This Former Ku Klux Klan Leader Is All About Donald Trump's RNC Speech

<p>&quot;They are being released by the tens of thousands into our communities with no regard for the impact on public safety or resources,&quot;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLMlCMbhNdk" target="_blank">Donald Trump said during his speech at the Republican National Convention</a>.</p><p>Donald Trump formally accepted the GOP nomination Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, but not everyone loved his speech.</p><p>But one person who did was white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/756334475223638016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">Duke gave Trump a rave review in a tweet</a>&nbsp;shortly after the speech ended: &quot;Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars! Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders!, Fair Trade! Couldn&#39;t have said it better!&quot;</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/donald-trump-and-his-supporters-can-t-shake-the-nazi-comparisons/">Donald Trump And His Supporters Can't Shake The Nazi Comparisons</a></b></p><p>Duke has been a big Trump fan for a while. He started encouraging his radio show listeners to vote for the Republican presidential nominee back in February.</p><p>&quot;Voting against Donald Trump at this point is really treason to your heritage. I&#39;m not saying I endorse everything about Trump. In fact, I haven&#39;t formally endorsed him. But I do support his candidacy, and I support voting for him as a strategic action,&quot;&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/buzzfeedandrew" target="_blank">Duke said on the &quot;David Duke Radio Program.&quot;</a></p><p>But Trump also caught a lot of backlash for that support and, after some initial hesitation and confusion, he disavowed the former Klan leader.</p><p>&quot;Well, just so you understand, I don&#39;t know anything about David Duke, OK? I don&#39;t know anything about what you&#39;re even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists,&quot;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9geYl9J_Mc" target="_blank">Trump said during an interview on CNN</a>.</p><p>&quot;David Duke is a bad person, who I disavowed on numerous occasions over the years,&quot;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trump-i-dont-know-anything-about-david-duke" target="_blank">Trump said on MSNBC</a>.</p><p>Trump didn&#39;t immediately respond to Duke&#39;s most recent comments, which came the same day the former KKK leader announced he&#39;s running for U.S. Senate.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV_Q1OoYXsQ" target="_blank">NBC</a></i><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKM0NaUlKCk" target="_blank">Donald J. Trump for President Inc.</a></i><i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</i><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJQmG1Oce6c" target="_blank">Fox News</a></i><i>&nbsp;and images from Getty Images. Music provided courtesy of APM Music.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/searching-for-trump-clinton-alternatives-google-says-you-re-not-alone/">Searching For Trump/Clinton Alternatives? Google Says You&#039;re Not Alone</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/trump-s-claim-on-clinton-s-refugee-stance-is-sort-of-true/">Trump&#039;s Claim On Clinton&#039;s Refugee Stance Is Sort Of True</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/peter-thiel-just-made-rnc-history-by-owning-his-sexuality/">Peter Thiel Just Made RNC History By Owning His Sexuality</a></li></ul>