Former KKK leader David Duke says Donald Trump is not a racist
GOP nominee Donald Trump is having himself one heck of a week.
In an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition" Friday, former KKK leader David Duke said, if elected to the Senate in Louisiana, that no one would be a greater supporter of Trump in the Senate than he would be.
"As a United States senator, nobody will be more supportive of his legislative agenda, his Supreme Court agenda, than I will," Duke said.
Trump has disavowed Duke's support, but Duke has continued to defend him against his critics.
"Donald Trump is not a racist. And the truth is, in this country, if you simply defend the heritage of European American people, then you're automatically a racist," Duke said. "There's massive racial discrimination against European Americans, and that's the reality."
Ku Klux Klan through the years:
Politico reports that National Republican Senatorial Committee executive director Ward Baker said Duke would never get the party's support.
However, Duke may not need it; he claims to have the overwhelming backing of Trump supporters.
"I represent the ideas of preserving this country and the heritage of this country and I think Trump represents that as well," Duke said.
"We've done the analysis of what's going on in Louisiana. We've already polled inside the Trump voters, and we know we're gonna carry 75 to 80 percent of those who are going to vote for Trump."
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