Here's why Nation of Islam is praising Donald Trump

Louis Farrakhan praises Republican presidential front-runner for not accepting money from Jewish community

Leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, has praised Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for not accepting money from the Jewish community.

Farrakhan’s comments came a day before Trump's television appearance on CNN where he failed to condemn white supremacist David Duke, who voiced support for Trump's campaign.



Both Duke and Farrakhan are outspoken in their views that the Jewish community wields disproportionate and nefarious control over world affairs. Both also advocate against interracial relations.

Although Trump has asserted that his campaign is self-funded, he has in fact received millions of dollars in small donations.

"Not that I'm for Mr Trump, but I like what I'm looking at," Farrakhan said in Chicago, according to Nation of Islam's video of his speech first highlighted by the Anti-Defamation League.

He also appeared to suggest that the chaotic fight Trump brought to the race for president was enjoyable.

"Why? What has he done?" Farrakhan questioned. "Well, one of the things that he's done: he's told them 'I'm a billionaire.' And he's the only man, probably in the last 100 years that stood in front of some of the members of the Jewish community and told them to their face 'I don't want your money.'"

"Because any time a man can say to those who control the politics of America 'I don't want your money,' that means if I don't take your money you can't control me. And they cannot afford to give up control of the presidents of the United States," he added.



Farrakhan's comments are similar to those of Duke, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan who was also once associated with neo-Nazi ideology. Alternately, Duke has accused Jewish men and women of controlling the media, Hollywood, the banking industry, America and the world.

The comments were made during a ceremony for Saviour's Day, an annual celebration of the birth of the man the Nation of Islam considers the "Messiah of the Christians." The group disavowed by mainstream Islam believes that the white race was created 6,000 years ago by a black scientist named Yakub.

This article originally appeared on The Washington Post.