Trump Passes Up Chance to Disavow White Supremacist Support
- 8 years ago
Billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump came under fire Sunday for passing up a chance to condemn former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke and other white supremacists, as well as for retweeting a quote from Italian fascist Benito Mussolini.
“I know nothing about David Duke,” Trump said on CNN’s “State of the Union” television show.
“I know nothing about white supremacists.”
Duke voiced backing for Trump on his radio program recently, and praised him for “taking on the Jewish establishment,” although he stopped short of endorsing the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
He also said that “voting against Donald Trump at this point is really treason to your heritage.”
On Feb. 25, the Anti-Defamation League called on Trump to distance himself from Duke and other white nationalists, and to publicly condemn their racism.
“I know nothing about David Duke,” Trump said on CNN’s “State of the Union” television show.
“I know nothing about white supremacists.”
Duke voiced backing for Trump on his radio program recently, and praised him for “taking on the Jewish establishment,” although he stopped short of endorsing the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
He also said that “voting against Donald Trump at this point is really treason to your heritage.”
On Feb. 25, the Anti-Defamation League called on Trump to distance himself from Duke and other white nationalists, and to publicly condemn their racism.
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