GOP rep challenges fellow Republican’s ‘somebody else’s baby’ tweet

Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) — who is the son of Cuban immigrants — sent a tweet to his fellow Republican congressman, Rep. Steve King of Iowa, on Sunday evening.

{mosads}King, a conservative known for making inflammatory statements, came under fire earlier in the day for the commentary he attached to a tweet about far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders.

“Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” King tweeted.

Curbelo responded a few hours later, asking, “What exactly do you mean? Do I qualify as ‘somebody else’s baby?’ #concernedGOPcolleague.”

.@SteveKingIA What exactly do you mean? Do I qualify as “somebody else’s baby?” #concernedGOPcolleague

— Carlos Curbelo (@carloslcurbelo) March 13, 2017

Miami Republican congressman, son of Cuban immigrants https://t.co/jPeOgLaZ5X

— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) March 13, 2017

Rep. Steve King starting to get backlash from fellow House Rs –> https://t.co/8eaQljJpD5

— Cristina Marcos (@cimarcos) March 13, 2017

Thank you Rep. Curbelo for reminding everyone why you’re a valued & respected Member of the House GOP Conf. https://t.co/yvo93NGoux

— Brian Walsh (@brianjameswalsh) March 13, 2017