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WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Sasse announced Sunday that he will not vote for Donald Trump in November, even if the billionaire businessman is his party’s presidential nominee.

The Nebraska Republican announced his position in “an open letter to Trump supporters” posted online late Sunday.

“A presidential candidate who boasts about what he’ll do during his ‘reign’ and refuses to condemn the KKK cannot lead a conservative movement in America,” Sasse wrote.

If the GOP and Democratic nominees in November are Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sasse wrote, then he would look for another candidate.

“I sincerely hope we select one of the other GOP candidates, but if Donald Trump ends up as the GOP nominee, conservatives will need to find a third option,” Sasse wrote.

Sasse devoted a chunk of his statement to refuting suggestions that he is a part of the “establishment” or a “career politician.” And he defended the validity of abandoning the Republican nominee.