Kanye West concluded a disastrous performance on SNL Saturday night by donning a MAGA hat and going on a pro-Trump rant. He was reportedly booed offstage.
Said Kanye, who also announced he'd now be known as Ye: “The blacks want always Democrats … you know it's like the plan they did, to take the fathers out the home and put them on welfare… does anybody know about that? That's a Democratic plan. There's so many times I talk to, like, a white person about this and they say, ‘How could you like Trump? He's racist.' Well, uh, if I was concerned about racism I would've moved out of America a long time ago.”
https://youtu.be/UWwjIjX5udc
But it didn't end there. Following the show, Kanye West tweeted that the 13th Amendment (outlawing slavery) should be abolished before amending his thoughts under an avalanche of criticism. In a photo accompanying the tweet, he proudly displayed the MAGA hat.
Tweeted the rapper: “this represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs. We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love”
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1046466533973590016
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1046490057522085888
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1046495010500182016
Who loved Kanye's display of MAGA-ness? Trump, of course, who tweeted: “Like many, I don't watch Saturday Night Live (even though I past hosted it) – no longer funny, no talent or charm. It is just a political ad for the Dems. Word is that Kanye West, who put on a MAGA hat after the show (despite being told “no”), was great. He's leading the charge!”
Like many, I don't watch Saturday Night Live (even though I past hosted it) – no longer funny, no talent or charm. It is just a political ad for the Dems. Word is that Kanye West, who put on a MAGA hat after the show (despite being told “no”), was great. He's leading the charge!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2018
And Trump's mini-me.
Is anyone even a little bit shocked that @kanyewest was bullied backstage for wanting to wear a #maga hat on SNL?
Despite the BS they preach, the left isn't tolerant of any view that differs even slightly from their own.
You obey or you're out.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 30, 2018
Celebs responded.
Chris Evans tweeted: “There's nothing more maddening than debating someone who doesn't know history, doesn't read books, and frames their myopia as virtue. The level of unapologetic conjecture I've encountered lately isn't just frustrating, it's retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying.”
https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans/status/1046483677184700420
Soledad O'Brien labeled Kanye and “idiot,” tweeting: “The 13th ammendment abolished slavery. Re-upping this from the last time: @ye is truly an idiot. Message sent with distaste for idiocy.”
The 13th ammendment abolished slavery. Re-upping this from the last time: @ye is truly an idiot. Message sent with distaste for idiocy. https://t.co/d0BNi45Zm8
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) September 30, 2018
And Michael Rapaport tweeted, ‘When you say “We” you're talking about Kendal & them right?
Cause you're not speaking for anyone else up in here'
When you say “We” you're talking about Kendal & them right?
Cause you're not speaking for anyone else up in here https://t.co/Z03ci4s0G1— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) September 30, 2018
Lana Del Rey:
https://twitter.com/WILDFORLANAA/status/1046609181636210689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1046609181636210689&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.highsnobiety.com%2Fp%2Fkanye-west-snl-speech-trump-reactions%2F
Kanye West is like if a Saturday afternoon barbershop argument came to life in the body of one person.
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) October 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/Joy_Villa/status/1046628326930960384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1046628326930960384&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.highsnobiety.com%2Fp%2Fkanye-west-snl-speech-trump-reactions%2F
https://twitter.com/ava/status/1046497897892712448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1046497897892712448&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com%2F112508868.html
https://twitter.com/Toure/status/1046273514662178816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1046273514662178816&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com%2F112508868.html
