Rep. Steve King defended his call for a ban on all abortions by questioning whether there would be “any population of the world left” if not for births due to rape and incest.
U.S. Rep. Steve King on Wednesday defended his call for a ban on all abortions by questioning whether there would be “any population of the world left” if not for births due to rape and incest.
The nine-term Republican congressman, who represents a sprawling, largely rural 39-county district, has been criticized repeatedly for comments he’s made over the years, especially on issues related to race and immigration.Shortly before the November 2018 election, the Washington Post reported that King met in Austria with the far-right Freedom Party, a group with Nazi ties.
This year, several candidates have said they will challenge King for the Republican nomination, including conservative state Sen. Randy Feenstra. Scholten also recently announced he’d again run for the seat.
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