Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been the leader of the House Republican caucus for just one week. But already, one Republican Congressman is making life difficult.

“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive,” Rep. Steve King (R-IA) was quoted as saying in The New York Times Thursday.

In a sharply worded statement (via Ashley Killough of CNN), McCarthy condemned King’s remarks.