The election appears to not have stopped Kanye West to continue to use his celebrity and massive concert crowds to voice what ever opinion he chooses. At a concert stop in California, West expressed that he supports Donald Trump and went on to tell Black people to stop all the attention on color and racism.
West was in San Jose Thursday night and at one point paused his performance to speak about the recent election and the outcome which has brought hundreds of protesters to the streets since the results proclaimed Trump the President Elect. During the Chicago rappers “speech” he admits that he did not vote but said he is putting his faith in Donald Trump.
Kanye started is rant by stating that there were portions of the Republican candidate’s platform that he enjoyed and supported, while acknowledging that supporting the President elect could hurt his tour ticket sales. It was West’s admission that he opted out of voting that received the loudest response from the concert crowd.
“I told you all I didn’t vote right? But if I would have voted, I would have voted for Trump,” West said to a combination of boo’s and muted clapping. West went on to chuck a jab at the DNC Party for conceding and being presumptuous on taking the Black vote assuming that he as a celebrity would support Hillary Clinton’s failed run.
In spite the increasing number of hate crimes against minorities and the LGBT community, West concluded that Black people are too focused on racism and urged the crowd to shift away from that attitude. Is certainly appears that West is working to bring the country together using his massively attentive and sold out shows to share hope and acceptance.