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Why Won't Donald Trump Repudiate the Ku Klux Klan?

The Republican frontrunner repeatedly declined to renounce the support of white supremacists—reinforcing questions about his rhetoric.
February 28, 2016
On Sunday, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Trump whether he’d repudiate the support of David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, or “other white supremacists.” Trump evaded the question [ http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/28/politics/donald-trump-white-supremacists/index.html ]:
"Donald Trump: Well, I have to look at the group. I mean, I don’t know what group you’re talking about. You wouldn’t want me to condemn a group that I know nothing about. I’d have to look. If you would send me a list of the groups, I will do research on them, and certainly I would disavow if I thought that there was something wrong.
Jake Tapper: The Ku Klux Klan…
Trump: But you may have some groups in there that are totally fine, and it would be very unfair. So, give me a list of groups and I’ll let you know.
Tapper: Okay, I’m just talking about David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan here but…
Trump: Honestly, I don’t know David Duke. I don’t believe I’ve ever met him. I’m pretty sure I didn’t meet him, and I just don’t know anything about him."
In 2000, Trump was unambiguous about condemning the intolerance of the Reform Party, because it “now includes a Klansman, Mr. Duke, a neo-Nazi, Mr. Buchanan, and a communist, Ms. Fulani,” he said. “This is not company I wish to keep.'' On Friday, Trump was asked about Duke’s support, and replied [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yseotd_fxWY (next below; with comments)],

“I disavow him, OK?” But somehow, by Sunday, he’d forgotten both who Duke was, and how repellent his ideology is.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/why-wont-donald-trump-repudiate-the-ku-klux-klan/471345/ [with comments]

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