Read More... (Credit: MSNBC screengrab) Ultra right-wing Republican Congressman Steve King stopped by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes’ Republican National Convention coverage in Cleveland on Monday and sat for a seemingly non-controversial segment with the host, Esquire writer Charles Pierce and Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks April Ryan — less than week after this lovely photo was taken: Is That… Yep, Steve King Has A Confederate Flag On His Desk – https://t.co/lMNtyVgnCF pic.twitter.com/Evxajima7U — Juan Escalante (@JuanSaaa) July 12, 2016 But after a forced but pleasant exchange between Hayes and King about Trump’s inability to unify the Republican Party, Pierce made an observance that obviously irked King. “If you’re really optimistic, you can say that this is the last time that old white people will command the Republican Party’s attention, its platform, and its public face,” Pierce said.