Trump stumbles on KKK comment

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By Lyndsay Monsen 2/29/2016

Donald Trump refused to disavow former KKK grand wizard David Duke over the weekend, and is still suffering from the repercussions of his comment.

Trump was asked three times whether he would distance himself from David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan, who had recently supported his campaign.

The GOP frontrunner responded by saying, “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? I don’t know anything about David Duke; I don’t know anything about white supremacists.”

He later blamed a bad earpiece for his controversial interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Trump said, in an interview with the “Today” show, “I could hardly hear what he was saying. I hear various groups. I don’t mind disavowing anyone. I disavowed Duke the day before at a major conference.”

David Duke took to Facebook on Thursday to show his support for the presidential candidate, saying, “I think he deserves a close look by those who believe the era of political correctness needs to come to an end.”

Many of Trump’s opponents used Twitter to voice their opinions about the whole incident. Marco Rubio said Trump’s statements make him “unelectable.” Ted Cruz said, “really sad. @realDonaldTrump you’re better than this. We should all agree, racism is wrong. KKK is abhorrent.”

Even Democratic nominee Bernie Sanders weighed in on the issue, saying, “America’s first black president cannot and will not be succeeded by a hat monger who refuses to condemn the KKK.

This incident comes just days before Super Tuesday, a day when 12 states will go out to vote in the primaries. If Trump beats Cruz and Rubio in most states, he could become a near lock for the Republican nomination.