King subscribes to the white genocide conspiracy theory , and has stated this view while in Congress . '' Mother Jones '' and other media have reported more generally on his belief in and promotion of the conspiracy theory . In 2018 , King spoke to an Austrian far-right publication about " the great replacement " , which the '' New York Times '' described as " a conspiracy theory on the far right that claims shadowy elites are working behind the scenes to reduce white populations to minorities in their own countries . " The theory gained notoriety after the alleged perpetrator of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings titled his manifesto after it ; King strongly condemned the shootings on Twitter
Christchurch mosque shootings
Christchurch mosque shootings
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