Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King isn’t backing down from statements he made during an appearance on a cable T-V talk show panel Monday.

 

King says “no other subgroup” has contributed more to the advance of western civilization than Christians of European ancestry. Democrats are calling King’s comments “outrageous” and Republican Governor Terry Branstad is dismissing them as well.

 

King says “the truth is provocative” to people like Branstad who are in “the establishment.”