Hoyer: I’m ‘Not Surprised’ By King’s Racist Statements

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he’s “not surprised” at Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) recent statements about white supremacy since he’s made “similar comments in the past.”

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“I’m not surprised that Mr. King made those comments,” Hoyer said on CNN’s “New Day.” “He’s made similar comments in the past. But very, very disappointing. A democracy, the voters who believe America is the land of the free, a land that respects individuals, respects equality and justice should not have a congressman who articulates those kinds of sentiments.”

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  1. Democrats are in the majority now. Can’t they censure King for conduct unbecoming of a House member?

  2. A democracy, the voters who believe America is the land of the free, a land that respects individuals, respects equality and justice,*** should not have a congressman who articulates those kinds of sentiments.”

    *And then there’s Iowa.

  3. Join the crowd, Steny. King is a real 1939 throwback.

  4. It is very hard to be surprised by a known racist’s statements, merely because you already know the induhvidual is a racist pig. Nobody was surprised by Hitler’s racist statements.

    However, it is not at all difficult to be OUTRAGED whenever a racist opens his filthy mouth.

  5. “I am not surprised because, after all, my head has not been run over by a steamroller like a character in a Looney Tune.”

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