KANYE WEST ON 'DONALD TRUMP' GETS BACKLASH

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KANYE WEST ON 'DONALD TRUMP' GETS BACKLASH.

It was a long, wild day on Kanye West’s Twitter account. What began with a tweet about President Trump’s “dragon energy” led to a friendly exchange between the rapper and Trump, and soon erupted into a divisive Twitter conversation about race, identity politics and mental health.

West’s praise of Trump on Wednesday prompted a swift backlash from fans, activists and celebrities. Legions of Twitters users, particularly those in the black community, criticized him for voicing his support of a president who has hesitated to condemn white supremacists, called African nations “shithole countries” and whom many Americans consider to be racist.Kanye West has not been shy in expressing his feelings about President Trump. Now he did it on Twitter, with a series of tweets posted on April 25. (The Washington Post)

But some of West’s friends and fellow musicians came to his defense, including fellow Chicago native Chance the Rapper.

“Talked to him two days ago. He’s in a great space and not affected by folk tryna question his mental or physical health,” tweeted Chance, whose birth name is Chancelor Bennett. “Black people don’t have to be democrats.

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