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GOP Congressman Endorses White Nationalist Mayoral Candidate

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October 18, 2018
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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) endorsed Toronto mayoral candidate Faith Goldy on Monday, a white nationalist who attended the 2017 Charlottesville protests.

King tweeted:

Goldy was let go from the right-wing news outlet Rebel Media after she covered the Charlottesville protests and then proceeded to go on a podcast from the Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website. She has also recommended a book that called for the “elimination of Jews” and said that neo-Nazis have “well thought-out” ideas on the “JQ [Jewish question].”

King himself has been under fire for his past re-tweets of white nationalists, prompting King to tweet:

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) tweeted that King’s endorsement of Goldy was “disgraceful”:

The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) has said in a statement that they are not comfortable endorsing King:

https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1052669494412361730

King’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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