CNN, The Hill attempt to shield Hillary Clinton from her former KKK 'mentor'

What kind of bogus headlines are these?

Donald Trump spreads a claim that Hillary Clinton's "mentor" was a "KKK member" https://t.co/3664Khp49V pic.twitter.com/tQySvpgCpi

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 28, 2016

Trump shares tweet that claims Clinton's "mentor" was a "KKK member" https://t.co/cmOGDVGVyy pic.twitter.com/Gjvt0AChg0

— The Hill (@thehill) August 28, 2016

Um, guys … “claim”? There’s no question that Robert Byrd was in the KKK and it was Hillary Clinton who called him her “mentor.” Here’s the video:

Byrd did apologize for his racist past in 2005:

To all Trump people invoking Robert Byrd's KKK past: In 2005, he said: "I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America."

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) August 26, 2016

And the NACCP forgave Byrd as well, writing that the former KKK leader “became a champion for civil rights and liberties”:

This is the NAACP response to Robert Byrd the man @realDonaldTrump calls @HillaryClinton 's KKK mentor https://t.co/5QtLOoHfsS

— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) August 28, 2016

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