Chris Christie endorses immigration hardliner Steve King
Mitt Romney also endorsed the controversial congressman.
By EMILY DERUY
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to campaign forRep. Steve King (R-Iowa) at a luncheon in Sioux City.
King, one of the most strident GOP voices on immigration, is facing a tough reelection against Democrat Christie Vilsack. He was recently endorsed by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
“We first met when he was set up for a political excoriation before the House Judiciary Committee by then-Chairman John Conyers (D-Michigan). I thought, ‘Here is a principled, direct and very smart man who is unjustly the target of partisan attack’,” King said in a statement. “I used every minute to bring out the real truth, and Chris Christie never forgot that day.”
“When he offered to return to Iowa to help my campaign, it was a clear demonstration of the kind of character Gov. Christie has and an example that shows why he has been so successful in New Jersey.”
The five-term Iowa congressman has made some choice comments about immigrants in the past:
King angered many immigration activists earlier this year when he seemingly compared immigrants and dogs.
“You get the pick of the litter and you got yourself a pretty good bird dog,” he said at a town hall meeting.
(Photo: Flickr, Bob Jagendorf)
