Kanye West isn’t politically correct either. He admits not voting, and he says he backs Donald Trump. But the rapper still says he’ll run for president in 2020.
“The crowd was none too pleased … booing Kanye as he went on to talk about Trump’s awesome performance during the debates. But … he thinks Hillary has a place in Trump’s administration,” TMZ said.
Over at Fortune magazine, we learn: “West expanded on that comment by calling Trump a ‘genius’ because the billionaire won the election, reportedly adding: ‘Neither candidate would fix racism in this country.’
“Specifically to black people, stop focusing on racism,” West reportedly told the crowd. “This world is racist, OK? Let’s stop being distracted … it’s just a f—ing fact, we are in a racist country, period.”
Selected reactions:
Profiles in courage. NOW Kanye West and Paris Hilton come out and admit being pro-Trump. We’re going to have to build a bigger bandwagon.
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) November 18, 2016
kanye denouncing bush (george bush doesn’t care about black people) but endorsing trump is a noteworthy representation of this entire mess
— Sara Haider ? (@pandemona) November 18, 2016
i think my fav thing about kanye’s logic is the idea that George W. was racist but Trump is cool
— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@AdamSerwer) November 18, 2016
Well let’s face it. They have so much in common. Ego, debt, twitter rants. #kanye #trump
— ?Lesley-Ann Brandt (@LesleyAnnBrandt) November 18, 2016
Part of the Kanye rant where he said he’s going to use a different political model in 2020 when he runs. pic.twitter.com/wmc2mLlCfg
— Raptor (@RaptorJesuss) November 18, 2016