney said.
'I think it's very clear that the party leadership is unified that Steve King is out of bounds and that he should no longer be serving in Congress.'
One Republican did not join the chorus of criticism. Asked about King's remarks on Monday, President Donald Trump said: 'Who?'
King said in a Times interview that he didn't understand how phrases like 'white supremacy' and 'white nationalism' became offensive
Told it was King, Trump claimed he hasn't 'been following it'.
King's position in the GOP had been imperiled even before his remarks about white supremacy.
Shortly before the 2018 midterm elections, in which King was running, Ohio Republican Rep Steve Stivers, then the head of the GOP campaign committee, issued an extraordinary public denunciation of him.
King has already drawn a primary challenger for the 2020 election: Randy Feenstra, a GOP state senator.
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