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22-07-16, 19:38
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke to run for Senate
Former KKK leader David Duke to run for U.S. Senate (01:37)
David Duke, a former leader of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan, announced his candidacy on Friday for the U.S. Senate from Louisiana, saying while he believes in equal rights for all Americans he demands respect for "European Americans."
Duke, 66, is a former Louisiana state legislator and unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor who served a 15-month federal prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2002 to charges of tax evasion and mail fraud.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump drew criticism in February for failing to quickly disavow support from Duke.
"I believe in equal rights for all and respect for all Americans," Duke said in a video posted on his website. "However, what makes me different is that I also respect and demand the respect for the rights and heritage of European Americans."
Friday was the deadline for U.S. Senate candidates from Louisiana to register. Online records posted by the Louisiana secretary of state's office did not show any application from Duke as of midday.
Louisiana does not hold party primaries. Instead, candidates from all parties are placed on the same ballot. If no one receives a simple majority, the top two enter a runoff.
(Reporting by Gina Cherelus; Additional reporting by Ginger Gibson in Cleveland; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Will Dunham)
FILE PHOTO -- David Duke, former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, speaks to journalists on a street in central Barcelona, November 24, 2007, after the suspension of an initially planned news conference on the Spanish version of his book ''Jewish Supremacy'' (Supremacismo Judio). REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino/File Photo
FILE PHOTO -- David Duke, former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, speaks to journalists on a street in central Barcelona, November 24, 2007, after the suspension of an initially planned...
Reuters/Gustau Nacarino/File Photo
Geef hem geen ongelijk... Als een Trump kan roepen wat ie wil en een Wilders kan roepen wat ie wil dan kan David Duke er ook wel gezellig bij...
Former KKK leader David Duke to run for U.S. Senate (01:37)
David Duke, a former leader of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan, announced his candidacy on Friday for the U.S. Senate from Louisiana, saying while he believes in equal rights for all Americans he demands respect for "European Americans."
Duke, 66, is a former Louisiana state legislator and unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor who served a 15-month federal prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2002 to charges of tax evasion and mail fraud.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump drew criticism in February for failing to quickly disavow support from Duke.
"I believe in equal rights for all and respect for all Americans," Duke said in a video posted on his website. "However, what makes me different is that I also respect and demand the respect for the rights and heritage of European Americans."
Friday was the deadline for U.S. Senate candidates from Louisiana to register. Online records posted by the Louisiana secretary of state's office did not show any application from Duke as of midday.
Louisiana does not hold party primaries. Instead, candidates from all parties are placed on the same ballot. If no one receives a simple majority, the top two enter a runoff.
(Reporting by Gina Cherelus; Additional reporting by Ginger Gibson in Cleveland; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Will Dunham)
FILE PHOTO -- David Duke, former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, speaks to journalists on a street in central Barcelona, November 24, 2007, after the suspension of an initially planned news conference on the Spanish version of his book ''Jewish Supremacy'' (Supremacismo Judio). REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino/File Photo
FILE PHOTO -- David Duke, former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, speaks to journalists on a street in central Barcelona, November 24, 2007, after the suspension of an initially planned...
Reuters/Gustau Nacarino/File Photo
Geef hem geen ongelijk... Als een Trump kan roepen wat ie wil en een Wilders kan roepen wat ie wil dan kan David Duke er ook wel gezellig bij...