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White Nationalist Rep. Steve King Posts Violent Meme About New Civil War

Republican lawmaker shares image claiming "red states" have 8 trillion bullets.
Ed Mazza
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Deputy Editor, Trends, HuffPost

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who has a long history of touting white nationalism, has taken his meme game to a violent new level.

The disgraced lawmaker ― who was unceremoniously stripped of all his House committee assignments this year for previous white nationalist rhetoric ― shared a graphic that imagined “another civil war,” this time between red and blue states.

“One side has about 8 trillion bullets, while the other side doesn’t know which bathroom to use,” states the meme, shared on one of King’s verified Facebook pages.

“Wonder who would win...” added King, apparently not noticing that his home state was depicted on the losing side.

The meme has since been removed from his Facebook page. King’s office did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.

Twitter users called out King for sharing the image:

Can we have a serious conversation about this? @SteveKingIA posted this image to his facebook yesterday (presumably to own libs), however it is far beyond hyperbole and antithetical to his duties as a Congressman. pic.twitter.com/fp8NgdcBpF

— The Sparrow Project (@sparrowmedia) March 18, 2019

1. His own state is in the one getting punched.
2. Buncha the "defenseless blue states with no guns" include cities/neighborhoods Steve King wouldn't visit without armor and backup.
3. Cute cartoon - now do one by actual population and life expectancy - "Red Guy" has a glass jaw. pic.twitter.com/76zQHUAt0f

— Bob Chipman (@the_moviebob) March 18, 2019

Bragging about needing 8 trillion bullets to take out 150 million people doesn’t sound as cool as Steve King thinks it does.

— Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) March 18, 2019

Tremendous timing by white nationalist Congressman Steve King. https://t.co/3vcujTtH2Q

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) March 17, 2019

Just the open Nazi @GOP member @SteveKingIA, tweeting about slaughtering his fellow Americans in a civil war. #SundayThoughts https://t.co/KVaYDnYdcB

— ICE is trafficking children (@Mccallforall) March 18, 2019

Does Steve King really want to have another makers vs takers argument with a splash of white supremacy? https://t.co/Vz2l8p1KUI

— Brett Banditelli (@banditelli) March 17, 2019

Steve King is so dense that he didn’t notice his home state is part of the losing side in the graphic https://t.co/6yzH61aAUa

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 18, 2019

Rep. Steve King of Iowa joking about the demise of Iowa?

weird flex but okay https://t.co/xAfis6dly6

— Isabella Rosario (@irosarioc) March 18, 2019

Seriously what the fuck is wrong with these people pic.twitter.com/1d6opXFaF6

— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) March 17, 2019

Here is a sitting U.S congressman joking about a civil war..

Steve King should be expelled from Congress.. pic.twitter.com/XeSlveqaum

— Oskaer (@Osman__13) March 18, 2019

WHY IS STEVE KING STILL IN CONGRESS? https://t.co/mJJ7hK1Rps

— Liz Young (@mnlizzy) March 18, 2019

This story has been updated to note the meme has been removed from King’s Facebook page. Hayley Miller contributed reporting.

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