; Whereas this CSM interview occurred prior to the release of the Times article, and shows how King had been making a variation of this argument at the approximate time he spoke to the Times reporter. In this case, though, the CSM actually published it in the context in which it was made. It is clear that King was making a similar argument to the Times; Whereas the quote in the CSM is the FIRST DOCUMENTED INSTANCE of Steve King ever using the phrase white nationalist . This is an important point, because King has asserted That ideology never shows up in my head. I don’t know how it could possibly come out of my mouth. . A Lexis-Nexis search dating back to 2000 shows King has never used any of the following phrases: white nationalism , white nationalist , white supremacist , or white supremacy . In the same time frame, King is quoted 276 times using the term Western Civilization ; Whereas based on this data, it appears unlikely that King spontaneously used the phrases white nationalist and white supremacist in his discussion with the Times reporter, as they were never common elements of his speech. It suggests that King was repeating terms fed to him by the Times; Whereas the contention that King reacted to the Times reporter’s use of the phrases white nationalist , white supremacist , and western civilization as pejoratives is supported by the body of the Times article itself