Politician Who Supports 'Confederate Memorial Day' Argues KKK Wasn't Racist

I didn't think it was possible for anyone to be more insensitive than Donald Trump, but one Georgia lawmaker is getting dangerously close.

On Wednesday, Georgia state representative Tommy Benton proposed a bill to ensure the preservation of Confederate monuments at Georgia's Stone Mountain.

House Resolution 1179 would require the state to keep the park around the mountain as a “memorial for the Confederacy,” and ensure the historical monuments are "preserved and protected for all time as a tribute to the bravery and heroism of the citizens of this state who suffered and died in their cause."

Benton, a Republican, argues the Civil War was not fought over slavery. Most troubling, however, is Benton's assertion the Klu Klux Klan was "not so much a racist thing but a vigilante thing to keep law and order."

Sadly, this isn't the first time Benton has voiced his extreme views. The Georgia state representative recently proposed a bill that would make Confederate Memorial Day a national public holiday and referred to Senate Bill 294, which would prohibit the state from formally recognizing Confederate holidays, as “cultural terrorism.”

This guy almost makes Trump look OK.

Citations: Georgia Lawmaker Says Ku Klux Klan Wasn't Racist, Is Definitely Wrong About That One (Complex), Ga. lawmaker: KKK made 'people straighten up' (AJC)