--- title: Donald Trump: David Duke Tells Followers to Support Trump description: Former KKK leader David Duke told his followers to support GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on his radio program Wednesday canonical: https://time.com/4237602/david-duke-donald-trump/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-25T18:18:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:28.725Z article:section: Politics og:title: Former KKK Leader Tells Followers to Vote for Donald Trump og:description: David Duke makes an endorsement og:url: https://time.com/4237602/david-duke-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Former KKK Leader Tells Followers to Vote for Donald Trump twitter:description: David Duke makes an endorsement twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Former KKK Leader Tells Followers to Vote for Donald Trump > Sponsored content. 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Voting for either Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio would be “treason to your heritage,” Duke said. “It is your job now to get active,” Duke said, encouraging his followers to volunteer for Trump. “Get off your duff. 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