By Reis Thebault Reis Thebault National and breaking news reporter Email Bio Follow March 18 at 7:43 PM Rep. Steve King has civil war on his mind.
Rep. Steve King's Facebook post about"another civil war," which he deleted Monday, two days after sharing it. King, who Congress recently stripped of committee assignments over his comments about white supremacy, annotated the image with a winking emoji and mused, “Wonder who would win....” King deleted the post, which he shared on an official campaign page, on Monday. His office did not respond to questions about the picture and his reasons for posting and removing it.Observers pilloried him for the post, which many saw as further provocation in a divisive political climate that has already seen signs of civil war rhetoric creeping into the discourse. Many called for King’s expulsion from Congress, a punishment that would end his nine-term run in office.
The Democratic Party in Clay County, Iowa, which is located in King’s district in the northwest part of the state, told its representative, “Iowa would be better off if you just resigned.”
Only idiots would start a civil war.
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This is catastrophic but probably true. Who needs ten AR 15s except the crazies who support the likes of King and his fellow travelers.
Steve King is whacked. The United States are doing well. The red states have representatives capable of articulating differences. War is hell. Look at pictures of carnage from any war. Not an answer in a civilized educated country. Ridiculous talk.
Mr. King fails to realize, Many of the top gun manufactorers are in Blue states.
Mr. King fails to realize, the top gun manufactorers are in Blue states.
Unhelpful
When a car is more likely to kill you yet fear mongering is your only strategy... this is when you get these warnings. -Muninn
Does a responsible elected official post something like this? I don't think so.
Gosh. We only need one.
More calls for violence from the right...
I’m so sad about America. What happened? The founder of democracy, of civil rights. I have never thought it would come to this. Please start to seriously prove GOP politics over the last decades. You‘ll see, how it came to this situation now
He’s a disgrace and the longer he is allowed to be in Congress, the worse he will be.
And Russia will keep both sides supplied - to shoot the hell out of each other - while she watches on the sidelines - no need for her nukes anymore.
Oh thank God... I thought it was Stephen king the writer! I can believe that Steve king would do it. He's an asshole.
Evidently Steve is as bad at map-reading as his president. On the meme Iowa is a blue-state. So in the event of a civil war how do you think he'd fare as a target of those trillions of bullets? Or, does he sneak over to the other side.
And Russia will keep both sides supplied - no need for nukes anymore.
Sure sure... but what about when those bullet carrying Walmart shoppers have to run up a hill or two?
The right is a terrorist political party. Promotes violence, discrimination, racism, uses crosshairs in ads, suggests civil wall, etc.
Love that !
He's not lying... 🤷🏾♂️
JDScholten And approximately 78 brain cells. In total.
War is strategy and resources. On that front, the men of Gilead are fucked.
Not only is Rep King racist, but he also advocates the use of violence. So he is pretty much a trump man.
CowardKing
lock him up
Steve queen is a real contribution to a landfill.
JDScholten SteveKingIA should be censured SenateGOP senatemajldr at the VERY LEAST for this threat, don’t you think? 🤔
The GOP has surrendered everything at the altar of Trump I hope they got something of value in return
Hey SpeakerPelosi, this terrorist deserves a reprimand, at minimum.
Blames his staff. Where have we heard that before?
The money, people, and ingenuity is in the blue states. As with the Civil War, when barely literate agrarians take up arms against people who invent and build the weapons and have technical superiority, guess who wins?
is there a 'peacemaker of the year' award?....I nominate king
This is what I say to Steve King in response: FLAMES MOVE FASTER THAN BULLETS...The End.
THIS TRUMPIANS NEED TO CHECK ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING THIS COUNTRY IS STILL A LAND OF LAWS AND WHEN OR IF THEY START A REVOLUTION THE POLICE NATIONAL GUARD ARMY NAVY AIRFORCE WILL BE FORCED TO INTERVENE ON DOMESTIC TERRORISTS A THOUGHT FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE TRUMP WILL SAVE THEM.
Nothing inciting about that post right. He is just a misunderstood Representative that has no remorse for anything remotely misunderstood by average people about bullets. Can you top that probably.
With all white supremacists the solution to all confrontations is the threat of violence. That's why Trump can't condemn the terrorism done by right-wing white supremacists all over the world, this country included.
Oh Lord!!
Best part of this is that Iowa is in blue. Does SteveKingIA even read his own shit posts, or is he too busy keeping track of his AOL password on post it notes?
