The Duke is back! (no, not John Wayne)

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Former KKK leader who supports Donald Trump running for congress
The former imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan has announced he is running for congress.

David Duke, who served one term as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, said in a video that he believes in “equal rights for all, and respect for all Americans.”

Mr Duke, who founded a KKK chapter in the 1970s, added: “However, what makes me different is I also demand respect for the rights and the heritage of European Americans.”
(He also stole money from the Klan ... how low can you go?!)

 

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Trump's rise draws white supremacists into political mainstream: 'I am winning,' says David Duke
David Duke worked the Louisiana gun show like a preacher pursuing souls, cornering potential voters as they picked over firearms and ammo.

The robes are gone and the rhetoric is softer than during his grand wizard days. But Duke has not shed his relentless proselytizing for the white race, even though voters have repeatedly rejected the former Ku Klux Klan leader’s attempts to regain public office.

Duke is undeterred. As he sees it, this is the moment. After last running for election in 1999, he’s back with a long-shot bid for Louisiana’s open U.S. Senate seat.

And his reason for optimism is clear: Donald Trump.

“I love it,” said Duke, 66, tearing into a chicken garlic pizza at a nearby restaurant later. “The fact that Donald Trump’s doing so well, it proves that I’m winning. I am winning."
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Trump happened because of us,” Duke said, “not the other way around.”