# @cnnpolitics on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2020-06-03T13:27:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) — https://gondola.cc/CNNPolitics

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Nine-term Congressman Steve King of Iowa will lose his Republican primary race to state Sen. Randy Feenstra on Tuesday, CNN projected, after King's racist comments led to his ostracization in Washington and Feenstra mobilized conservative Republicans to his insurgent campaign. "I called Randy Feenstra a little bit ago and conceded the race to him," King said in a video posted to Facebook early Wednesday morning.

King, an anti-immigration hardliner, had a well-documented history of controversial statements during his nine terms in office. But only after a New York Times interview in January 2019, in which the congressman questioned how "white nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization" became offensive, did House Republican leaders rebuke him by stripping him of his committee assignments.

King has said that his words have been mischaracterized and taken out of context, blaming the media and Republican leaders for leading a vendetta against him.

#SteveKing #Iowa #Republican #2020elections #RandyFeenstra #cnn #news #US #politics

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