Ex-Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's chilling warning to Donald Trump in wake of Charlottesville race riots
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Ex-KKK leader David Duke has told Donald Trump to "take a good look in the mirror and remember it was white Americans who put you in the presidency".
The chilling warning came on the day of the Charlottesville race riots in Virginia that left one woman dead and dozens injured as far right activists clashed with counter-demonstrators.
Trump tweeted: "We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!"
Racist conspiracy theorist Duke, the KKK's former Imperial Wizard, replied: "I would recommend you take a good look in the mirror & remember it was White Americans who put you in the presidency, not radical leftists."
He also told the President over social media: "So, after decades of White Americans being targeted for discriminated & anti-White hatred, we come together as a people, and you attack us?"
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A counter-protester was killed in Charlottesville and 19 others injured when a car was allegedly driven into them by a far-right activist .
James Alex Fields Jr, 20, was arrested for allegedly ploughing a Dodge Challenger into a group of anti-fascist protesters, leaving 32-year-old Heather Heyer dead.
Another 15 people were injured as demonstrators armed with rocks and pepper spray clashed.
Duke, who attended the rally, told reporters at the scene: "We are determined to take our country back. We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump.
"That’s what we believed in - that’s why we voted for Donald Trump.
"Because he said he’s going to take our country back. That’s what we've got to do."
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President Trump on Saturday initially denounced what he called "this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides".
But this drew criticism for failing to single out neo-Nazis and the KKK for criticism.
The White House added on Sunday: "The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry, and hatred, and of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups. He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together."