Bennie Thompson actually said...
I`m from the south. The Ku Klux Klan law was basically put on the books to protect southerners and other people from the Klan who didn`t want this great country of ours to survive. But thank goodness it did, and now here we come full circle with these Klan-like activities that Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys and others at the direction of our president at that time, Donald Trump.
Context
Thompson discusses the historical context of the Ku Klux Klan law and its relevance to current extremist activities linked to Trump.
02/16/2021