Trump remarks praised by former KKK leader David Duke
David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader, praised Mr Trump’s comments as a condemnation of “leftist terrorists.”
“Thank you President Trump for your honesty & courage to tell the truth about #Charlottesville,” Mr Duke said in a Twitter post.
Mr Trump told reporters he had not consulted Stephen Bannon, his embattled chief strategist, about the decision not to initially explicitly condemn the hate groups.
But he said Mr Bannon, who formerly ran Breitbart News and has embraced the “alt right”, was not a racist. At the same time, Mr Trump said “we’ll see what happens” when asked about Mr Bannon’s future.
