White House criticizes both GOP Rep. Steve King and Democrats after King's racist comments

The White House isn't standing by Rep. Steve King's (R-Iowa) racist comments, either. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that King's recent statements were "abhorrent," NBC News' Peter Alexander reports. King last week wondered aloud in an interview with The New York Times why terms like "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" are considered "offensive." He later insisted that his comments were "completely mischaracterized," Fox News reports, although this was ...