‘You Don’t Belong in Congress’ Twitter Slams Steve King After Deported DREAMer Tweet
Representative Steve King is known for incendiary comments about race and immigration.
Yesterday, when news broke that under Donald Trump, a protected DREAMer had been deported, he celebrated with a tweet about his beer, which he dedicated to law enforcement. As far as King’s tweets go, this one was relatively tame. (Remember “other people’s babies?”) Still, people are really riled up about this one.
There were calls for boycotts of his donors.
@IAmTomorrow @SteveKingIA @PodSaveAmerica you can find lists of his donors & industries supporting him on @OpenSecretsDC: https://t.co/yLwf1mz6VV
— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) April 18, 2017
@Jillybgriff @annalecta @IAmTomorrow @SteveKingIA @PodSaveAmerica @OpenSecretsDC There already IS #BlueBunnyBoycott…..let’s all join!!!!
— Fat Ⓥegan Commie (@FatVeganCommie) April 18, 2017
Good ol’ boy @SteveKingIA enjoyed seeing a legal Dreamer get wrongfully deported. BTW his biggest campaign donor is Blue Bunny Ice Cream!
— philip harris (@pharris830) April 19, 2017
I love Blue Bunny Ice Cream Sandwiches-Just heard they are racist @SteveKingIA biggest donors. Need to lose weight anyhow 😕#bluebunnyboycott
— Linda C. Castillo (@LindaCCastillo2) April 19, 2017
Other reactions were more plain old angry.
@SteveKingIA Fuck yourself, Nazi.
— Dennis Perkins (@DennisPerkins5) April 18, 2017
Disgusting as a US Congressman (& bigot) tweets a picture of a beer-celebrating the deportation of a young man who lived here since he was 9 https://t.co/hgzD7Vtijz
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 19, 2017
@charles_gaba @SteveKingIA Well…for starters, he is a bigot and a racist…
— This Got Me Thinking (@Speaking_Plain) April 18, 2017
OMG. A 23yo DACA recipient who’s been in this country since age 9 has been deported to Mexico and Steve King is having a beer to celebrate. https://t.co/B5RUpnUldK
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) April 18, 2017
King revels in the suffering of this poor kid who’s done nothing wrong except be born to parents who immigrated to the US. Turns my stomach. https://t.co/NpPKHHDhYH
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) April 18, 2017
DREAMers are the future of our country. You don’t belong in Congress. https://t.co/NqrQYorJFE
— Tom Perez (@TomPerez) April 19, 2017
@ruckus2 @SteveKingIA No one will remember him at all.
— Laurie Voss (@seldo) April 18, 2017
@SteveKingIA You claim to praise Jesus but two days after posting this you gloat about uprooting an innocent young man from his home. Gross. pic.twitter.com/d9RQP9OlvX
— Ryllie Danylko (@RyllieDanylko) April 18, 2017
@SteveKingIA Imagine hating people this much.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) April 18, 2017
I’m like 51% sure that Steve King isn’t aware Jesus Christ was brown and didn’t speak a lick of English.
— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) April 19, 2017
@SteveKingIA There is something deeply wrong with you.
— Dan Rodricks (@DanRodricks) April 18, 2017
A number focused on encouraging others to vote him out of office, specifically by electing Kim Weaver.
@joylladiebnx @FatVeganCommie @Jillybgriff @annalecta @IAmTomorrow @SteveKingIA @PodSaveAmerica @OpenSecretsDC I’m in. Let’s make #BlueBunnyBoycott happen. I won’t support any Steve King sponsor.@KimWeaverIA school this foolhttps://t.co/mTFPZ1OT6k
— Pants Pence (@pants_pence) April 18, 2017
Can’t believe Iowans have any good reason to continually return this assclown to office https://t.co/612cZlaCPR
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 18, 2017
@ruckus2 @seldo @SteveKingIA He needs to lose more then his seat!!
— Nanette Wheeler (@nanettejw) April 18, 2017
This cannot be allowed to continue. As if his last comment wasn’t bad enough. @KimWeaverIA needs to unseat this……guy. https://t.co/nhWWmcgu1D
— OneNation (@IDICEnterprise2) April 19, 2017
@rolandscahill @SteveKingIA I’m going to toast to @KimWeaverIA tonight. For practice.
— Amy Hunt (@threejuniormnts) April 18, 2017
Weaver, for her part, is making the best of his gaffes, as usual.
How about we “deport” Steve King from Congress? https://t.co/v4Cdqi9FKX#DecencyOverDivision https://t.co/qx5cJSEtYy
— Kim Weaver (@KimWeaverIA) April 19, 2017
[image: screengrab]
Have a tip we should know? tips@mediaite.com
Follow Mediaite