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Steve King: Controversial Iowa Republican loses re-election bid
Jun 3, 2020
Controversial US Congressman Steve King, who has been criticised for a string of remarks on race and immigration, lost his bid to secure a 10th term in office on Tuesday.
The Republican has held his Iowa seat since 2002, but was beaten to the party's nomination in a primary vote by state senator Randy Feenstra.
It comes amid mass protests in the US against racism and police brutality.
They follow the death in police custody of unarmed black man George Floyd.
Last year Mr King was stripped of his House committee seats after questioning why terms like "white supremacy" were offensive.
The following month, when defending a ban on abortion, he suggested much of the human race might not exist without rape or incest , prompting renewed calls for him to resign.
Mr King has also drawn ire for tweeting his support for the Dutch anti-Islam politician, Geert Wilders.
"Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny," Mr King wrote on Twitter. "We can't restore our civilisation with somebody else's babies."
He later defended his comments, telling broadcaster CNN that he "meant exactly what he said".
The former lawmaker has also previously tweeted his support for a Toronto mayoral candidate with Neo-Nazi ties, and claimed in 2017 that diversity was not America’s strength.
Despite multiple controversies, until now he has continued to hold Iowa’s fourth congressional district.
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