A Missouri judge ruled that Darrell Leon McClanahan III, who claims to be a former “honorary” member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), can stay on the state’s Republican primary ballot for governor. The Missouri GOP had sought to remove him due to his extremist history, as detailed by the Anti-Defamation League in 2022.
Judge Cotton Walker stated that the plaintiff presented no evidence that McClanahan’s presence on the ballot would cause injury, and his candidacy does not necessarily imply party endorsement.
McClanahan confirmed the veracity of photos showing him apparently doing a Nazi salute in front of a burning cross and standing with KKK members. However, he insisted he is “not a racist” and “not anti-Semitic.”
In court documents, McClanahan claimed he was never a KKK member but was given an “Honorary 1-year membership” by a KKK Missouri coordinator. He also admitted to attending a private religious Christian Identity Cross lighting ceremony in 2019, which he says was falsely described as a cross burning.
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