Morphine Prince 109,648 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump stumbled into a racially charged controversy Sunday, saying in an interview on CNN that he didn't know enough to disavow former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke. Hours later, Trump tried to clean up his comments on Twitter amid an outpouring of criticism from his Republican presidential rivals. Sen. Marco Rubio slammed the remarks, saying they make Trump "unelectable." The Sunday uproar started when Trump was pressed by CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" about whether he would disavow Duke and other white supremacist groups that are supporting his campaign. "Just so you understand, I don't know anything about David Duke, OK?" Trump said. Trump was pressed three times on whether he'd distance himself from the Ku Klux Klan -- but never mentioned the group in his answers. "I don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists," he said. "So I don't know. I don't know -- did he endorse me, or what's going on? Because I know nothing about David Duke; I know nothing about white supremacists." Despite what he said Sunday, Trump apparently did know Duke in 2000 -- citing him, as well as Pat Buchanan and Lenora Fulani -- in a statement that year explaining why he had decided to end his brief flirtation with a Reform Party presidential campaign. "The Reform Party now includes a Klansman, Mr. Duke, a neo-Nazi, Mr. Buchanan, and a communist, Ms. Fulani. This is not company I wish to keep," Trump said in a statement reported then by The New York Times. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/28/politics/donald-trump-white-supremacists/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauser 1,262 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Trump on Muslims: "Ban them! Ban them! Ban them! Trump on KKK Terrorists: "They might be nice people. I don't want to be unfair." Such a dumb man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperIz 7,354 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 At least the other repubs are bashing it, but probably just so they'll get votes instead Human generated art Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwings 12,957 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 What's sad is that none of this will even matter to most of Trump's supporters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 He also retweeted Mussolini quote http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/02/28/donald-trump-retweets-post-likening-him-to-mussolini/ FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teo 609 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I know we hate him and all but why are people aways so extra on him?He didn't say he supports the kkk, he's just saying he knows nothing about it. I'm saying this as a non american and an outsider to the whole thing. Like y'all are actually doing him a favor and some dumb people might actually vote for him, cause everyone are so against him that it feels like he's breaking the status quo. You are building his platform for free. He's like a troll online the more you feed him the more you lose and the more he gains. Look at how far it got him - when he said he was going to run it all sounded like a big joke and some meme and now people are talking that he might win the nomination... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 @Morphine Prince what is this http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/fred-trump-arrest-1927-kkk FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloZell Green 11,723 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 2 minutes ago, teo said: I know we hate him and all but why are people aways so extra on him?He didn't say he supports the kkk, he's just saying he knows nothing about it. I'm saying this as a non american and an outsider to the whole thing. Like y'all are actually doing him a favor and some dumb people might actually vote for him, cause everyone are so against him that it feels like he's breaking the status quo. You are building his platform for free. He's like a troll online the more you feed him the more you lose and the more he gains. Look at how far it got him - when he said he was going to run it all sounded like a big joke and some meme and now people are talking that he might win the nomination... Everyone in the US knows about this topic because they eventually cross it in History classes, it's ignorant for him to say that he doesn't know about it because he does, he should seeing as how his state required him to study some History. His remark goes off as "I don't know them and I can't say anything about them" when everyone knows they're white supremacists who cause violence and terror to kill homosexuals, African Americans, Latinos, etc. Imo this proves his stance as a white supremacist, anyone with common sense would've said that they don't support them and they do not want to be affiliated with them. Lady Gaga | Shakira Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I hope he wins the nomination after this, so a Democrat president has a bigger chance of winning. Really sad how he refuses to comment on a club and ideology like that, though... But oh well, Trump himself is a fascist and he has to keep the extremer fascists as friends, too, next to dumb chavs of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,648 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 4 minutes ago, teo said: I know we hate him and all but why are people aways so extra on him?He didn't say he supports the kkk, he's just saying he knows nothing about it. I'm saying this as a non american and an outsider to the whole thing. Like y'all are actually doing him a favor and some dumb people might actually vote for him, cause everyone are so against him that it feels like he's breaking the status quo. You are building his platform for free. He's like a troll online the more you feed him the more you lose and the more he gains. Look at how far it got him - when he said he was going to run it all sounded like a big joke and some meme and now people are talking that he might win the nomination... Well, he does know about him. Read the entire text posted in the OP. He's lying, as usual. However you're right about attention making him more powerful. His campaign strategy is quite impressive and will be studied in the future tbh lmao. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 But I doubt his followers are fazed by this. We have all seen the interviews and videos of his voters. Of course not everyone, but I don't think this backlash will actually affect him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,648 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 5 minutes ago, VampireHeart said: @Morphine Prince what is this http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/fred-trump-arrest-1927-kkk Nnnn, I had not head of this. I wonder if the mainstream media or the other candidates will bring this up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uo111 5,282 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 16 minutes ago, teo said: I know we hate him and all but why are people aways so extra on him?He didn't say he supports the kkk, he's just saying he knows nothing about it. I'm saying this as a non american and an outsider to the whole thing. Like y'all are actually doing him a favor and some dumb people might actually vote for him, cause everyone are so against him that it feels like he's breaking the status quo. You are building his platform for free. He's like a troll online the more you feed him the more you lose and the more he gains. Look at how far it got him - when he said he was going to run it all sounded like a big joke and some meme and now people are talking that he might win the nomination... All Americans know what the KKK is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: Nnnn, I had not head of this. I wonder if the mainstream media or the other candidates will bring this up. They can't prove it "A person answering calls at the N.Y.C. Police Department's Records Section said that arrest reports dating that far back were not available in any form." http://boingboing.net/2015/09/09/1927-news-report-donald-trump.html but name and address match...I wouldn't be surprised...imagine. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bromance 5,809 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Trump is a lying bastard. Every single person in the United States knows what the KKK represents. Why didn't he say he didn't want to be associated with that racist group? I'll tell you why, because he's a racist who probably believes in everything that the KKK stands for, tbh. I don't care what you think about unless it is about me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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