Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) Tuesday rejected a 2020 endorsement by David Duke, a founder and former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
“I have strongly denounced David Duke’s hateful views and his so-called ‘support’ multiple times in the past, and reject his support,” Gabbard said in a statement to The Hill.
“Publicizing Duke’s so-called ‘endorsement’ is meant to distract from my message: that I will end regime-change wars, work to end the new cold war and take us away from the precipice of a nuclear war, which is a greater danger now than ever before.”
Duke, who founded a Louisiana branch of the KKK in 1974 and served as the grand wizard of the Knights of the Klu Klux Klan until 1979, on Monday appeared to endorse Gabbard, the first Hindu member of Congress.
“Tulsi Gabbard in 2020. Finally a candidate for President who will really put America First?” he tweeted, linking to an article about President Trump’s recent proposal to keep troops in Iraq. Gabbard, an Iraq war veteran, is a staunch opponent of military interventionism.
Tulsi Gabbard in 2020. Finally a candidate for President who will really put America First? https://t.co/TITV9VQvc5
— David Duke (@DrDavidDuke) February 4, 2019
Duke also changed his Twitter page banner to a picture of Gabbard endorsing Gabbard for president. The text reads, “Tulsi Gabbard for President. Finally a candidate who will actually put America First rather than Israel First!”
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Tulsi Gabbard disavows David Duke after ex-KKK leader endorses her presidential bid https://t.co/0b1McupEQV pic.twitter.com/tnQaj5P0Us
— The Hill (@thehill) February 5, 2019
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