Vivek Ramaswamy campaigns with former Iowa congressman with a history of racist remarks

Des Moines, Iowa — Steve King, the former Republican Iowa congressman with a history of racist and controversial statements, reemerged on the political scene this week, campaigning with Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Wednesday.  

Although King has not endorsed Ramaswamy officially, he did express his intention to caucus for the Ohio businessman — and the support has been welcomed by Ramaswamy with open arms, with King riding on Ramaswamy's campaign bus.

King, who served in Congress for 18 years, lost the GOP primary for his district in 2020 after defending the terms "white nationalism" and "white supremacy" in a 2019 interview with the New York Times which drew widespread bipartisan condemnation.