U.S. lawmaker's controversial tweet on immigration draws fireWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Steve King on Monday stood by controversial remarks on immigration and birth rates, in which he said “our civilization” could not be restored with “somebody else’s babies,” drawing condemnation from Democrats and fellow Republicans.  The speaker of the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, and the leading Democrat in the chamber, Nancy Pelosi, both took exception to King’s remarks.  The Iowa congressman on Sunday posted a tweet praising Geert Wilders, a nationalist, anti-Islam politician vying to become the Netherlands’ prime minister in a national election on Wednesday. “Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” King wrote in a post that drew thousands of “likes.” Pelosi on Monday called on House Republican leaders to condemn King’s comments, saying they “must decide whether white supremacy is welcome in the GOP ranks.” A spokeswoman for Ryan, AshLee Strong, said, “The speaker clearly disagrees (with King) and believes America’s long history of inclusiveness is one of its great strengths.”  King, an early supporter of Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election, defended his tweet in an interview on CNN on Monday. He pointed to Western Europe, where he said low birth rates were harming civilization, culture and values. “I’d like to see an America that is just so homogenous that we look a lot the same,” he said. “I think there’s far too much focus on race, especially in the last eight years. I want to see that put behind us.” Pressed on birth rates for different groups of Americans, King said: “They contribute differently to our culture and civilization.” Some of King’s House colleagues appeared to take his tweet personally. “What exactly do you mean?,” tweeted Republican U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo of Florida. “Do I qualify as ‘somebody else’s baby?’ #concernedGOPcolleague.” Democratic Representative Ted Lieu, who immigrated to the United States at age 3, tweeted a picture of his two sons, writing: “Dear Representative Steve King: These are my two babies — Representative Ted Lieu.” Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said, “America is a nation of immigrants,” and added that King’s sentiment “doesn’t reflect our shared history or values.” Bush was one of Trump’s Republican rivals for the White House. The tweet also drew fire from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The head of the civil and human rights law firm, Sherilyn Ifill, said King’s remarks were “an explicit call to return to the shameful period when white supremacy was the norm in American public life.”  Ifill said King’s remarks were “particularly dangerous” at a time when violent hate crimes have reached “dangerous levels.” King is from a rural state where nearly 92 percent of the population is white, compared with 77 percent for the nation as a whole, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Jeff Kaufmann, head of the Republican Party in Iowa, said in a statement that he disagreed with King, also calling the United States “a nation of immigrants” and saying that such diversity was its strength. politicsNews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. lawmaker's controversial tweet on immigration draws fireWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Steve King on Monday stood by controversial remarks on immigration and birth rates, in which he said “our civilization” could not be restored with “somebody else’s babies,” drawing condemnation from Democrats and fellow Republicans.  The speaker of the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, and the leading Democrat in the chamber, Nancy Pelosi, both took exception to King’s remarks.  The Iowa congressman on Sunday posted a tweet praising Geert Wilders, a nationalist, anti-Islam politician vying to become the Netherlands’ prime minister in a national election on Wednesday. “Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” King wrote in a post that drew thousands of “likes.” Pelosi on Monday called on House Republican leaders to condemn King’s comments, saying they “must decide whether white supremacy is welcome in the GOP ranks.” A spokeswoman for Ryan, AshLee Strong, said, “The speaker clearly disagrees (with King) and believes America’s long history of inclusiveness is one of its great strengths.”  King, an early supporter of Donald Trump in last year’s presidential election, defended his tweet in an interview on CNN on Monday. He pointed to Western Europe, where he said low birth rates were harming civilization, culture and values. “I’d like to see an America that is just so homogenous that we look a lot the same,” he said. “I think there’s far too much focus on race, especially in the last eight years. I want to see that put behind us.” Pressed on birth rates for different groups of Americans, King said: “They contribute differently to our culture and civilization.” Some of King’s House colleagues appeared to take his tweet personally. “What exactly do you mean?,” tweeted Republican U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo of Florida. “Do I qualify as ‘somebody else’s baby?’ #concernedGOPcolleague.” Democratic Representative Ted Lieu, who immigrated to the United States at age 3, tweeted a picture of his two sons, writing: “Dear Representative Steve King: These are my two babies — Representative Ted Lieu.” Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said, “America is a nation of immigrants,” and added that King’s sentiment “doesn’t reflect our shared history or values.” Bush was one of Trump’s Republican rivals for the White House. The tweet also drew fire from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The head of the civil and human rights law firm, Sherilyn Ifill, said King’s remarks were “an explicit call to return to the shameful period when white supremacy was the norm in American public life.”  Ifill said King’s remarks were “particularly dangerous” at a time when violent hate crimes have reached “dangerous levels.” King is from a rural state where nearly 92 percent of the population is white, compared with 77 percent for the nation as a whole, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Jeff Kaufmann, head of the Republican Party in Iowa, said in a statement that he disagreed with King, also calling the United States “a nation of immigrants” and saying that such diversity was its strength. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: lawmaker controversial tweet immigration draws firewashington reuters representative steve king monday stood controversial remarks immigration birth rates said civilization could restored somebody else babies drawing condemnation democrats fellow republicans the speaker house representatives paul ryan leading democrat chamber nancy pesos took exception king remarks the iowa congressman sunday posted tweet praising get winners nationalist politician vying become netherlands prime minister national election wednesday winners understands culture demographics destiny we restore civilization somebody else babies king wrote post drew thousands pesos monday called house republican leaders condemn king comments saying must decide whether white supremacy welcome gop a spokeswoman ryan ashley strong said the speaker clearly disagrees king believes america long history inclusiveness one great king early supporter donald trump last year presidential election defended tweet interview cnn monday he pointed western europe said low birth rates harming civilization culture values i like see america homogeneous look lot said i think far much focus race especially last eight years i want see put behind pressed birth rates different groups americans king said they contribute differently culture some king house colleagues appeared take tweet personally what exactly mean tweeted republican representative carlos curbelo florida do i qualify somebody else baby democratic representative ted lieu immigrated united states age tweeted picture two sons writing dear representative steve king these two babies representative ted former florida governor jeb bush said america nation immigrants added king sentiment reflect shared history bush one trump republican rivals white house the tweet also drew fire naacp legal defense educational fund the head civil human rights law firm sherilyn fill said king remarks explicit call return shameful period white supremacy norm american public fill said king remarks particularly dangerous time violent hate crimes reached dangerous king rural state nearly percent population white compared percent nation whole according census bureau jeff kaufmann head republican party iowa said statement disagreed king also calling united states nation immigrants saying diversity strength politicsnews