Congressman Steve King received immediate Twitter blowback for this message he sent out in response to a tweet saying Dutch politician Geert Wilders has been right in his fight against Islamists:

Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies. https://t.co/4nxLipafWO — Steve King (@SteveKingIA) March 12, 2017

The “our civilization” versus “somebody else’s babies” rhetoric obviously alarmed a lot of people about what King was implying:

@SteveKingIA You, Congressman, are simply a bigot. Good thing is, I know a lot of smart Dems eyeing your seat. — Peter Brack (@peterbrack) March 12, 2017

GOP Congressman @SteveKingIA promotes the un-American ideas of white nationalism. Will any Republican congressmen condemn his bigotry? https://t.co/5etQ8fwZx2 — Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) March 12, 2017

Brah @SteveKingIA ‘your’ ‘civilization’ does not exist without somebody else’s babies. @V_of_Europe — Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) March 12, 2017

I am grateful to have spent a lot of time in Iowa, Rep @SteveKingIA. I know there are many there who find your white nationalism abhorrent. https://t.co/ep6MW1ycdJ — Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) March 12, 2017

The West is either a set of values or a race. I think we know where Steve stands. https://t.co/3MamQPkZWM — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 12, 2017

Steve King needs to resign, go away, remove himself from any role in directing the future of our country. https://t.co/AfWxsFuoFX — Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) March 12, 2017

Steve King’s true colors are beginning to show…. — John Weaver (@JWGOP) March 12, 2017

Congressman Steve King using pretty much textbook white supremacist language here: https://t.co/2OQT7yahGZ — Jordan Rudner (@jrud) March 12, 2017

@SteveKingIA You know that you were “somebody else’s baby” too, right? Or do you not understand how this works? — Craig Beilinson (@cbeilinson) March 12, 2017

Rep. Steve King really blurring that line between Actual White Supremacist and Old Dumb Shithead Who Took A Wrong Turn On Facebook. — David Roth (@david_j_roth) March 12, 2017

Last year King got media attention for talking about the contributions of white people and asking, “Where did any other sub-group of people contribute more to civilization?” He defended those remarks by later arguing, “The idea of multiculturalism, that every culture is equal — that’s not objectively true.”

Correction: King’s quote was “Where did any other sub-group of people contribute more to civilization?” The initial version of this post did not include “more” in the quote.

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