Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) endorsed Toronto mayoral candidate Faith Goldy on Monday, a white nationalist who attended the 2017 Charlottesville protests.
King tweeted:
Faith Goldy, an excellent candidate for Toronto mayor, pro Rule of Law, pro Make Canada Safe Again, pro balanced budget, &…BEST of all, Pro Western Civilization and a fighter for our values. @FaithGoldy will not be silenced. https://t.co/uqkeaUjm7i
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) October 17, 2018
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:
I will retweet the devil if the devil tweets, “I Love Jesus.”
It’s the message, not the messenger. @DMRegister— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) October 15, 2018
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) tweeted that King’s endorsement of Goldy was “disgraceful”:
Rep. Steve King has a long history of amplifying white supremacists in the U.S. Now he's moved on to Canada, endorsing Faith Goldy, the Toronto mayoral candidate who has proudly recited the white supremacist “14 words” slogan. This is disgraceful. https://t.co/Y4jsaS7k2b
— ADL (@ADL) October 17, 2018
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.
