Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out media for its weak description of Steve King
As Iowa Rep. Steve King faces increasing scrutiny over whether he supports white supremacy and white nationalism, fellow member of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is weighing in on the issue. The New York representative took to Twitter to call out the media for shying away from calling King an all-out racist.
“NEWS: @SteveKingIA said he ‘initiated’ a convo today w/ @SteveScalise to inform them he would speak on floor to address his racially-tinged remarks. Said GOP leadership hasn’t indicated any intention to censure in any way. Story TK,” Washington Examiner writer David Drucker tweeted on Friday.
“You spelled ‘racist’ wrong,” Ocasio-Cortez responded. “At this point those who use the terms ‘racially tinged’ or ‘racially charged’ to describe white supremacy should be prepared to explain why they chose to employ those terms instead of ‘racist’/‘racism.’ If the answer is their own discomfort, they’re protecting the wrong people.”
Drucker had been previewing his report on House Republicans’ response to King’s interview in the New York Times, in which King asked, “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?”
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-media-racially-tinged-description-steve-king-173214010.html
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