John Legend Schools Kanye West On Trump, Chance The Rapper Defends Him
By Isha Thorpe
April 26, 2018
Kanye West turned Twitter upside down on Wednesday (April 25) when he picked up where he left off with his years-long Donald Trump bromance and reminded everyone that he's a fan of the prez.
"You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him," West tweeted. "We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought." The rapper also clarified that though he doesn't agree with everything that Trump does, the president is still good in his book. West's wife, Kim Kardashian, called him and asked him to also make that stance clear.
You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
my wife just called me and she wanted me to make this clear to everyone. I don't agree with everything Trump does. I don't agree 100% with anyone but myself.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
Since then, people on social media have either been slamming West or defending him. That's where Chance The Rapper and John Legend come in. Both recording artists are very close friends with West. After his tweets about loving Trump were published and much backlash ensued, both stars went on their personal Twitter accounts to react to West's messages. See them below.
Chance
Black people don’t have to be democrats.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 25, 2018
Next President gon be independent
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 25, 2018
John Legend
I imagine there's some comfort in imagining a future without racism and projecting that onto the present. Thinking if we just deny the truth, it doesn't exist. If history is erased, we don't have to deal with its consequences. However...
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
Far too many people don't have the luxury of closing their eyes and ears. They feel it in their lives and can't act like what they see and know doesn't exist.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
They know their family was destroyed by deportation or incarceration. They know their loved one was denied safe harbor because of their religion. They know their son or daughter was shot because their skin color evoked fear
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
They see the statistics about black applications for real estate or loans or employment being turned away because their name was Jamal and not James
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
I love that great, brilliant artists have the power to imagine a better future. But artists can't be blind to the truth.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
Anyway, y'all need to come to Montgomery and see this memorial
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
As you were able to see, Chance sort of defended West's freedom of his thoughts, while Legend chastised West's opinions. Ever since, people have been slamming Chance for his reply to his fellow Chicago artist's words and thanking Legend for speaking up.
but also imagine being black and supporting a group of individuals who have continuously invalidated black people though.... just a thought. pic.twitter.com/lRsHLCekv2
— • 𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 • 𝟡/𝟛𝟚 • (@starrymatteI) April 25, 2018
funny all the work you’ve done for Chicago public schools and you basically telling little black kids it’s okay to support people who will never stick out their necks for them before their own people pic.twitter.com/dEDxlbIO6p
— • 𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 • 𝟡/𝟛𝟚 • (@starrymatteI) April 25, 2018
— 🗣 (@haumue) April 25, 2018
thank you for these tweets. in a sea of MESS today, you are a beacon of hope.
— Mark Sundstrom (@106th) April 25, 2018
🙏🏼👏🏼
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) April 26, 2018
I know you and your wife are friends with Kanye but thank you for using your platform to speak truth for millions of POC.
— Lisa (@gritsandguac) April 26, 2018
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