Don't vote for our 'homophobic' and 'racist' dad, Missouri candidate's kids tell voters

[sunonmars]

“I can’t imagine him being in any level of government,” said the daughter of Steve West, a Republican vying for a Missouri House seat. #SteveWest

Link to tweet

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/don-t-vote-our-homophobic-racist-dad-missouri-candidate-s-n929486

While most political candidates can count on the unwavering support of their family members, two of the three children of Missouri Republican Steve West have a message for voters in the state’s 15th House District: Don’t vote for our dad.

“I can’t imagine him being in any level of government,” Steve West’s daughter Emily told The Kansas City Star. “He’s made multiple comments that are racist and homophobic and how he doesn’t like the Jews.”

Steve West’s son, Andy, contacted the paper on Tuesday with a similar message about his “fanatic” father.

“He must be stopped,” Andy West said. “His ideology is pure hatred.”

In a 30-minute phone conversation with NBC News on Wednesday evening, Steve West rebutted the claims made by his children.

“I’m not anti-Semitic,” he said. “I have no racism at all, and I’m not a homophobic.”

West blamed his fraught relationship with his children on his ex-wife, who he said “poisoned” them during an “extremely toxic divorce.”


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Thank God, the mother brought them up to not hate people and were not subjected to that piece of crap.

[winetourdriver01]

1. Ouch

That's gonna leave a mark.

[uponit7771]

2. Wow, when your kids are saying don't vote for him then that's crazy

[MagickMuffin]

3. Don't vote for our Dear Racist, Homophobic, Anti-Semitic, Dad!

And of course the woman is too blame for his bad behavior.

Just like a republicon.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. And, Begs The Question

What was the "extremely toxic divorce" about?

Perhaps virulent anti-semitism, homophobia, misogyny and hate?

Or, given all the "family values" nonsense they spout, cheating?