A conservative congresswoman and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney slammed Rep. Steve King (R-IA) for downplaying the terms “white supremacist” and “white nationalist.”
Earlier on Thursday, the New York Times printed a long interview with King in which he was quoted musing about why the labels were “offensive.”
“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” the Iowa Republican told the Times. “Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”
In response, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) tweeted that King’s comments “are abhorrent and racist and should have no place in our national discourse.”
These comments are abhorrent and racist and should have no place in our national discourse. Steve King asks how terms 'white nationalist' and 'white supremacist' became offensive | TheHill https://t.co/yL23avpNFB
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) January 10, 2019
