NCTA, Intel Pull Support for Rep. King Campaign on Diversity, Other Comments; AT&T to Re-evaluate
NCTA said Wednesday it’s ending support for the re-election campaign of Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, amid rising controversy over the eight-term incumbent’s recent comments criticizing racial diversity and immigration. Intel is also pulling its support for King, while AT&T says…
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it will re-evaluate during the next campaign cycle. He recently retweeted a Nazi sympathizer and has endorsed far-right candidates in several foreign countries’ elections, including a white nationalist contender for Toronto mayor. King’s recent comments led National Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, to “strongly condemn” him Tuesday. The leaders of two Jewish congregations in Iowa urged King’s contributors to pull their support. Analysts rate King as in a competitive race against Democrat J.D. Scholten. “As an organization and industry that highly values diversity and inclusion, we denounce [King’s] comments and no longer support his campaign,” NCTA said. NCTA didn’t immediately comment on whether its political action committee will ask King’s campaign to return a $1,000 donation made in September 2017 to support his primary bid. AT&T, which has also contributed to King’s campaigns, said in a statement its PAC “will not be making any further contributions to Congressman King this year” and the PAC’s committee “will take all concerns very seriously” when it considers whether to donate to King in “2019 and beyond.” After evaluating King’s recent comments, Intel “determined that they conflict with [the company's] values. As a result, we are no longer donating to his campaigns.” King’s campaign didn’t immediately comment. He tweeted Tuesday that "these attacks are orchestrated by nasty, desperate and dishonest fake news. Their ultimate goal is to flip the House and impeach [President] Donald Trump.”