GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has a bunch of supporters he probably wishes he didn’t have — racists and Neo-Nazis. People like former KKK grand wizard David Duke want him to become their next president. Thanks to the racial overtones of his campaign such as his birtherism against Barack Obama, and his attack on Hispanics and his stereotyping of Asians (“we want deal” comment), he’s a white supremacist’s dream come true. Gee, maybe he should open his favorite book for spiritual guidance.
Here’s more from Buzzfeed on Donald Trump’s racist supporters:
…at least eight top figures in the marginalized white nationalist movement said — in recent posts, podcasts, and interviews with BuzzFeed News — that they want Trump.
Visitors to the website for the Council of Conservative Citizens — a white nationalist group cited by Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof — will find a steady stream of pro-Trump articles. “Trump Surge Continues,” “Jorge Ramos Deported From Trump Press Conference,” “Trump’s Nationalist Coalition,” reads the front page of the site.
Earl Holt, the president of the organization, declined to comment on Trump.
But Jared Taylor, who runs the site American Renaissance — which argues that “one of the most destructive myths of modern times is that people of all races have the same average intelligence” — is an avid supporter of The Donald.
In a recent post, Taylor contended, “If Mr. Trump loses, this could be the last chance whites have to vote for a president who could actually do something useful for them and for their country.”
In an interview on Wednesday with BuzzFeed News, Taylor further explained that his support for Trump was based on his desire for whites to remain the majority racial group in the United States.
“Why should whites want to be a minority?” he said. “Answer me that question. Why should we want to celebrate diversity when celebrating diversity means celebrating our dwindling numbers and influence? And to the extent that Trump succeeds in putting the brakes on immigration, he will also be succeeding at reducing the speed with which whites are reduced to a minority.”
I know Trump is now a serious presidential contender (snicker) but he will undoubtedly have zero appeal to black, Hispanic and Asian voters? Too bad more of his rivals aren’t zeroing on the people supporting his campaign.
Political news cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.