RNC: ‘Insulting’ to say Trump supports David Duke

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PHILADELPHIA – A top Republican National Committee official slammed a reporter on Tuesday for asking if the GOP would support former Klu Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke if it meant keeping control of the Senate in November.

“No, that’s ridiculous,” RNC communications director Sean Spicer told reporters at the GOP’s headquarters here at the Democratic National Convention. “There’s no way, shape or form that this party has room in it for somebody like David Duke.”

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