House overwhelmingly condemns Iowa GOP Rep. King's racist comments

The resolution, introduced by Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., says that “the House of Representatives once again rejects White nationalism and White supremacy as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values that define the people of the United States.”

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The measure was supported by all Republicans and every Democrat except for one who favored a formal censure, which is a harsher punishment…

King, who had claimed his remarks to The Times were taken out of context, supported passage of the resolution, which did not directly condemn his behavior, but mentioned his comments alongside murderous hate crimes like the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack and the 2015 Charleston church shooting.

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