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>> have you had black people here before to witness this? >> no. you'll actually be the first black man that's attended to a cross lighting. >> okay. >> the first thing that any man or woman learns when they join a klan group is how to wrap the cross. these robes are part of who we are. the cross lighting is part of who we are. >> so when you burn a cross you don't -- >> no, we don't burn it. it's called a cross lighting. >> i'm sorry. so how often do you do this, you said? >> you wouldn't want to do them every month. it makes them less special. it's like the idea you can have champagne but yo...

Quinnipiac says 80% say donald trump is racist. how challenging would it be to run as a republican with the republican moniker knowing that the top of your party is viewed as racists, but mostly black people? >> baltimore is a challenge in itself right now. they have infrastructure, education issues. that's ain't n-- not a new issu. do you believe donald trump is racist? >> let me tell you something, racist meant you could see a cross burning on your yard. there were only three black folks in my class. you saw a shenoose in a tree.

Friends at the white house? >> i haven't heard panic. i've heard concerns they started too late but they expect a great crowd and expect to deliver a wonderful program. they are concerned they got a late jump on it but i think they are beyond the panic stage and into the groove and ready to go. >> there is controversy over nike clear july 4th themed shoe based on betsy ross's flag. one liberal voice compared the historic flag to a swastika. >> why don't we wear a swastika for july 4th? it makes a difference. the cross burning on somebody's lawn. why not have nike celebration, because those sym...

I heard concerns that maybe they start today late. but they expect a great crowd and they expect to deliver on a wonderful program tomorrow. they were concerned abe maybe they got a late jump on it. i think they're all, beyond the panic stage, and they're into the groove and ready to go. >> there's the controversy over nike, pulling a july 4 themed shoe based on betsy ross's flag, get this, comparing that historic flag to a swastika. >> why don't we wear a swastika for july 4? i don't know, it makes a difference. the cross burning on somebody's lawn. why don't we have a nike celebration of the...

I don't know. it makes a difference. the cross burning on somebody's lawn in the those symbols are symbols of hate. we can take pc culture back. it's amazing to me the people that constitutional right loudest are the once who didn't show up when the offense first occurred, who didn't defend people, but now pop up and say, hey, let's not be too pc. if you haven't fought the battle and celebrated process, you can't acclaim the product. at this point i think people need to be honest and say it's not a matter of pc. there are many people within communities of color, you can't have. way you want it...