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Trump Disavows David Duke Endorsement
The Hill ^ | Sunday, February 28, 2016 | Rebecca Savransky

Posted on 02/28/2016 10:34:00 AM PST by kristinn

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump disavowed white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke in a tweet Sunday.

"As I stated at the press conference on Friday regarding David Duke- I disavow."

Earlier Sunday morning, Trump avoided a question about whether he'd condemn Duke's racism.

The GOP front-runner said on CNN's "State of the Union" he didn't know anything about Duke and would need to research his connections before deciding whether he would condemn them.

"I have to look at the group. I don't know what group you're talking about," he said. "You wouldn't want me to condemn a group that I know nothing about."


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To: SJackson
I think someone else nailed it when they said that Trump thought it was a "gotcha" question. Trump is a political novice, and in that sense, I think the criticism is really unfair.

But that unfairness is a very real thing that Trump is going to have to handle better if he wants to win the general election. Between the media and the Dems, Republicans will be held to a higher standard, and so the GOP nominee must meet that standard.

It's one of the problems in nomination a non-politician, because they're simply not used to speaking in a way where every word is measured. Trump has broken that mold in the primary, but I'm not sure that will work in a general election.

141 posted on 02/28/2016 2:28:04 PM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Notfunnynomore
The KKK hasn’t been any credible threat on any real scale since a few years after one of their number thought it would be a good idea to set off a bomb in a church and blew four small children to salsa... An endorsement by Duke thus carries about as much weight as an endorsement from the mayor of my friends’ rural hometown with a population in the four digits.

You are correct. You appear to have more sense than the candidate under discussion, who appeared to have no knowledge of either.

142 posted on 02/28/2016 2:33:59 PM PST by SJackson (The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a)
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To: lodi90; Bruce Campbells Chin

I disagree, Trump has no associations with Duke or neo-Nazis I’m aware of. We agree. But he knew who Duke was by his own admission 15 years ago, and the Klan, he knows who they are. Bruce Campbells Chin got it right a couple posts downthread, billionaire, reality show success, he needs to step up his game if he want’s to be elected President. This was a no brainer question to disavow Duke’s support.


143 posted on 02/28/2016 2:40:54 PM PST by SJackson (The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a)
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To: kristinn

Yeah, David Duke’s been a known Grand Wizard of the KKK since he ran for office in LA in the early 90s, so I’m sure it’s entirely plausible Trump never heard of him until now or what group he’s part of...


144 posted on 02/28/2016 2:44:00 PM PST by lquist1
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To: kristinn
has the CPUSA come out for bernie or the beast yet and will they disavow them when they do???
145 posted on 02/28/2016 2:44:24 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: FR_addict

“Cruz lied on Fox about this. Said that Donald was responsible for robo-calls from white supremacists. He knew it wasn’t true, but he lied anyway.”

I heard Cruz say a white supremacist super PAC was responsible for the calls and Trump had not disavowed their actions, which at that point he hadn’t, and I’m not sure if he has yet. I know he disavowed David Duke, but not sure if he’s addressed the robocalls made on his behalf. I know your candidate likes to throw around the “liar, liar” charge, but let’s try to stick to the facts here.


146 posted on 02/28/2016 2:48:01 PM PST by lquist1
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To: Notfunnynomore

“An endorsement by Duke thus carries about as much weight as an endorsement from the mayor of my friends’ rural hometown with a population in the four digits.”

If that’s true, then why hesitate on network TV to disavow him and do it quietly later in a tweet?


147 posted on 02/28/2016 2:50:07 PM PST by lquist1
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To: dragnet2

During war time.


I find your use of “war time” interesting. Did we really have war time during Iraq and Afghanistan? I have never considered the 2000’s as a time of war for our society, although I should.


148 posted on 02/28/2016 2:51:44 PM PST by cornfedcowboy
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To: Tennessee Conservative

Then he has led a fairly charmed life to not have heard of Mr David Duke. But your husband is not running for president of United States and therefore should be held to the same standards has someone who is doing so.


