Priebus: 'No place in Republican Party' for David Duke

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/The Hill

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said on Saturday that David Duke, a former KKK leader and newly announced Senate candidate, has "no place in the Republican Party."

"David Duke & his hateful bigotry have no place in the Republican Party & the RNC will never support his candidacy under any circumstance," Priebus tweeted Saturday.

Duke announced his campaign for one of Louisiana's Senate seats on Friday, saying in a YouTube video that many of his ideas had been adopted by the Republican Party's mainstream.

"I'm overjoyed to see Donald Trump and most Americans embrace most of the issues that I've championed for years," Duke said. "I was the first major candidate in modern times to promote the policy of 'America first.'"

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/priebus-no-place-in-republican-party-for-david-duke/ar-BBuIWpY

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This will be interesting. David Duke taking claiming credit for many of the ideas at the center of the current GOP platform with the GOP trying to distance itself from Duke while trying to advance the same agenda.

[forest444]

1. No place?

He IS today´s Republican Party.

[cstanleytech]

33. How very true. nt

[Legends303]

2. "bigotry have no place in the Republican party"

Perhaps you guys should have started with Trump.

[olddad56]

25. agreed

[liberal N proud]

3. Trump already fills that ticket

The ticket of HATE!

[busterbrown]

21. 4 Rolls

[Lebam in LA]

4. Apparently they have met their quota of Nazi's

[Grey Lemercier]

5. tell her that

[Blue Idaho]

10. And Laura Ingram. nt.

[liberalnarb]

20. Yeesh

[bucolic_frolic]

6. This is like the Sheriff who shuts down petty offenders

so the really big players can carry on as usual

[keithbvadu2]

7. No place? Whoda thunk it? Duke is too far left for them.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Hahaha. What about Orange Man? Have you met him?

Reince baby, we've gotta have a little talk..........

[Blue Idaho]

9. Priebus is such a kidder!!!

If it weren't for racists there would be no modern republican party.

[rurallib]

11. locking the barn door after the horse got out

I love it when these old idioms come to life!

Be care Reince, in a popularity showdown I think Duke would win

[Agnosticsherbet]

12. Once they let Trump in the is no closing the door.

[meow2u3]

13. What a hypocrite!

RNC PR BS has room in the repuke party for a genocidal bigot like the Yammering Yam, but not for David Duke? BTA, the repuke party has not been known for their consistency.

[JustinL]

14. so why is there a place for the hateful bigotry of Trump? n/t

[asiliveandbreathe]

15. If this wasn't so serious it would be

comical - seems to me the grand wizard saw an opening....like he said, re drumpfs speech, "I couldn't have said it better myself"......

I am so glad We had an opportunity to hear T Kaine today -- what a breathe of fresh air.....

[sarae]

16. Reince! What a crock of shit...

Even David Duke said Trump's ideas were a little too radical for him. WTF

[yuiyoshida]

17. NO you don't need him but you sure got his ideology!

don't cha Preibus. (His name sounds like a car company) "Hey! check it out, I just bought this brand new 1949 Reince Priebus for a bargan!!"

[Iggo]

18. Are you kidding? That party is tailor made for him. (n/t)

[sofa king]

19. "Sorry, the GOP is already full of white supremacists."

[tavernier]

22. (But don't forget to vote your conscience)

wink wink

[cstanleytech]

23. He simply means there is no place for one that does not have the last name of Trump. nt

[DrToast]

24. Unless he gets popular.....

...then they'll make room!

[Press Virginia]

26. I'm sure they can make some room for him somewhere

[brewens]

27. I don't think "Rinse" gets to decide. Duke sure seems to think it's his home. He thinks he'll get

lot's of support running as republican too.

[Skittles]

28. he IS the republican party

[IronLionZion]

29. Unlike many GOP leaders, Duke proudly endorsed their presidential nominee

and Trump took a long time to disavow the endorsement.

[Chicago1980]

30. And yet, Duke has a big ass (R) in front of his political affiliation.

[SunSeeker]

31. The GOP doesn't want the competition. nt

[Solly Mack]

32. Who is he trying to convince?

Snort

[DLevine]

34. Birds of a feather. nt

[Bob Loblaw]

35. Not all

Republicans are racist, but every racist I've known was a Republican.

[Bob Loblaw]

36. Sorry Reince

The Republican party is the only place for David Duke.

[catbyte]

37. Oh, Rinse, where were you when the white supremacists were giddy that Trump won the

nomination? Crickets. It's quite disingenuous for him to now act all outraged.

Give it up, man. You're not fooling anybody with your poutrage act.