--- title: Tlaib Profanity Gets More Coverage Than King White Supremacy description: Rep. Tlaib's profanity received five times more coverage on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC than Rep. King's remarks on white supremacy. canonical: https://time.com/5501432/tlaib-profantiy-5-times-more-coverage-king-white-supremacy/ author: Alejandro de la Garza article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-13T16:28:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:19:54.458Z article:section: Politics og:title: Report: Rep. Tlaib's Profanity Received 5 Times More Coverage Than Rep. 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Steve King will discuss King’s future in the party following the Iowa congressman’s remarks in defense of white supremacy._  by [Alejandro de la Garza](https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Jan 13, 2019 4:28 PM UTC The top House Republican says he and Rep. Steve King will discuss King’s future in the party following the Iowa congressman’s remarks in defense of white supremacy.  by [Alejandro de la Garza](https://time.com/author/alejandro-de-la-garza/)  ## Alejandro de la Garza Jan 13, 2019 4:28 PM UTC According to [one study](https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/01/11/rep-rashida-tlaib-cursing-got-5-times-more-coverage-cable-news-rep-steve-king-embracing-white/222504) by liberal media watchdog Media Matters, Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s profane vow to [impeach the President](http://time.com/5494817/ocasio-cortez-defends-tlaib-profanity/) received five times more coverage on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC than Rep. Steve King’s controversial remarks about [white supremacy.](http://time.com/5499678/house-republicans-slam-steve-king-white-supremacist-comments/) In the day after Rep. Tlaib [said to supporters](https://twitter.com/LevineJonathan/status/1081037086621339648) that “we’re gonna go in and impeach the motherf—-,” referring to President Trump, the three cable news networks devoted over two and a half hours to the topic. In a similar period following [the publication](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/politics/steve-king-trump-immigration-wall.html?module=inline) of Rep. Steve King’s comments questioning how the phrase ‘white supremacist’ could be offensive, those networks spent just under 30 minutes on the subject. To study the coverage, Media Matters said that its researchers reviewed Jan. 4 transcripts on a video streaming service for the words “Rashida,” “impeach” or spelling variations of “Tlaib” (including the misspelling “Talib”) on the three cable news networks’ coverage. Media Matters searched for mentions of “Steve King” for a similar time frame through Jan. 11. In [an interview with the New York _Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/politics/steve-king-trump-immigration-wall.html?module=inline) published Jan. 10, King is quoted as saying “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” Commenting on the newly-elected people of color to Congress, he added: “You could look over there and think the Democratic Party is no country for white men.” The comments drew rebukes from Republican leaders, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) who said on Twitter that King’s comments “are abhorrent and racist and should have no place in our national discourse.” > [](https://twitter.com/Liz%5FCheney/status/1083438039995699201) In comparison to Tlaib’s profanity on Jan. 3, cable news networks devoted relatively little time to discussing King’s comments. Fox News spent 52 minutes discussing Tlaib’s cursing, but only 42 seconds on King’s comments about white supremacy, according to Media Matters. Other cable news networks also appeared to have imbalanced coverage. According to Media Matters, CNN discussed Tlaib’s comments for almost an hour and five minutes, compared to about 15 minutes for King’s comments. MSNBC used 38 minutes on Tlaib’s cursing, and a little over 14 minutes on King’s white supremacy comments. To Media Matters, the apparent difference in coverage “raises serious questions about just what stories cable news considers newsworthy and whether there’s a double standard in coverage of Democrats versus Republicans.” ## Transcript Today the New York Times is suggesting that I am an advocate for white nationalism and white supremacy. I want to make one thing abundantly clear. I reject those labels and the evil ideology that they define. Further, I condemn anyone that supports this evil and bigoted ideology which saw, in its ultimate expression, the systematic murder Of 6 million innocent Jewish lives. It's true that, like the Founding Fathers, I am an advocate for Western civilization's values. And that I profoundly believe that America is the greatest tangible expression of these ideals the world has ever seen. Under any fair political definition, I am simply an American nationalist. I regret the hard burn that has put forward upon this Congress and this country and especially my State and my congressional district. But, the people who know me. No, I wouldn't have to even make this statement because they do know me. They know my life, they know my history, they know that I have lived in the same place since 1978. There is nothing about my family or my history or my neighborhood that would Suggest that these false allegations could be supported by any activity whatsoever. I reject that ideology. 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