Steve King on right holding microphone over blurred American flag and olive green background with tweet by Steve King on left caption 'I spent Juneteenth all day in the hot sun hoeing and pulling weeds and thinking about what it would have been like to have been a slave. At the end of the day, I thought about what it would be like to be an aborted baby. I got to see the sunrise and the sunset.'

Man what is wrong with you’: Former GOP congressman says it’s better to be a slave than aborted because you get some nice sunsets

He obviously wanted to be trolled. Twitter obliged.

On Jun 21, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Congressman falls for hoax saying Starbucks is firing employees who say ‘Merry Christmas’

It seemed pretty clearly fake.

On Dec 18, 2019 by Claire Goforth

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Steve King posts video of him drinking from a toilet-water fountain at immigrant detention center

People had some feelings about the video.

On Sep 5, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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Steve King says humanity might not exist without rape, incest

Yeah, he said that.

On Aug 14, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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Steve King duped into praising Jack Nicholson’s ‘A Few Good Men’ colonel character

'Colonel Jessup and all of your Marines: God bless you all.'

On Jul 5, 2019 by Eilish O'Sullivan

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AOC has the best response to Steve King’s ‘concentration camp’ criticism

Steve King's past speaks volumes.

On Jun 24, 2019 by David Covucci

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Steve King pulls committee assignments off website after questioning

Steve King's committee assignments are back to 'TBD.'

On Jun 12, 2019 by Alex Thomas

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Steve King says backlash to white nationalism comment was like what Jesus went through

Jesus Christ.

On Apr 24, 2019 by Ellen Ioanes

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Rep. Steve King posts Civil War fantasy meme—accidentally mocks own state

His own state is on the side he appears to be rooting against.

On Mar 18, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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Why Ted Cruz’s denunciation of Ralph Northam rings hollow

Racism is racism, Sen. Cruz.

On Feb 4, 2019 by Ellen Ioanes

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Rep. Steve King, best known for his racism, tweets a fake MLK quote

He just doesn't know when to stop.

On Jan 22, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

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NBC asked reporters not to call Steve King’s comments ‘racist’

King doesn't understand why 'white supremacist' is offensive, and NBC News doesn't understand why he's racist.

On Jan 15, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Steve King’s ‘white supremacy’ comments finally enough to break conservative support

It's about time.

On Jan 10, 2019 by David Gilmour

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Steve King did, in fact, call immigrants ‘dirt’

King originally denied making the statements.

On Nov 11, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

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Rep. Steve King under scrutiny for taxpayer-funded expenses

It's just the latest instance of questionable spending in his career.

On Oct 28, 2018 by Stephanie Fillion