KKK celebrating Trump’s election with victory parade
The Ku Klux Klan couldn’t be happier about the presidential election of Donald Trump.
To celebrate Trump’s shock win over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a chapter of America’s most notorious hate group will hold a victory parade in North Carolina.
A Trump spokeswoman on Friday morning said, “Mr. Trump and his team continue to disavow these groups and individuals and strongly condemn their message of hate.”
The Pelham, NC-based Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan announced on its website that the parade will be held on Dec. 3, although an exact location and time was not posted.
The group’s website reads, “TRUMP = TRUMP’S RACE UNITED MY PEOPLE,” along with a photo of Trump with an emblem around the image that reads “President of the United States.”
The parade is being advertised as the “Victory Klavalkade Klan Parade.”
The homepage for the group also reads, “Racial greetings from the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.”
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke called Trump’s presidential victory “one of the most exciting nights of my life.”
Early Wednesday, Duke, an avowed white supremacist, credited his supporters for playing a role in Trump’s succession to the White House.
“Make no mistake about it, our people have played a HUGE role in electing Trump! #MAGA,” Duke tweeted.
North Carolina was one of the key battleground states where Trump beat Clinton, helping to secure his win.
Additional reporting by Daniel Halper.