Former Ku Klux Klan Leader David Duke Praises Donald Trump

Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke

Here's a dubious distinction for you.

Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke praised GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump on his radio show last week, saying Trump is "the best of the lot" currently running for prez.

Duke is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana unsuccessfully.

Some of his comments about Donald Trump:

“I praise the fact that he’s come out on the immigration issue. That he’s an entrepreneur and he has a good sense of what people want to hear what they want to buy.”

“And I think he realizes that his path to popularity toward power in the Republican Party is talking about the immigration issue. And he has really said some incredibly great things recently. So whatever his motivation, I don’t give a damn. I really like the fact that he’s speaking out on this greatest immediate threat to the American people.”

“I’ve said from the beginning I think his campaign is good in the sense that it’s bringing these issues to a discussion which we have to have in America. And he’s continuing to move the envelope further and I think he understands the real sentiment of America.”

“So although we can’t trust him to do what he says, the other Republican candidates won’t even say what he says,” he opined. “So he’s certainly the best of the lot. And he’s certainly somebody that we should get behind in terms, ya know, raising the image of this thing.”

You can listen to Duke's remarks below.