149 posted on 02/28/2016 2:53:10 PM PST by Bidimus1
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To: kristinn

Trump should have said screw the media. This is a free country and all Americans deserve to be heard and have the right to have free opinions and speech. The media is about muzzling any non PC beliefs and speech they don’t want to hear, and they their use their muzzle power as power to promote only their own.

Opponents to illegal immigration such as Numbers USA, and VDARE are constantly targeted by the same media as being racist. The reality here is we are opening our doors in the USA to those who threaten us and then those who control our government use that threat to take away our rights and freedoms.


150 posted on 02/28/2016 2:56:34 PM PST by apoliticalone (Political correctness should be defined as news media that exposes political corruption)
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To: FR_addict
He knew it wasn’t true, but he lied anyway

Well, he is the Goldman Sachs candidate. He and Hillary - heads we win, tails we win.

151 posted on 02/28/2016 3:01:01 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Bidimus1

That should have read, and should not be held to the same standard.


152 posted on 02/28/2016 3:03:03 PM PST by Bidimus1
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To: SJackson

This was a no brainer question to disavow Duke’s support.


The problem is it wouldn’t just be one question on the KKK. It would be a gotcha trap conversation. What benefit is that to Trump? None. Trump was in a no win situation and now Cruzies are bashing him along with the rest of the GOPe and liberals. Good company Cruz supporters are keeping there.


153 posted on 02/28/2016 3:03:07 PM PST by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: JoSixChip

We didn’t know where he was born and we knew he was a US citizen just like Donald when he said he talked to all of his lawyers and everything was a okay but then changed his mind. And remember under Donald J Trump theory I could not sue you for libel.


154 posted on 02/28/2016 3:09:54 PM PST by Bidimus1
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To: lodi90
I have to look at the group. I don't know what group you're talking about. You wouldn't want me to condemn a group that I know nothing about

Sorry, would have been easier to explain he isn't responsible for who might support him, and leave it at that. Condemning the KKK would also be nice. What follow up questions do you anticipate about the KKK. Opportunities to exploit their history as a Democrat political group.

He screwed up, and corrected it.

155 posted on 02/28/2016 3:22:27 PM PST by SJackson (The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a)
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To: SJackson

Post 66?


156 posted on 02/28/2016 3:24:11 PM PST by GOPJ ("during ... time of universal deceit, telling the truth became a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: Hoodat

And Ronald Reagan and me...and lots of freepers who outgrew the stupidity of our youth...


157 posted on 02/28/2016 3:25:05 PM PST by GOPJ ("during ... time of universal deceit, telling the truth became a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: TigerClaws; Cboldt

This is a chance of guilt by association.


Even worse, IMO. This is a chance of guilt by (non) association. Trump has nothing to do with these clowns. Cruzbio know that yet they still pile on.

We’re in a zero sum game now. Either Trump wins or the GOPe burn down the party. Today’s KKK stuff is just beyond the pale.


158 posted on 02/28/2016 3:47:19 PM PST by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: SJackson

Sorry, would have been easier to explain he isn’t responsible for who might support him, and leave it at that. Condemning the KKK would also be nice. What follow up questions do you anticipate about the KKK. Opportunities to exploit their history as a Democrat political group.

He screwed up, and corrected it.


We’re going around in circles. It wouldn’t have been the end of the conversation had Trump “disavowed”. Look at Tapper pounding on this issue on twitter all day. This was a planned hit on Trump. No doubt about it.


159 posted on 02/28/2016 3:49:41 PM PST by lodi90 (Clear choice for Conservatives now: TRUMP or lose)
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To: kristinn
he said. "You wouldn't want me to condemn a group that I know nothing about."

Funny guy

160 posted on 02/28/2016 4:31:05 PM PST by Oztrich Boy ('Life is a comedy to those who think and a tragedy for those who feel' - Horace Walpole)
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