Steve King: Obama To Blame For Baltimore Riots

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa speaks in Washington. King has little use for the Humane Society, particularly when it comes to laws designed to give calves, pregnant sows and hens a ... FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa speaks in Washington. King has little use for the Humane Society, particularly when it comes to laws designed to give calves, pregnant sows and hens a little more freedom on the farm. The organization’s political arm is devoting most of its campaign budget this year _ nearly $500,000 so far _ to its effort to see that King doesn’t return for a sixth term. King is running against Democrat Christie Vilsack in a district that has become less conservative due to redistricting. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) MORE LESS
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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) on Saturday said some blame for the riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray lies with President Obama.

Following a speech at the South Carolina Freedom Summit, King was asked whether Obama should be blamed for the unrest in the city.

“I’ll say yes,” King told reporters, according to Bloomberg Politics. “The culture has created that because they drove that culture in Ferguson and it multiplied itself in Baltimore and across the country.”

King said that another leader would “heal us together.”

“Listen, God created all of us, and we cannot discriminate against people based upon the distinction that he’s given each of us,” King said, according to Bloomberg.

King claimed that Obama has “driven wedges between people.”

“And he perceives a difference on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation—wedge after wedge after wedge. I didn’t really imagine they were going to drive a wedge between the law and law-breakers,” King said. “It is instinctive on the part of the president. That’s a level that I have not seen before.”

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  1. MMMM, that’s some good hateful pandering! I think someone’s planning to run for POTUS!

  2. Okay, I’m very tired of the fact that the GOP seems to be unable to grasp the notion that they have created a climate of hatred, intolerance and bigotry that has split this country along all sorts of lines. Obama isn’t responsible for the divided nation- RONALD REAGAN, GEORGE H.W. BUSH, and GEORGE W. BUSH are along with their buddy Roger Ailes. They want healing in this nation they should start by closing their traps!

  3. And don’t forget the myriad of OTHER things President Obama is responsible for:

    Athlete’s Foot
    Root Canals
    Hemorroids (also known as “Republicans”)
    High interest rates
    Low interest rates
    Too much rain
    Too little rain

    Lesseee - what else am I missing? Oh, yeah - everything else bad! These choads just got nothing else.

  4. heh heh…choads.

  5. They are simply pointing fingers like a child in order to deflect the blame from themselves.

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