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Besties No More? Kanye West Removes Trump Tweets And Pulls Support

Looks like the "Fade" rapper has changed his mind. We wonder why?
Kanye West Says He Met with Donald Trump to Talk ‘Multicultural Issues,’ Teases Future Presidential Run: ‘#2024’
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By Sydney Scott · Updated October 26, 2020

Well, it seems Kanye West has realized that it wasn’t so wise supporting a bigot. 

West, who famously ranted on stage that he would have voted for Trump, seems to have backtracked. According to TMZ, the rapper has deleted any mention of the orange commander-in-chief from his timeline. 

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The rapper met with Trump back in December after being released from UCLA Medical Center for a mental health crisis. Following the meeting, he tweeted that he’d met with Trump to discuss multicultural issues.

“These issues included bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago. I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change.”

WATCH: @KanyeWest at Trump Tower #elevatorcam pic.twitter.com/I4FpM57S1x

— CSPAN (@cspan) December 13, 2016

Seems ‘Ye didn’t have as much impact as he thought because shortly after being elected, Trump implemented a Muslim ban that has sparked protests around the country and the world. Sources added that the ban was one of the reasons West decided to pull his support. 

TOPICS:  Donald Trump Kanye West