House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will not change his mind on Rep. Steve King’s removal from committee’s. There are certain things that should remain reprehensible and Steve King’s clear and recorded racist beliefs is one of them.

More disturbing is the 200 apparent “faith-based advocacy and conservative media groups” who still supported him.

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Rep. Steve King released a letter Tuesday signed by dozens of religious and conservative leaders calling for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to reinstate him to his committee assignments and apologize.

“200 pro-family leaders wrote @GOPLeader McCarthy asking him ‘to do the right thing’ & reinstate my committees,” the Iowa Republican tweeted, along with a link to the letter. “They know when the ‘outrageous misquote’ of a biased & liberal NYTimes takes free rein to ‘falsely brand’ Republicans, no conservative is safe.”

King was removed from his committee assignments in the new Congress last month after he appeared to defend the term “white supremacist” during a New York Times interview, the latest among numerous public statements widely seen as racist or insensitive. King has since said at a town hall that he isn’t racist.

In Tuesday’s letter, the leaders — mostly representing faith-based advocacy and conservative media groups — said they were “appalled that Republican leadership would choose to believe a liberal news organization famous for their bias” over King.

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In a statement Tuesday, McCarthy’s office indicated the letter would not change his mind.

“Leader McCarthy does not plan to change his mind regarding Rep. King not receiving committee assignments,” the statement read. ”

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Source

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/12/politics/steve-king-letter-200-leaders/index.html