Republican Congressman Steve King’s town hall meeting in Primghar on Saturday was his first public event in Iowa since House G-O-P leaders stripped King of his committee assignments.
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King has repeatedly said his comments about white nationalism and white supremacy were mischaracterized in the newspaper article. King began the event Saturday by addressing the controversy.
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About 100 people, most of whom were King supporters, attended the Saturday morning forum. King told the crowd he was most concerned about losing his seat on the House Judiciary Committee, as he predicts Democrats on the panel soon will bring up impeachment proceedings against President Trump. King hinted he might be “restored” to that committee at some point, but also suggested he’s now free to do more public speaking.
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King had suspended town hall meetings in the district a couple of years ago, complaining “paid protesters” were hijacking the events. King now faces 2020 competition for his House seat from within his own party and is planning to hold a public town hall meeting in each of the 39 counties in the fourth congressional district.