What’s the Difference Between Steve King and Donald Trump?

[tulc]

Steve King and Donald Trump Share the Same Beliefs - The Atlantic

It was only after King’s latest remarks that Republicans condemned him with any kind of force. King drew a rebuke from Iowa’s two Republican senators, House Republicans have said they may take action against the congressman, and other high profile Republican legislators, such as Texas Senator Ted Cruzand South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, have condemned his remarks. The conservative intellectual Henry Olsen warned that the “seeds of bigotry” could take root in the Republican Party, and National Review called for King to be expelled from Congress, declaring that “one of the glories of American history is how we finally shed our shameful racist past.”

Hardly. While it is heartening to see that King’s antics have finally drawn a unified response of condemnation from the right, the reactions seem to miss the obvious point that there is little daylight between Steve King and the president of the United States, Donald Trump. (Neither National Review’s editorial nor Scott’s op-ed even mention the president’s name.)


But don’t take my word for it. In 2014, as Trump was mulling a run for president, he made an appearance in Iowa with King, calling him “special guy, a smart person, with really the right views on almost everything,” and noting that their views on the issues were so similar that “we don’t even have to compare notes.”

tulc(thought this was an interesting piece)

 

[Jamsie]

The difference is that one is named King and other one thinks that his is a "King".

 

[Yarddog]

Steve King and Donald Trump Share the Same Beliefs - The Atlantic

tulc(thought this was an interesting piece)

Glad to see Republicans standing up to bigots instead of placating them.

 

[EpiscipalMe]

What’s the difference?

About 2 years and 100 pounds.

 

[Dave-W]

Hmmmm.....

Stephen King, Donald Trump.

Both are pretty scarey.

 

[The Barbarian]

Stephen King, Donald Trump.

The differences are quite obvious. One produces frightening fiction about evil beings ready to harm us.

The other writes best-selling books.