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McConnell Condemns KKK Following Trump Remarks

By Thomas McKinless
Posted March 1, 2016 at 8:54pm

By Thomas McKinless and Bridget Bowman

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After Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dodged questions regarding an endorsement from Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday Senate Republicans condemn Duke and the Ku Klux Klan in the “strongest possible terms.”

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