DeRay, Hannibal Buress, Eric Andre, Questlove, More React to Kanye’s Trump Comments
Last night, at a concert in San Jose, Kanye West praised Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, saying that he didn’t vote but if he had, he would have voted for Trump. He called Trump’s campaign “absolutely genius” and reiterated his desire to run for president in 2020. He also stated, “That don’t mean that I don’t think that Black Lives Matter. That don’t mean I don’t think that I’m a believer in women’s rights. That don’t mean I don’t believe in gay marriage. That don’t mean that I don’t believe in these things because that was the guy I would’ve voted for.”
Kanye’s speech has been met with strong reactions across social media. Here’s what DeRay McKesson, Questlove, Action Bronson, Hannibal Buress, Eric Andre, and more had to say:
Ugh Kanye I’ve stayed with you for so long but you might lose me with this latest rant
— Empress Of (@EmpressOf) November 18, 2016
I’ll be donating a ridiculous amount of NBs and Yeezys to struggling immigrants in NYC.
— BAM BAM (@ActionBronson) November 18, 2016
kanye got the kardashians thinkin they black and they got him thinkin he white and that’s fine but can we please save north and saint???????
— Lo-Lo (@_LOTIC) November 18, 2016
Kanye is Kanye.
— deray mckesson (@deray) November 18, 2016
Besides one of Kanye’s close friends sitting down and talking to him, I’m not sure what else can be done to influence his views.
— deray mckesson (@deray) November 18, 2016
We all loved Kanye’s music back in the beginning — the honesty, the bravado, the self-critiques. And he’s so different in content now.
— deray mckesson (@deray) November 18, 2016
But this isn’t the first time he’s said statements that don’t quite make sense to us. If anything I want to know who is calling Kanye today?
— deray mckesson (@deray) November 18, 2016
I’ve not given up on Kanye quite yet. I think he’s immensely talented. But I am at a loss re: what will change his mind besides a friend.
— deray mckesson (@deray) November 18, 2016
Who said anything about Kanye not thinking through his statements? I’m sure he believes himself — confidence loves falsehoods. https://t.co/FeKgf12Kbl
— deray mckesson (@deray) November 18, 2016
kanye said some dumb shit. meanwhile the new cabinet is being filled by known racists.
— Open Mike Eagle (@Mike_Eagle) November 18, 2016
kanye is going to make an album you dont have to listen to. the new government is capable of and encouraged to legally make your life worse
— Open Mike Eagle (@Mike_Eagle) November 18, 2016
Kanye is trending and yeezys are trending. I haven’t clicked on the yeezys part but I’m guessing people are burning them.
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) November 18, 2016
I found No video of burning Yeezys during my 25 seconds of research.
Anyways. Grammy Family holds up. https://t.co/aHMFOl6EWY
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) November 18, 2016
The Kanye/Trump presidential debates are gonna be lighting up snapstagram and tweetbook in 2020.
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) November 18, 2016
He’s definitely trolling because real Trump supporters definitely don’t skip out on voting.
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) November 18, 2016
I can see why Kanye likes Trump campaign. Even with all the craziness, it had a smoother rollout than Life of Pablo.
— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) November 18, 2016
I smell a “this is why blue not allowed to play” hashtag about to go down
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) November 18, 2016
Let the @kanyewest boycott begin!!!!
— Eric Andre (@ericandre) November 18, 2016
Utter prick https://t.co/L4DkR4oRus
— POST POST TRUTH GEOF (@jetfury) November 18, 2016
I honestly thought that @kanyewest was a bit of an anarchic art punk like @_markstewart but with a huge ego.
Turns out he’s just a dick.
— POST POST TRUTH GEOF (@jetfury) November 18, 2016
50,000,000 orange bearded/implanted tattooed gym twerps now think @realDonaldTrump is a Bae thanks to @kanyewest
— POST POST TRUTH GEOF (@jetfury) November 18, 2016
.@kanyewest you thought the USA was racist before? You just fuking wait…. https://t.co/LvIa1dXzWD
— POST POST TRUTH GEOF (@jetfury) November 18, 2016
hey if i was a rich megalomaniac whose job was being out of touch with reality, i would have voted for trump too.
— Fucked Up (@FUCKEDUP) November 18, 2016
kanye is openly hungry for power, often an internet troll, and has more money than god… and people are surprised he’s pro trump. eerrrggph
— Mikal Cronin (@MikalCronin) November 18, 2016
Remember when Kanye married a reality show star? Yeah.
— Mikal Cronin (@MikalCronin) November 18, 2016
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