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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Steve King Shares Picture of Hispanic Children: 'Prime MS-13 Gang Material'
by Caleb Ecarma | 11:47 am, June 22nd, 2018
The most shamelessly racist Republican in Congress is back on his bullshit. Rep. Steve King of Iowa who, just recently, retweeted a neo-Nazi and cited a white supremacist publication on his congressional website commented on a photo of seven Hispanic boys and claimed they are prime MS-13 gang material.
Young boys all old enough to be tried as adults or serve in the military, King wrote while quote tweeting a photo of migrant children. Prime MS-13 gang material & certainly grew up in the culture of one of the top 10 most violent countries in the world.
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Given Kings history of promoting white supremacy, the tweet should come as no surprise, but he still received a barrage of backlash from pundits, journalists, and other Twitter users for reaching peak white anxiety:
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Rep. Steve King Shares Picture of Hispanic Children: 'Prime MS-13 Gang Material' (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jun 2018
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moondust
(20,030 posts)1. "serve in the military"
Let's see...looks like they're all dressed alike and possibly in transit to a military base. Let's see...who else dresses alike and lives on a military base? Oh yeah, soldiers!
Congratulations, kids! You've been conscripted! You'll be sorely needed for the big one that's coming!
bdamomma
(63,978 posts)2. hmm.........
perhaps thinking they will fight the dictators wars for him. I am sick of people bashing.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)3. What a racist bastard
Solly Mack
(90,803 posts)4. Steve King is a racist and only other racists would cheer his trash mouth.
So if you find yourself agreeing with him, ain't no might to it - you are a racist. (for the right-wing lurkers)
A typical cowardly bully racist.
Vinca
(50,342 posts)5. Or, if given a chance, they might grow up to be doctors.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)6. Prime KKK and Domestic Terrorist Material here
Mc Mike
(9,118 posts)7. Brainless bircher freak.
redgrandad
(1 post)8. This is what is driving their behaviors
Americas white population shrinks for the first time as nation ages
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/america%E2%80%99s-white-population-shrinks-for-the-first-time-as-nation-ages/ar-AAyWeVY?ocid=sf