- Embattled Rep. Steve King of Iowa is raising money by accusing "Never Trump Republicans" and the "rabid leftist media" of trying to "destroy" him following racist comments he made in an interview.
- King was stripped of his committee assignments after wondering how terms like "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" became offensive in a New York Times interview.
- "Like the Founding Fathers, I am indeed a champion of Western Civilization and American culture I'm an American nationalist not a 'white nationalist' or 'white supremacist,'" the email said.
After being stripped of his committee assignments following racist comments made in an interview to The New York Times, Rep. Steve King of Iowa is now raising money by accusing "Never Trump" Republicans and the "rabid leftist media" of trying to "destroy" him.