JDScholten Isn’t this considered inciting violence? Remember most of the red states can’t comprehend English or form sentences.
We got weapons he doesn't even know, the antifacist have alot more anger.I will happily go to my grave before kissing the ring of this Dictator and he better leave office when voted out or there will be a civil war.
This is awful
Let’s get into the business of being a highly regarded, respected nation again that sells our products all over the world. That positive activity will build a stable economy
That Steven King is one funny guy.
burlphyl You see the the thing is that those so called red States are looking a little more purple now lol 😆
Apparently, mentally disturbed people do well in the Republican Party. 😳😲
JDScholten senrobportman are you ok with this hateful rhetoric?
So that works out to...(does math on back of napkin)...around 50K bullets per red-stater? I knew they were armed to the teeth, but that's a lot!
JDScholten Can you imagine the chaos if blue states shut off the google.....😂
And Iowa is the state we all pander to every presidential election year?!
8 trillion bullets and not a single brain cell among them.
He should be arrested for inciting violence.
These are Rock 'em Sock'em Robots. Referring to Frankenstein himself instead of Frankenstein's monster continues to be the tell of someone who has only seen the movie but has never read the classic novel.
Yes we do
The set up for martial law
So they are going to Kill anyone not supporting Trump! Seems as if they tried that in Germany in the 1930’s.
What about the people of SiouxCityIow, cityofames, VisitMasonCity, FortDodgeCVB, Boone, Carroll, Iowa and others that consistently elect this White Supremacist monster? If that's the mentality, bad places to visit, even worse to live or work.
Just imagine how quickly prosecutors, cops, and the GOP would have a black Muslim democrat in jail saying exactly the same thing.
Hmmm… let’s see how the republicans handle someone within their own party who even brings up a civil war, as an elected official….
These guys are in charge of our children's future?
So basically he just made the case why our nation need gun control?
Talk of war....within our own country. The White Nationalists will respond.
They Do ...
A message to Steve King.
is this like the old joke how many Republicans does it take to screw in a light bulb? 8 trillion I guess
Maybe we don't need to bother with a Civil War. Just let the Red States go their way as 'The Glorious Banana Republic of Trumpistan'. And the Blue States can merge with the nation up North and become the United States of America and Canada.
JDScholten Ahem
Steve King posts meme of red states in rebellion against the United States and blue states defending America.
Good thing we have a military with 8 gagillion types of ammunition to protect us from enemies both foreign and domestic, including Steve King (can’t him, he blocked me) and his tiny throng of drooling imbeciles. SteveKingIAResign
WOW!!! This representative sounds like encouraging and/ or inciting sedition. What a lowly POS act. 🤬🤬🤬
How many bullets do the blue states have then?
JDScholten How is he not removed from office? How? How? Have we really stooped to this level? I guess we have.
RepSteveKingIA is a douche of the highest order , why doesn’t he put on his Klan outfit and be done with it?
JDScholten Includes his own state as one that needs to fear the amount of ammunition the other “side” has!
JDScholten A better headline is “ racist Rep. King .....
Fanning the flames of a race war you so desperately crave, WaPo? FakeNews
He needs to be removed from office immediately. What began with a shrug is now a daily drumbeat led by realDonaldTrump and his racist minions and now on main street we hear of a call to arms for civil war.
I wonder if Steven King knew Iowa is the bicep of the blue.
Sick
Ballots not bullets. And we need it where every ballot counts so it doesn't lead to bullets.
CyrusToulabi TraitorKing gopTraitors gopFascists
But Hillary had deleted emails so both sides, right?
Hey King, you have the bullets but we have the technology. Good luck with that.
Wow. I think it's time for him to go!
I think he misspoke. He meant to say opioids not bullets.
These are Rock 'em Sock'em Robots. Deplorable Steve King (and Wapo?) too ignorant to know the difference between Frankenstein's monster and Frankenstein himself.
Here's the meme he posted with all the context with it. How misleading of the to conveniently crop out the rest of the text.
Partying with Steven King. The true master of scariness.
Split this country up and let the ref states eat each other
Trigger warning! Pun intended.. why are people so 'offended' by things they don't find funny? 🤔 I suggest delicate flowers delete Twitter 🌼
imagine the constituency that loves this guy... uh huk uh huk.
Why must the media retweet the image ? Seems counterproductive to me...
ALL RACISTS
House reprimand.
This guy is MONSTER .
And the Dem CA congressman said he just nuke em but you were silent.
