GOP Governor Candidate With KKK Ties Photos Go Viral On Social Media

A Republican candidate running for Missouri governor is under fire after a longtime GOP politician called him out for his past ties with the Ku Klux Klan. The Missouri GOP is condemning Darrell Leon McClanahan III after a resurfaced photo shows him doing a Nazi salute next to a hooded Klansman in front of a burning cross. Republican state Rep. Shamed Dogan, who’s Black, shared the disturbing images of Clanahan after Missouri GOP tweeted that 279 Republicans submitted bids on the first day of the candidate filing. He wrote on X, “Hey @MissouriGOP I just learned the candidate listed first on our primary ballot for Governor is a cross-burning KKK member who ran for US Senate 2 years ago and freely admits his KKK membership & white supremacist beliefs.” Hey @MissouriGOP I just learned the candidate listed first on our primary ballot for Governor is a cross-burning KKK member who ran for US Senate 2 years ago and freely admits his KKK membership & white supremacist beliefs. https://t.co/AZTGrAl7X0 pic.twitter.com/z7ilIo5k4d — Shamed Dogan (@ShamedDoganMO) February 29, 2024 On Thursday (February 29), the party confirmed they’re in the process of removing Clanahan from the Republican primary ballot. “The Missouri Republican Party has...