GOP Rep. Steve King says he hopes Supreme Court Justices Kagan and Sotomayor 'elope to Cuba'

Rep. Steve King.
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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) chose to spend his last day of campaigning before the midterms sharing with voters his fantasy about two Supreme Court justices.

King has been known for making inflammatory remarks, but this year, his comments garnered more attention, leading to several corporations announcing last week they will no longer support him. Weekly Standard editor Adam Rubenstein reports that during a stop in Hampton, Iowa, on Monday, King spoke about the Supreme Court, and said he hopes "we'll have a 7-2 court," and if we're really lucky, Justices "[Elena] Kagan and [Sonia] Sotomayor will elope to Cuba." The Washington Post asked King's spokesman for comment, and he did not respond.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.