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When the question was INITIALLY posed to Trump, it did NOT include the word KKK. The question was asked, would you, Mr Trump, disavow Duke and his group?

Once again, that is demonstrably not true. Shall we check the transcript?

TAPPER: I want to ask you about the Anti-Defamation League, which this week called on you to publicly condemn unequivocally the racism of former KKK grand wizard David Duke, who recently said that voting against you at this point would be treason to your heritage.

Will you unequivocally condemn David Duke and say that you don't want his vote or that of other white supremacists in this election?

TRUMP: Well, just so you understand, I don't know anything about David Duke. OK? I don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists. So, I don't know.

I don't know, did he endorse me or what's going on, because, you know, I know nothing about David Duke. I know nothing about white supremacists. And so you're asking me a question that I'm supposed to be talking about people that I know nothing about.

TAPPER: But I guess the question from the Anti-Defamation League is, even if you don't know about their endorsement, there are these groups and individuals endorsing you. Would you just say unequivocally you condemn them and you don't want their support?

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 would 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 there was something wrong.

TAPPER: The Ku Klux Klan?

TRUMP: But you may have groups in there that are totally fine, and it would be very unfair. So, give me a list of the groups, and I will let you know.

TAPPER: OK. I mean, I'm just talking about David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan here, but...

TRUMP: I don't know any -- honestly, I don't know David Duke. I don't believe I have ever met him. I'm pretty sure I didn't meet him. And I just don't know anything about him.

The KKK was explicitly part of the initial question. Hell, they were mentioned in the first sentence. Tapper repeatedly made it very clear that he was talking about David Duke and the KKK. And Trump pretended he didn't know anything about it, even though he had previously said that he quit the Reform Party in part because David Duke joined it and he didn't want to be associated with Duke.

Trump lies. That is another indisputable fact at this point. You can say that you don't care, you still think he's our best chance to defeat Hillary, and that would be totally okay. But can no longer pretend that facts aren't facts.

So to return to the subject of this thread: no, Donald will not make any significant inroads to black voters. Not when he's handed Hillary all this oppo research on a gold-plated platter.