Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney slammed Donald Trump’s reluctance to speak ill of the Ku Klux Klan.
A disqualifying & disgusting response by @realDonaldTrump to the KKK. His coddling of repugnant bigotry is not in the character of America.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 29, 2016
David Duke, a former grand wizard of the KKK, urged his following to support Trump or risk ‘treason to your heritage‘ on Thursday. When asked by CNN whether he would condemn Duke on Sunday, Trump did not do so.
Romney’s indignant response on Twitter to Trump’s behavior came a full day after the controversial answer, during which time Trump has sought to explain away his appearance on CNN.
Republican voters in 12 states, including several in the South, will cast their ballots on Tuesday.
