king for his part isn't backtracking, he appears undeterred by the criticism and told an iowa radio station today, the words he used came from the border patrol. >> this is not something i'm making up, we have people that are drug mules, hauling drugs across the border, you can tell by their physical characteristics what they've been doing for months, going through the desert with 75 pounds of drugs on their back. those who advocate for the dream act. if they choose to characterize this as valedictorians, we have a different image we need to be thinking about. >> do you want to bring a bunch of people with flabby calves into the country as well? the gop can try to spin this, they can condemn these remarks and claim steve king -- he is