Anyone as stupid as Steven King doesn’t belong in Congress. Force his resignation now. Let him go back to running his racist regimes anywhere he can find that will put up with him & his idiocy.
Who on earth could possibly vote for him?
Ok, seems national Defence spending is mainly for internal affairs! Just send copy to UNO, so nobody is further scared! Btw who has the red/blue nuclear codes? Just curious ?
So let me get this straight, from SteveKingIA website: Need to protect the US from immigrants. Need to protect the US Constitution. Need to protect families and family values. But let’s put the threat of attacking the US, it’s Constitution, and American families out there?
I’ll take the 8 trillion for the team
I don’t think the folks on the staff at Amazon owned WaPo realize that anarchy will result of our duly-elected president is removed from office. In any manner. And cheating to win in 2020, is not exempt. Democrats: party of infanticide, open borders, anti semites.
Um Frankenstein was the Doctor who created 'monster' 😐 - as for that racist politican, how on earth is he elected at all? We have someone of his ilk in Australia, it's awful
Aside from the obvious offensive nature of this meme, I'm doubly offended that Texas is at the heart of the red states map
tHe LeFt Is So ViOlEnT aNd DaNgErOuS
In 'Foundation' by Isaac Asimov he writes: 'Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.' So it would seem.
It's the Left who is stoking civil war in our country.
Why is this man still holding Office?
Please remove Steve King from Twitter he is constantly violating Twitter policies.
The people who gave us Watergate are losing their minds over a meme...
A civil war wouldn't be settled by the electoral college........ popular vote would be a better metric
Ah, the pride of the Republican Party
RepSteveKingIA And you and all your followers are exactly what is wrong with America. Violence, murder over civil discourse.
Horrible judgment to post something like this. I think Mr. King isn't thinking clearly.
8 trillion bullets and half of a dozen brain cells.
Facebook And according to Zuckie, this is not even close to violating their rules, so he will stay on. Confrontation, anger, rage, disunity, money. This is what Zuckie wants.
When a democratic idiot threatens nuclear war (well not really) ignores it. What a republican idiot threatens civil war (well not really) puts it into their propoganda grinder and makes FakeNews sausage LiberalismIsAMentalDisorder 2A
HouseFloor SenateFloor USSenate SenateGOP SenateDems HouseDemocrats HouseGOP Why hasn't SteveKingIA been removed? I don't want my family and friends, nor I to be shot.
When will this dangerous radical white nationalist be removed? Do something HouseDemocrats FBI King is a domestic terrorist!
When the deployment of deplorablea start killing Americans does that make trump a Dictator
Making the same mistake Hitler made - we got guns and they don't and besides our guys know how to use them and theirs don't but above all we have a leader with the indomitable will.
This idiot makes a post threatening Americans.. but it's okay because it's a meme? Seriously If I said the same thing towards a representative I have police and feds I have to answer to.. yeah, that's balanced.
He’s such an idiot that he didn’t even notice that his own state is one of the “Don’t know which bathroom to use” blue states. 🤔😂
He should not be serving in the US Congress. We need to stop tolerating these right wing secessionists.
A sitting Congressman advocates violence against his political opponents. And nothing is done
A civil war wouldn't be red vs blue, it will be America vs rebels, and America will win just like last time.
Steve King or Steve “Are those Republicans or Democrats out there” Scalise?
Can he see through his hood to even shoot ...
kjelenfy I wonder if he and his constituents noticed that his state is one of the blue ones 🤔🙄🤷♂️
internment for every US citizen who refuses to sign a document to reject 'terrorist Nazism', when arrested by Police for suspected terror preparation with arms and bullets or even bullet caches and no apparent arms
Poor graphic! Show the warriors sized by voting district. The CONSERVATIVE WARRIOR will crush the tiny Lib Warrior.
And they will continue to shoot themselves in their own feet 8 trillion times. Sad that all of this violent tough guy rhetoric is getting so much traction.
Perhaps but RepSwalwell is ready and willing to nuke any would be rebels.
So much wasted energy and rhetoric looking for racism and violence that just doesn't exist.. CNN MSNBC
grappytime This red-blue thing is a little confusing for Canadians. Red is Liberal and Conservative is blue here so it takes a while for us to figure out who's what .
Tons of memes about a civil war, one side has men with guns the other side is confused about their gender. One side has tons of bullets the other side is confused on which bathroom to use. Basically warning all the violent lberals, you dont want none!
God Bless the People of New Zealand and their families But what DRUMPF and his supporters are doing is inciting Homegrown Terrorists to some type of action They've been priming the pump fearing he & his Family of Grifters would go to Jail for their Crimes
divided we fall
Disgusting and seditious.
