Surprise, surprise.
A man identified as the Imperial Wizard of the Rebel Brigade Knights of the Klu Klux Klan has officially endorsed Donald Trump for president.
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While doing an interview with
NBC 12 news correspondent Chris Thomas (who ironically, is Black), the proud KKK leader aligned the historically racist and hate-driven organization with Trump, explicitly stating: “The reason a lot of Klan members like Donald Trump is because a lot of what he believes in, we believe in.”
We couldn’t make this up if we tried, folks.
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The news should come a surprise to few as Trump also made headlines back in February when he received public support from former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke. Duke described Trump as “the best candidate of a really horrible lot of them” in a post on his personal Facebook page before detailing a list of things he believes the next President should be able to accomplish, including “ensuring that White Americans are allowed to preserve and promote their heritage and their interests.”
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When questioned about his affiliation with David Duke or the KKK shortly after during an appearance on CNN’s State Of The Union, Trump gave the peculiar response that he “knew nothing” of David Duke or white supremacy and refused to speak specifically on Duke’s comments on the basis of his alleged lack of knowledge about Duke’s identity. He later said his failure to disavow Duke or publicly distance himself from the KKK when questioned on CNN was due to a malfunctioning ear piece that made it difficult to hear what was being asked of him. Right.
The saga continues….
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