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Donald Trump: I Don't Want David Duke's Endorsement

He said he doesn't want the backing of former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke and that he would "certainly" repudiate his support.
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DUBUQUE, IA - AUGUST 25: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a press conference which he held before his campaign event at the Grand River Center on August 25, 2015 in Dubuque, Iowa. Trump leads most polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Scott Olson / Getty Images

Donald Trump says that he does not want the endorsement of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke and that he would "certainly" repudiate his support.

"I don't need his endorsement, I certainly wouldn't want his endorsement, I don't need anybody's endorsement," Trump said in an interview on Bloomberg News.

Asked if he would repudiate an endorsement from Duke, he replied: "Sure."

"I would do that if it would make you feel better," he said, adding "I don't know anything about him."

Duke used his radio program last week to praise Trump's stringent immigration policy and call the real estate mogul "the best of the lot" of the 2016 candidates.

Trump demurred when asked to weigh in on reports that he is popular with white supremacist groups.

"A lot of people like me," he said.

Pressed about whether or not enthusiasm for his campaign from organized white supremacist groups means that something about his message is resonating for unsavory reasons, he replied: "I hope there's not."