>> king, who avoided answering questions today, has a long history of inflammatory statements that have drawn condemnation from both sides of the aisle. in january he was stripped of his house committee assignments after telling "the new york times," "white nationalist, white supremacist, western civilization, how did that language become offensive?" king has argued those comments were misunderstood. today republican member of congress liz cheney is among those reacting to king's take on rape and incest, writing on twitter, "today's comments by representative steve king are appalling and bizarre. as i've said before, it's time for him to go. the people of iowa's 4th congressional district deserve better." house minority leader kevin mccarthy of california was asked about king's remarks today on fox news. >> i have a great deal of problems with that. this isn't the first time i've had concerns with what steve king has said. earlier in this congress there are things that steve king said that i do not believe the party of lincoln would stand for.