Former Iowa Congressman Steve King endorsed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Tuesday.
Dr. King questioned why the terms “white supremacist” and “white supremacist” were offensive, and was stripped of his committee assignments and lost his House seat in the 2020 primary. .
Dr. King was a believer in the white supremacist Great Replacement conspiracy theory and repeatedly engaged in white supremacy during his time in office.
The theory is shaped by beliefs Those who believe that white Europeans will be replaced by non-white immigrants in their own countries claim that this will result in the “extinction of the white race.”
Ramaswamy praised the king and praised his support at a rally in Iowa on Tuesday.
“Steve King was America First before it was cool,” Ramaswamy said in a statement. “He will never back down from a fight and he will never give in to the system.”
“We will stand up for the myriad of issues that other Republicans are too afraid to speak out about, including opposing the CO2 pipeline here in Iowa, ending birthright citizenship, making English our national language, and shutting down the deep state. “We found a common cause,” he continued. “I think we can make Steve look like a visionary on January 15th.”
King said Ramaswamy would “shock the world” with his victory in the Iowa caucuses on January 15.
“If you want someone who will confront the deep state and speak truth to power, vote for someone who will speak truth to you,” King said in a statement.
Ramaswamy himself referred to the Great Replacement conspiracy on stage at the fourth Republican debate in New Hampshire last month, calling the idea “not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory, but a fundamental part of the Democratic Party platform.” It is a statement.''
The biotech entrepreneur has also suggested support for other conspiracies, including comments about the Sept. 11 attacks and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Polls show Mr. Ramaswamy is struggling in Iowa. The average poll from The Hill/Decision Desk headquarters in Iowa puts him in fourth place with about 6 percent support. She is 11 points behind third-place Nikki Haley and 45 points behind the front-runner, former President Trump.
The Hill has reached out to Ramaswamy's campaign for additional comment.
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