GOP Sen: Even If Trump’s KKK Dodge Was Intentional, He’s Better Than Dems

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014 file photo, former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds is seen in Sioux Falls. Rounds says he didn't approve $600,000 in state aid for an Aberdeen beef plant authorized by Secretary of Tourism... FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014 file photo, former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds is seen in Sioux Falls. Rounds says he didn't approve $600,000 in state aid for an Aberdeen beef plant authorized by Secretary of Tourism and State Development Richard Benda in the final days of his administration _ or even know about it. Benda approved the money for Northern Beef Packers shortly before leaving office to work for an investor in the scandal-smeared beef plant. (AP Photo/DIrk Lammers, File) MORE LESS
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Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Tuesday said that he still thinks that Donald Trump is preferable over a Democratic presidential candidate, even if Trump purposefully avoided disavowing former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, according to the Huffington Post.

The Huffington Post asked Rounds on Tuesday about Trump’s Sunday interview regarding Dukes endorsement of his campaign. The Huffington Post noted to Rounds that after Tapper told Trump that he was “just talking about David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan,” Trump said he didn’t know anything about Duke.

“I think it’s an unfortunate response — very unfortunate response,” Rounds told reporters, according to the Huffington Post.

Rounds then reasoned that Trump would do more to address the federal debt than Democrats.

“Even if you’re disappointed with the way he’s responding to things, even if you’re mad at him, you disagree with him, if he did it intentionally — I don’t think he did, I think he just made a mistake — even if he did, they’re still going to do a better job with him there than if you had Hillary or Bernie in his place,” Rounds said.

Earlier in the exchange, Rounds was asked about Trump’s campaign and his comments regarding the KKK.

“If he is the nominee, then will he bring more people out or won’t he? You can call it transactional, but it’s factual,” Rounds responded, according to the Huffington Post.

Rounds later said that he “can’t think of a single person who would be in favor of, or promote anything to do, or give any credibility to any movement that would suspect or promote additional activity on the part of white supremacists.”

“Down the line, Republican or Democrat, there is no room anyplace for supporters of the KKK or any other white supremacist group,” the Senator added.

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  1. so the senator admits there is more support in the GOP for the KKK than HRC.

    in other news, water is wet, dogs bark, and Chris Christie could lose a few pounds…

  2. Remember when Senators used to be famous?

  3. Whew… S. Dakota comes to the rescue to save Iowa from “worst Senator of the week” (for Grassley)

  4. No, really. They honestly think like that.

  5. They fall in line.

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