Nick Cannon: KKK, GOP & Trump

0:00Nick Cannon dropped some bold political takes on his web show, Big Drive this week. He claimed the Democratic Party started as the home of the Ku Klux Klan while Republicans were the ones who freed enslaved people. He stressed he's not tied to either side, echoing old school thinker W.E.B. Du Bois, who saw both parties as two faces of the same problem. He got even more hyped, talking about Donald Trump's second term. Cannon said Trump's following through on promises, especially tightening up borders. He joked it's like an exclusive club now, with Sky High entry fees for anyone trying to get in. Fans and critics lit up social media right away. Some cheered Cannon for calling out history they feel gets ignored, while others pushed back hard, saying it's too simple to pin the KKK on one party, forever. The debate stirred up talks on how party lines have shifted over time. Some seven Democrats backed the KKK after the Civil War, but the whole party didn't sign off. Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and the 13th Amendment

1:06ended slavery nationwide by 1865. Cannon's Indivive keeps him in the mix without picking teams, sparking real combos on America's divided past as these chats keep rolling. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to Birmingham News today, AI-powered local news.