King: ‘No Man Will Ever Qualify’ For SCOTUS If Kavanaugh Allegations Are ‘New Standard’

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 07: Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, attends a rally with Angel Families on the East Front of the Capitol, to highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S., on September 7, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 07: Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, attends a rally with Angel Families on the East Front of the Capitol, to highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S., on September 7, 2018. (Pho... UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 07: Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, attends a rally with Angel Families on the East Front of the Capitol, to highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the U.S., on September 7, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) MORE LESS
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Rep. Steve King (R-IA) on Saturday called the allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh “character assination,” adding that if all male Supreme Court nominees were held to the same standard as Kavanaugh, none would be confirmed.

“I’m thinking, is there any man in this room that wouldn’t be subjected to such an allegation? A false allegation?” King said at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Fall Family Banquet, according to the Des Moines Register.

“How can you disprove something like that? Which means, if that’s the new standard, no man will ever qualify for the Supreme Court again,” King added.

In recent months, King has reposted a neo-Nazi and a white nationalist on his Twitter account without facing consequences from the state or national Republican Party, nor from congressional leadership. He’s up for reelection in November against Democrat J.D. Scholten.

H/t HuffPost.

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  1. Avatar for denisj denisj says:

    Ok Rep King if I understand what you are saying is no man has never groped and tried to disrobe a female. So who did you grop and try to disrobe, or worse?

  2. Good Lord, when can Steve King be consumed by a grease fire?

    He is the fetid, desiccated corpse of the modern GOP.

  3. Where can I apply for a SCOTUS position? I have never…

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