A New York congressman said Tuesday he would vote to expel racist Rep. Steve King(R-Iowa) from Congress over recent remarks King made condoning white nationalism.
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) told HuffPost in an interview Tuesday that King should resign but that if a measure were introduced to expel King from Congress, he’d vote for it.
“I think he should step down, but if a bill comes up to expel him, I would do that as well,” Espaillat said. “Not only because the comments he made are egregious, unacceptable and racist, but now he has lost the ability to equitably represent his constituency. He has no committees now.”
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Republican leadership on Monday stripped King of his committee assignments as punishment for remarks he made to The New York Times last week. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution of disapproval condemning King’s white supremacy.
Source: Congressman: I Would Vote To Expel Steve King From Congress
