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Former KKK Grand Dragon Explains Why Racists Like Trump

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Scott Shepherd, once a high-ranking member of the Ku Klux Klan—and David Duke’s ex-right-hand man—discusses why Donald Trump is appealing to white supremacists.

Jen Yamato
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