Yet another corporate sponsor has cleaned out the campaign trough of congressman Steve King.
Communications behemoth AT&T announced it is halting all future funding for the Iowa Republican after his recent high-profile support from white-nationalist groups has come to light, reported The Hill.
“The committee concluded that further support of Rep. King would not be consistent with one of our core values. … ‘Stand for Equality,” the company said in a written statement.
AT&T is just the latest big-name company to withdraw support for the eight-term pol. Technology powerhouse Intel yanked backing Wednesday and pet-food company Purina announced in a tweet the same day: “Representative King’s recent statements are in conflict with our values and we are no longer contributing to his campaign.”
On Tuesday, agricultural cooperative Land O’Lakes announced it had cut ties to King.
“We take our civic responsibility seriously, want our contributions to be a positive force for good and also seek to ensure that recipients of our contributions uphold our company’s values,” the company posted on its website. “On that basis, we have determined that our PAC will no longer support Rep. Steve King moving forward.”
King has been under extreme pressure, including from his own party, after his endorsement of Faith Goldy, a Toronto mayoral candidate who has discussed the potential for a national white genocide. He also has been scorned for his association with a Nazi-linked Austrian group.
