October 26, 2018

Steve King endorsed a far-right mayoral candidate because he’s a white supremacist

https://thinkprogress.org/steve-king-endorsed-far-right-mayoral-candidate-because-hes-a-white-supremacist-b9b686330bd2/?fbclid=IwAR0NgWsnquoucem0igPAZaMTAchafX41DTlBlOAF4BAfZqOBYgPpHSNH4Vc
"When it comes to white nationalism, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has a long list of zingers he can point to. He’s retweeted British neo-Nazi Mark Collett and steadfastly refused to apologize for it, been endorsed by the Daily Stormer, made frequent trips to visit the far-right government of Austria, and, perhaps most infamously, quipped that “we can’t restore our civilization with someone else’s babies.” On Tuesday night, King further added to his laundry list of white nationalist talking points by endorsing fringe far-right candidate Faith Goldy in her attempt to become mayor of Toronto. “Faith Goldy, [is] an excellent candidate for Toronto mayor, pro Rule of Law, pro Make Canada Safe Again, pro balanced budget,” King tweeted. “BEST of all, Pro Western Civilization and a fighter for our values.” For the uninitiated, Faith Goldy is a former reporter for the right-wing site Rebel Media, whose roster of current and former employees includes luminaries like Proud Boys’ founder Gavin McInnes, bankrupt British columnist Katie Hopkins, and former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka. Goldy is currently polling around 2 percent in her quest to become Toronto’s mayor. Goldy is a full-blown white supremacist, or “ethno-nationalist” as she’d likely prefer to be called. As Right Wing Watch has noted, Goldy last December went on YouTube to recite the fourteen words, one of the world’s most popular white supremacist slogans, which was originally created by far-right terrorist David Lane. Goldy has also appeared on the Daily Stormer’s podcast and previously recommended a book calling for the “elimination” of Jews."