Ku Klux Klan leader claims support is rising ahead of US midterm elections
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The head of America’s most infamous hate group, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), has told Al Jazeera that support is up ahead of the US midterm elections because of the current political climate. But with younger white supremacists reaching bigger audiences through social media, how much relevance does the KKK actually have in 2026? Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle reports from Boone County, Arkansas on what voters think. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE mobile app: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #KuKluxKlan #KKK #USMidtermElections #USPolitics #WhiteNationalism #PoliticalExtremism #Arkansas #CostOfLiving #US #UnitedStates #AlJazeeraEnglish
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