It’s the battle of the Steves.
Democratic Rep. Steve Israel of New York and Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa got into a spat on Twitter Saturday afternoon in response to comments made by Rep. King on a radio show on Friday.
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In an interview with Boston Herald Radio, King said, “I don’t understand how Jews in America can be Democrats first and Jewish second and support Israel along the line of just following their president.” He further said Democrats who are Jewish are “knee-jerk supporters for the president’s policy.”
On Saturday, Rep. Steve Israel, a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman who is also Jewish, took to Twitter to fire back at King, who responded in kind.
Here are the tweets.
I don't need Congressman Steve King questioning my religion or my politics. I demand an apology from him & repudiation from GOP. #dangerous
— Steve Israel (@RepSteveIsrael) March 21, 2015@RepSteveIsrael: Real men make such requests face 2 face & man 2 man. I defend Israelis from Leftists & misogynists. pic.twitter.com/GvX5XDftHx
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) March 21, 2015Good to know @SteveKingIA has become a Talmudic scholar on what defines Jews. Steve, you really are mashugana. Look it up.
— Steve Israel (@RepSteveIsrael) March 21, 2015
Nisha Chittal