So apparently Trump has no idea who David Duke and the KKK are.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

I happened to turn on CNN this morning just when Jake Tapper was interviewing Trump.

He noted that David Duke and other white nationalists had endorsed him and spoken out in favor of him, and asked him if he would publicly reject and condemn their support of him.

That should be like putting a ball on a tee in front of Mike Trout and asking him to swing away.

But it was Donald Trump.

He danced around the question, saying he had no idea who the people and groups speaking out in favor of him were and couldn't reject them.

Tapper pressed further, asking specifically about Duke and the KKK.

Trump's response: I'll have to do specific research into them and get back to you, because I don't know who they are.

Honest to God. He can't reject anyone's support of him. His ego won't allow it.

[tazkcmo]

1. He probably doesn't.

He's an idiot.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. It's not like it's front page news or anything.

Oh, wait.

[tazkcmo]

5. But

He's an idiot.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. I don't disagree that he's an idiot, but his NPD should make him acutely aware....

......of anyone who mentions his name.

He'll normally never skip a beat to Mean Tweet an insult about the NY Daily News if they have a cover that criticizes him.

Oddly enough, he skipped that one.

[tazkcmo]

8. Naturally he missed that one.

He's an idiot and if it isn't a glowing praise article of his Greatness it doesn't penetrate the thick layer of Idiocy surrounding his brain and NOBODY can penetrate it.

Lol. It's funny. We're "arguing" about just how stupid this guy is! lol

Added on edit: To be clear, we're on the same side here! Here's my rec for your OP!

[tenderfoot]

23. David Duke was thrust upon the public at the same time Trump was...

he knows who he is.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Are we really expected to believe that Donald doesn't know who they are?

[tazkcmo]

6. Yes.

Never under estimate his idiocy.

[In_The_Wind]

9. He always counted on the stupidity of his supporters.

[tazkcmo]

10. Game, set

Match.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. Fake quote but real sentiment. Proof:

"I love the poorly educated."

[In_The_Wind]

18. whoops

sorry

[oberliner]

15. You should not post fake quotes

Delete this BS.

[In_The_Wind]

19. Sorry about that. You might find this interesting:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027646226

[oberliner]

20. Yes indeed

Hard to tell when Trump is lying vs. when he is just clueless.

[In_The_Wind]

22. He is a loose cannon.

[AngryOldDem]

14. Has he posted his score?

Or do we just have to take his word for it, like with everything else that he spews as "facts"?

Oh, and he damn well knows who they are. He just doesn't care.

[In_The_Wind]

17. I haven't done any research to check the validity of his statement.

[ladjf]

4. From my observations, I believe that Trump is a very ignorant man.

He his lived a very narrow existence with his full focus on the "Art of the Deal", i.e. real estate deal.

I imagine that his skills as a real estate entrepreneur are exceptional, thus the financial success. But, that narrow focus in no way qualifies him for political leadership.

His experiences in business have trained him in the art of conning people.

[AngryOldDem]

12. He has no standards or scruples.

He doesn't care who you are or what you stand for, as long as you like him.

Putin, KKK, white supremacists...doesn't matter.

[heaven05]

13. no need to do research

Trump. They ARE your base of Trumpchumps. And they are hateful enough to believe your bullshit. You and your campaign have let the world see how cancerous racial hate is in this culture. Thank you.

[oberliner]

16. In 1988 David Duke ran for President as a Democrat

He tied Gary Hart in Louisiana.

He switched to Republican in 1989.

[lunatica]

21. The only way Trump can grow his base is to go lower than the gutter, not higher

It makes perfect sense.

[donna123]

24. Jake Tapper is horrible

I can't believe he let Trump get away with saying he doesn't know what the KKK is. I think Tapper knows if he pushes too hard, Trump might refuse to come on again and there goes their ratings. Very scary and sad. Journalist, my foot. How the heck do these people get shows. Come to think of it, why are all of CNN's Sunday shows hosted by men? Fareed Zakaria, I actually like his show though, the media one with the bald guy, then Tapper's show. There's also MTP with that blowhard Chuck Todd, blech.

What I was surprised about was hearing later on from republican reps that the GOP disavows the KKK. I honestly did not realize that. Even with that, I feel GOP is just like Trump. They say one thing but wink, wink and nudge nudge. I feel the GOP embraces white supremacy no matter what they say. I just can't believe others don't see it.

[Rex]

25. .

[davidthegnome]

26. He knows.

He is not stupid, but the appearance of stupidity is one of his greatest assets. People will underestimate him, laugh at him, mock him. They won't take him seriously until he has the nomination... then they won't take him seriously again, until, perhaps, he is sitting in the oval office.

Trump and the people who work for him know about google. They know what the KKK is. They know who David Duke is. They're not going to come out and reject or denounce a large number of people who are supporting the Trump campaign.

Don't be fooled by his apparent ignorance. This man knows exactly what he's doing.

[Lil Missy]

27. Trump lies. n/t

[ian cameron dromore]

28. Trump is offensive

Whilst I understand some of the machinations of the team behind trump do you not think it is offensive to anyone's intelligence that he outright denied he did not know who these groups/people were. The only reason he played dumb is because of the huge number of trump supporters in these ranks.

Is Trump to achieve his goal by any means necessary, so on Monday he will accept one group of people and on Tuesday accept another group of people from a completely different stance.

It just seems that anything will be done and said to win. So how do you know what he stands for when he seems to be prostituting his own ideals for whoever will vote for him.

[Justice]

29. Trump has been on top of every little factual detail and used it against opponents; not buying this