Donald Trump has earned the respect of yet another controversial extremist.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan praised Trump while making anti-Semitic comments during his annual Saviours Day sermon from Chicago, the Anti-Defamation League reports. Farrakhan claimed that Trump is "the only member who has stood in front of the Jewish community and said, 'I don't want your money.' Any time a man can say to those who control the politics of America, 'I don't want your money,' that means you can't control me. And they cannot afford to give up control of the presidents of the United States."
Although it was not an outright endorsement, Farrakhan did say, "Not that I'm for Mr. Trump, but I like what I'm looking at."
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Farrakhan has a history of spreading hateful rumors about Jews, such as by blaming them for the Iraq War and 9/11. He is only the latest extremist to throw his weight behind Donald Trump. Late last week, former KKK grand wizard David Duke praised Donald Trump; Trump later disavowed Duke's support after receiving scathing criticism for his waffling.
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