Twitter Erupts Over GOP Congressman's 'Diversity Is Not Our Strength' Post
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has sparked outrage on Twitter once again with his views on immigration.
The congressman ― who has previously lauded white nationalism on the social media platform ― wrote on Twitter Friday, “Diversity is not our strength.”
He cited Hungary’s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who reportedly stated that “mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one.”
Diversity is not our strength. Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, “Mixing cultures will not lead to a higher quality of life but a lower one.” https://t.co/ZlMXzcc87w
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) December 8, 2017
King followed up with this tweet, in which he claimed that “assimilation, not diversity, is our American strength.”
Assimilation has become a dirty word to the multiculturalist Left. Assimilation, not diversity, is our American strength.
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) December 8, 2017
Fellow Twitter users erupted in anger over the posts.
King came under similar fire in March after he tweeted his support of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
Here’s a sampling of the responses to his latest posts below:
How are you employed, much less as a member of Congress?
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) December 8, 2017
As the beady eyed slack jawed spawn of whatever has polluted your gene pool, you are Exhibit A why a family tree should fork and culture should be a bouillabaisse of the best of all people, you mentally stunted simian.
— Dane (@SeeDaneRun) December 8, 2017
Just a reminder that Viktor Orban is, explicitly and in his own words, opposed to liberal democracy https://t.co/kMUO5TyHMv
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) December 8, 2017
Other members of the Republican party have called Orban a "neo-fascist dictator" https://t.co/5CHKCwtTrr
Steve King offers this... https://t.co/BfaZmuw3Mg— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) December 8, 2017
Hi @SteveKingIA : this is an entirely serious offer. Come to #Oakland. Beers and tacos on me. Tell me, to my face, human to human, why diversity is bad. Thanks!
— Cyrus Farivar (@cfarivar) December 8, 2017
The problem with a lack of diversity, Congressman, is that it tends to lead to in-breeding of the sort that creates monstrous dimwits like you. https://t.co/IZBVdHAs47
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 8, 2017
Go fuck yourself, Steve.
— Alexandra Halaby (@iskandrah) December 8, 2017
Someone should break it to Steve King that he wouldn't be around to say this ignorant shit if not for the diversity of America. https://t.co/6OgaTxPBMB
— Josh Moon (@Josh_Moon) December 8, 2017
Congressman Steve King is really on (white supremacist) one this morning pic.twitter.com/BXcDWMzfmJ
— katherine krueger (@kath_krueger) December 8, 2017
David Duke and now Rep. Steve King have tweeted that “diversity is not our strength.” pic.twitter.com/M5i5DWOnyP
— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) December 8, 2017
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