Cruz Denounces Tennessee for Honoring KKK Leader

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) denounced Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) for signing a proclamation honoring former Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest, The Hill reports.

Said Cruz: “This is wrong. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general and a delegate to the 1868 Democratic Convention. He was also a slave trader and the 1st Grand Wizard of the KKK. Tennessee should not have an official day honoring him. Change the law.”