House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Sunday said he and his fellow Republicans are ready to take action against Rep. Steve King for questioning why terms like “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” are considered offensive.
“Action will be taken,” McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
He added, “I’m having a serious conversation with Congressman Steve King on his future and role in this Republican Party.”
McCarthy said that he will meet with the Iowa Republican on Monday.
King, in an interview with The New York Times published Thursday, defended white nationalism.
“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” King told the newspaper.
The next day, King apologized for the comments, saying, “I reject that ideology.”