• Endorsed Faith Goldy, a white nationalist candidate for the position of the mayor of Toronto, Canada, who participated in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, who has recommended a book supporting the “elimination of Jews,” and who has argued that homosexuality was a cause for the Holocaust; and

• Explained that he wants to deny Somali-American Muslims the right to work at meat-packing plants in his congressional district because he believes their true motive for processing pork is to send non-Muslims "to hell and it must make Allah happy.”

Before the election, the National Republican Congressional Committee chairman condemned King for supporting “white supremacy and hate,” but having won reelection there is no sign he will be anything but welcomed with open arms into their caucus. After the election, Gov. Kim Reynolds similarly distanced herself from King, having declared one year ago that his belief that “diversity is not our strength” does not reflect Iowa values — but she kept him on as co-chair of her gubernatorial campaign and stood side-by-side with him until the very end.