Priebus denounces white supremacist David Duke

Published July 23, 2016 6:19pm ET



RNC Chairman Reince Priebus moved Saturday to forcefully distance the Republican Party from white supremacist David Duke, who announced Friday that he will campaign for Senate in Louisiana.

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

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