Seth Meyers takes a look at Donald Trump and the white supremacists who love him

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at Donald Trump and white nationalists

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last updated 13 January 2016

A group of white nationalists is robo-calling voters in Iowa to urge them to support Donald Trump in the Republican caucuses next month — a point Seth Meyers jumped on Tuesday night to take his "closer look" at white nationalist support for Trump, and race issues in the GOP more generally. Meyers noted that the caller, Jared Taylor of a group called American Renaissance, isn't officially affiliated with the Trump campaign, but that other white nationalists have also spoken in support of Trump, including former KKK leader David Duke. "Clearly there's something about Trump's rhetoric that appeals to racial resentment and division, but this is an important point: It's not just Trump," Meyers said. "The Republican Party's race problem extends well beyond him." And if you haven't heard Maine Gov. Paul LePage's comments about drug traffickers, well, watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.