Letter: That Iowa congressman was always a racist
(J. Scott Applewhite | The Associated Press) In this June 8, 2018, file photo, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, the House voted 416-1 for a resolution repudiating King’s words expressing puzzlement about why terms like “white nationalist” are offensive.
The hypocrisy from the right never ceases to amaze.
The moral outrage coming from Congress as a result of Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King’s racist comments in a New York Times interview is a case in point.
King’s racism is nothing new. He has been saying the same things for years, but because he has been a Republican, and, more recently, a Trump loyalist, those annoyances were tolerated.
And, by the way, has anyone from our congressional delegation noticed that the same tone emanates from the Oval Office almost every day?
Jeff Polychronis, Salt Lake City
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