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KU Klux Klan members plan to intimidate Americans from voting for Hillary Clinton, it has been claimed.

The white supremacist group today declared its support for Republican Donald Trump in next week's election.

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The Donald Trump-supporting Ku Klux Klan today pledged to 'monitor' polling booths on election day next TuesdayCredit: AP:Associated Press
reported.

Klan members are also expected to set up cameras at polling stations or send members to conduct watches over booths.

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Some are part of a group called the Oath Keepers - a heavily armed organisation of former servicemen.

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: "Overall, we do like his nationalist views and his words about shutting down the border to illegal aliens."

Donald Trump's resurgent campaign has been hit by the news that the Ku Klux Klan has declared its support for his White House bid in its newspaper the CrusaderCredit: Reuters

The comments are believed to be in reference to Trump's repeated pledge to build a wall along the USA's border with Mexico.

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Trump's mortified campaign team were quick to brush aside any link with the group.

A statement said: "Mr. Trump and the campaign denounces hate in any form.

"This publication is repulsive and their views do not represent the tens of millions of Americans who are uniting behind our campaign."

The Klan is estimated to have around six thousand members - down from a peak of six million in the 1920s.

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The right-wing nationalist group - infamous for donning white robes - was responsible for lynching thousands of black Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The white supremacist group is notorious for its lynching of black Americans in during the 19th and 20th century. Many members don a bizarre white cloak at meetingsCredit: Getty Images
Trump has recovered from a 12 point deficit to rival Hillary Clinton to take a one point lead, according to one influential pollCredit: Getty Images

Trump has seen a groundswell of support in recent days, with one influential Washington Post/ABC poll putting him ahead in the race for the White House.

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The businessman had found himself 12 points adrift of Hillary Clinton only two weeks ago.

But the FBI's announcement of an investigation into his Democrat rival's private email server has thrown the race wide open just a week before polling day.


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