An African American reporter sat down with the Grand Imperial Wizard of the Rebel Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) to discuss a little politics. News anchor Chris Thomas traveled deep into the woods of Virginia to meet with the klan members, with an unmarked police car following close behind.
When the conversation came around to this year’s presidential election, it came as no surprise that the Imperial Wizard said that they are backing the bigoted billionaire Donald Trump.
“You’re paying attention to the presidential elections this time? In your own personal opinion, who is best for the job?” Thomas asked the Imperial Wizard.
I think Donald Trump would be best for the job,” the Imperial Wizard replied. “The reason a lot of Klan members like Donald Trump is because a lot of what he believes in, we believe in. We want our country to be safe.”
The Klan leader cited Trump’s call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States as an example of a Trump proposal that he supports. He also said that, “if Donald Trump dropped out tomorrow I would support Kasich before I would Ted Cruz” because Cruz “was born in Canada” and is “not an American citizen.”
In reality, Senator Cruz was born to a U.S. citizen mother and thus became an American citizen at birth. Nevertheless, Trump has attempted to sew doubts about Cruz’s eligibility for the presidency, claiming at one point that this issue “could be tied up in court for two years.”