Steve King says he can't wait for Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor and Kagan to 'elope to Cuba'

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November 6, 2018 4:17 PM

Representative Steve King ended his Congressional reelection campaign with anti-gay comments and an attack on his own party.

Representative Steve King ended his Congressional reelection campaign with anti-gay comments.
He said he hoped Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor "elope to Cuba."
He also criticized his own party for supporting a gay candidate in a primary election.

Republican representative Steve King closed his 2018 reelection campaign with a series of homophobic comments, joking that he hopes Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor "elope to Cuba," and attacking his own party for endorsing a gay candidate in California.

The eight-term Iowa Congressman is running for re-election against the Democratic challenger J.D. Scholten. He held a campaign event on Monday night in Hampton, Iowa, where he made the remarks.

At the event, he said he hoped Republicans will "have a 7-2 court" if "Kagan and Sotomayor will elope to Cuba." The two justices were appointed by President Barack Obama.

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Later at the event, King attacked the National Republican Congressional Committee for sending out mailers in support of a gay candidate in a California primary election.

"I don't know if they were holding hands, or what was the deal. It's hard to write a check to those guys when they do that," he said. "I hope we can hold conservative leadership in the House."

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