„Here is what I don‘t understand, I don‘t understand how Jews in America can be Democrats first and Jewish second and support Israel along the line of just following their President,“ King, a hardline conservative from Iowa, said Friday on Boston Herald Radio,

„It says this, they‘re knee-jerk supporters of the President‘s policy,“ King said.

As a Republican from Iowa, King has met with virtually every Republican considering a 2016 presidential run, hosting the first cattle call of 2016 Republican hopefuls in Iowa in January.