--- title: Chris Evans on KKK leader David Duke description: Chris Evans channeled his on-screen alter ego Captain America when he engaged with former KKK leader David Duke on Twitter. canonical: https://time.com/4667314/chris-evans-on-david-duke/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-10T19:49:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:36.039Z og:title: Chris Evans Takes on Former KKK Leader David Duke on Twitter og:description: "If David Duke thinks you're right, then you are unequivocally wrong" og:url: https://time.com/4667314/chris-evans-on-david-duke/ 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: Chris Evans Takes on Former KKK Leader David Duke on Twitter twitter:description: "If David Duke thinks you're right, then you are unequivocally wrong" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 'Captain America' Star Chris Evans Takes on Former KKK Leader David Duke on Twitter ## Video: The Cost to Be Captain America [Watch (HLS stream): The Cost to Be Captain America](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/f0XVBrJp.m3u8) (0:52)  _Published 2016-05-05. It takes a pretty penny to be America's hero._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 10, 2017 7:49 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 10, 2017 7:49 PM UTC [_Captain America_ star Chris Evans](http://time.com/4299373/captain-america-cost/) channeled his silver screen alter ego on Wednesday. He took to Twitter to share that [former KKK leader David Duke](http://time.com/4514350/david-duke-donald-trump-senate-louisiana/) had tweeted support of recently confirmed U.S. [Attorney General Jeff Sessions](http://time.com/4665141/luther-strange-jeff-sessions-senate-seat/), writing that if Duke “thinks you’re right, then you are unequivocally wrong.” Duke responded to Evans with a tweet of his own, calling the Marvel star a “typical dumb actor,” to which Evans quickly responded. This isn’t the first time that the Marvel actor has sounded off on politics on Twitter. He’s [made headlines in the past](http://uproxx.com/hitfix/chris-evans-twitter-politics/) for speaking out about the Dakota Access Pipeline, gun control and Donald Trump’s stance on immigration. See the full exchange below into Thursday below. > [](https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/829490363832283136) > [](https://twitter.com/DrDavidDuke/status/829517839316901888) > [](https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/829766796928446464) > [](https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/829799555537391616) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4667314/chris-evans-on-david-duke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4667314/chris-evans-on-david-duke/"},"headline":"'Captain America' Star Chris Evans Takes on Former KKK Leader David Duke on Twitter","datePublished":"2017-02-10T19:49:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:36.039Z","description":"\"If David Duke thinks you're right, then you are unequivocally wrong\"","url":"https://time.com/4667314/chris-evans-on-david-duke/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","twitter","celebrity","Chris Evans","Jeff Sessions"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4667314/chris-evans-on-david-duke/","name":"'Captain America' Star Chris Evans Takes on Former KKK Leader David Duke on Twitter"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Cost to Be Captain America","description":"It takes a pretty penny to be America's hero.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/f0XVBrJp/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-05-05T14:06:38.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/f0XVBrJp.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4667314/chris-evans-on-david-duke/","duration":"PT52S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4667314/chris-evans-on-david-duke/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```