Former Ku Klux Klan leader declares support for Donald Trump Josh Hafner , USA
TODAY Trump, left, and former KKK leader David Duke. (Photo: Associated Press)
Donald Trump once said he's ' the least racist person there is . Even so,
multiple white nationalists'have found appeal in Trump's message and have
aligned
their support with the presidential candidate. The latest is David Duke, a
former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, who called for listeners of his radio show
to support Trump and volunteer for his campaign. 'Go in there, you're gonna
meet people who are going to have the same kind of mindset that you have,'
Duke said Wednesday on the David Duke Radio Program, as first reported by
Buzzfeed . Duke reasoned that 'voting against Donald Trump at this point is
really
treason to your heritage. 'I'm not saying I endorse everything about Trump, in
fact I haven't formally endorsed him," Duke continued. "But I do support
his candidacy, and I support voting for him as a strategic action. I hope he
does everything we hope he will do. Duke's comments came the same day that
a white nationalist super PAC announced it made calls to every consumer
landline in Vermont in support of Trump. The group also supported Trump in Iowa
. A national survey last month found nearly 20% of Trump's supporters disagreed
with the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed Southern slaves during
the Civil War, The New York Times reported this week. Trump was also criticized
last month for reposting a message from a Twitter account called '
WhiteGenocideTM
,' which has itself posted multiple racist'images. Follow Josh Hafner on
Twitter:' @joshhafner