Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 07:14 pm
There is someone in America who actually liked Donald Trump’s sweaty, raging bitter acceptance speech last night, and his name is David Duke.
Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars! Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders!, Fair Trade! Couldn't have said it better!
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) July 22, 2016
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It seems the felon and former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan liked it so much, he’s happy to officially announce his run for the U.S. Senate.
In his video announcement, David Duke says, “I am overjoyed to see Donald Trump and most Americans embrace most of the issues I’ve championed for years.â€
David Duke announces his candidacy for the Untied States Senate! https://t.co/SDMdrYNVA4 https://t.co/H87ErOPahY
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) July 22, 2016
Louisiana getting another real winner of a Republican, as Duke will run for Vitter’s (of the prostitution scandal) seat.
David Duke is also a white nationalist and a Holocaust denier. He has suggested that Donald Trump being compared to Hitler was only helping Hitler’s reputation.
For good measure, here’s a reminder of the way David Duke sees the world:
We must ask if this racial #diversity is enriching, or damaging to our social fabric. #MakeAmericaFirstAgain #RNC pic.twitter.com/Jg9sXG3g8D
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) July 21, 2016
Here’s a clue about the dog whistle of “Western European” and “Christian” and what “America First” really means:
The basic culture of this country is #European and #Christian and if we lose that, we lose America. #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/Y7Mcm9Un8A
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) July 21, 2016
Are Americans now ready to ask if this racial diversity is enriching or damaging our social fabric? #WakeUpAmerica pic.twitter.com/j0mGZ02L5W
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) July 20, 2016
#WhitePrivilegeMeans being replaced by the very system you supposedly reign supreme over. #Duke4Congress #AntiWhite pic.twitter.com/dkCyNtMU3p
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) July 22, 2016
David Duke has been putting out feelers for this run, but formally announced it today, the day after Donald Trump’s acceptance speech. Duke must feel the Trump voters will trickle down for him, and no doubt many of them will given Trump’s appeal.
This is hardly the first time David Duke and Donald Trump have been politically linked and it won’t be the last.
Duke warns, “the revolution is coming.” Watch out for the white robes.
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