Many criticized Trump’s speech, saying it had undertones of fearmongering and demagoguery. In a piece headlined “Donald Trump: The Candidate of the Apocalypse,” The Washington Post Editorial Board said Trump’s speech embodied a “wishful, demagogic brand,” writing: “Mr. Trump took real challenges and recast them in terms that were not only exaggerated but also apocalyptic.” Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, tweeted: “I don’t know what I’m watching right now but I imagine this is the kind of speech Hitler would make #FreedomNow.” But Trump’s speech did receive praise from former head of the Ku Klux Klan David Duke, who tweeted: “Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars! Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders! Fair Trade! Couldn’t have said it better!” In February, Trump refused to disavow David Duke’s support, or the support of other white supremacists, during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. Trump later disavowed Duke’s support.