Versus a trained and heavily equipped military. Uh huh, lemme know how that goes for you
Rep. King who represents Iowa is also saying Iowa is one of the states that will die in a hail of bullets. With representation like that, who needs Hitler.
Florida is not blue! They voted for Trump in 2016, elected only Republican governors for over 20 years (some were Rinos) and has 2 GOP senators
We know full well what kind of racist dog turd Rep Steve King is. He’s demonstrated that for years. But the most disturbing part is he gets re-elected time and time again. He’s a *Representative* of like (small) minded ppl in his own district.
9 trillion
And what if the blue states decide to stop paying into the federal aid programs that all those red states draw from like pups lapping at their mother's teats? Would they have to eat all their bullets?
ericswalwell threatened gun owners with nukes. But now you're outraged?!?
So do they kill the millions of Dems in their own states first? I’m confused.
Steve King is a racist and doesn’t know how social media works. He needs to go away forever.
Hey Steve! Now explain, for all of us to hear, what these red states ( not including yours, apparently) are going to do with all those bullets. So they can resolve this bathroom thingy? Really? You gonna tell them not to use all those bullets on you and your loved ones,in Iowa?
Cohen said if Trump loses the election, there won't be a good transition. Some Trump Supporters are crazy white supremacist, if they can shoot up churches they can also shoot up the WH . I'm scared..
The blue states have as many but in the hands of illegals, gangstas and illegal gangstas.
More reason why progressives need to buy guns, if nothing else to protect from crazies
When are the republicans going to say enough....never mind.
Isn't advocating the violent overthrow of the US government or inciting insurrection or civil war a capital offense?
Wtf..why would he say this? OMG
Rep. Swalwell said that they have nukes...so...
This is incredibly irresponsible.
No war king Is smart enough to create this image either. He got it from somewhere? Federalist? Racist chat room? NRA?
And I m sure many people in other states do too and may have grenade and missile launchers.
He's not wrong...maybe not the best delivery, but factual.
Well, most Trump supporters are ignorant enough to think Democrats lost the Civil War, they can't handle the concept that party names DO NOT define ideology, they really do think ignorance is bliss...
How...HOW did this guy win again? HIs district must have a lot of racist fools.
Now you know why MAGAts aren't gonna give up their assault rifles.
🤢
Well he is a NUT and has been for some time now.
It’s true.
How has Steve King not been run out of town on a rail by now?!?! Seriously, how the hell is this guy still in office?
Should be arrested for bolstering violence on the people of America.
Hehehehe, that guys a dick but it’s still funny.
Bring it on, Steve.
I'm in Michigan WP and we have just as many here...you Lefties are cowards who need to leave America, you don't fit here.
I hope Steve King is with us for a LONG time. He is one of the best recruitment posters the Dems have.
Please tell me everyone realizes the GOP is the king of virtue signaling when they allow this type of shit to exist but will readily attack dems for being “anti-Semitic.” They don’t care about hate. They thrive on it.
Where is the feigned horror and disgust from the GOP this time? Where are the tech companies who could make a statement by stepping in, even if it’s controversial.
In a blatant threat against... his own state.
It reminds me of that opening scene in Gone With the Wind when all the southerners were standing around talking about how they were going to be the yankees because they were tougher & had more honor...spoiler: they didnt.
He needs to resign.
This is treason, pure and simple.
Can someone please put out a massive tweet that will reach all of the republicans who have clogged up my news feed with demands for King’s immediate resignation? We get it! You have zero tolerance for racism, bigotry and white nationalism! Just let me see my cat videos again!
Iowa is in blue btw. Calling for his constituents to be shot. Good look.
If a foreigner claimed they had 8 trillion bullets for Americans, Im sure they would be on the terrorism radar.
Personally, I’m rooting for United States of America to win again, but I’m just a simple patriot. 🇺🇸
Steve King has NO power. He is STAINED with the rebuke of his own Party. Why are UGLY PEOPLE so hateful?
Rep. Steve King is UNACCEPTABLE, DISGUSTING, UNQUALIFIED AND DISGRACEFUL
He's so stupid he didn't realize Iowa is listed blue as the 'losing side' in the image he posted.
This guy.
🎵Do you wanna par-tay!? It’s party time!!!🎶
Well thanks Steve. Good to see the voice of reason and continuation of the UNITED States is still alive in you
No Justice, No Peace. That's the way its always been and will always be.
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