Kanye West Isn’t Registered To Vote But Double Downs On Support Of President Donald Trump
In a new interview with Kanye West for WSJ Magazine’s April issue, the 42-year-old talked more about his support of President Donald Trump, who has been receiving a wave of criticism for the way he’s been handling the coronavirus pandemic. While speaking with the magazine, the rapper looked back on the time he referred to Trump as his “brother” in 2018 while telling his fans on Twitter that “you don’t have to agree with trump but the mob can’t make me not love him.” Ye also took some heat for tweeting out “Trump all day” after his White House visit.
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West shared his thoughts on the outrage that followed his comments on Trump and explained his frustrations with his fans and critics for making assumptions about him due to race, education, and his life as a rapper.
“I’m a black guy with a red (MAGA) hat, can you imagine? … It reminded me of how I felt as a black guy before I was famous, when I would walk in a restaurant and people would look at you like you were going to steal something,” he said. “’This is your place, Ye, don’t talk about apparel. This is your place, Ye, you’re black, so you’re a Democrat.’” He went on to say, “Everything is about putting people in their place. Classism, protectionism — not just racism,” he added. “Classism is like living on a bookshelf. The more money you have, the higher you go. And you get to the top and look over and what do you see? Fear.”
Now although he feels strongly about his support for Trump, he did tell the magazine that he was not registered to vote and surprisingly doesn’t follow politics!
Despite that, he’s described as having “unusual access to the Trump administration” and WSJ Magazine proves just that as they noted the time West called Jared Kushner at the White House from his home in Calabasas to discuss freeing rapper A$AP Rocky from custody in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Press Play To Look Back On Kanye West’s 2018 Meeting With President Donald Trump At The White House:
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