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| Kanye West proclaims his love for Trump: 'We are both dragon energy' | Kanye West proclaims his love for Trump: 'We are both dragon energy' |
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| Donald Trump has thanked Kanye West after the rapper professed his love for the president and said the pair “are both dragon energy”. | Donald Trump has thanked Kanye West after the rapper professed his love for the president and said the pair “are both dragon energy”. |
| West posted a series of tweets about Trump on Wednesday afternoon, days after praising a rightwing pundit on Twitter. | West posted a series of tweets about Trump on Wednesday afternoon, days after praising a rightwing pundit on Twitter. |
| “You don’t have to agree with trump but the mob can’t make me not love him,” West said. | “You don’t have to agree with trump but the mob can’t make me not love him,” West said. |
| “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.” | “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.” |
| Trump retweeted West’s message, describing it as “very cool”, in the latest display of affection between the pair. | Trump retweeted West’s message, describing it as “very cool”, in the latest display of affection between the pair. |
| Thank you Kanye, very cool! https://t.co/vRIC87M21X | Thank you Kanye, very cool! https://t.co/vRIC87M21X |
| West later posted a picture of himself wearing a hat featuring Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again”, then posted a closeup picture of a Make America Great Again hat that appeared to have been signed by Trump. | West later posted a picture of himself wearing a hat featuring Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again”, then posted a closeup picture of a Make America Great Again hat that appeared to have been signed by Trump. |
| It is not clear what prompted West’s display of affection. In between tweets about Trump he had also written: “I’m nice at ping pong.” | It is not clear what prompted West’s display of affection. In between tweets about Trump he had also written: “I’m nice at ping pong.” |
| West visited Trump Tower during the presidential transition and was booed during a concert shortly after the 2016 election when he declared that he “would have voted for Donald Trump”. | West visited Trump Tower during the presidential transition and was booed during a concert shortly after the 2016 election when he declared that he “would have voted for Donald Trump”. |
| This week the Hot 97 radio show host Ebro Darden claimed that West told him: “I do love Donald Trump” during a conversation over the weekend. He also praised the rightwing pundit Candace Owens on Saturday. | This week the Hot 97 radio show host Ebro Darden claimed that West told him: “I do love Donald Trump” during a conversation over the weekend. He also praised the rightwing pundit Candace Owens on Saturday. |
| Meeting of minds: Kanye West and Donald Trump talk 'about life' | |
| It is unclear how Trump discovered West’s messages. He does not follow West on Twitter, and Trump did not respond to a later tweet from West clarifying his remarks. | It is unclear how Trump discovered West’s messages. He does not follow West on Twitter, and Trump did not respond to a later tweet from West clarifying his remarks. |
| “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,” West said in his subsequent message. | “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,” West said in his subsequent message. |
| During a briefing on Wednesday afternoon the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, was asked whether West had spoken to Trump since their Trump Tower meeting. | During a briefing on Wednesday afternoon the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, was asked whether West had spoken to Trump since their Trump Tower meeting. |
| “I don’t know of any conversations that they have had over the last week or so,” Sanders said. “I’ll keep you posted if that changes any time.” | “I don’t know of any conversations that they have had over the last week or so,” Sanders said. “I’ll keep you posted if that changes any time.” |
| The meeting did not mark West’s first presidential interaction. In 2005, West said on live television during a telethon for victims of Hurricane Katrina: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” Bush later described that moment as the worst of his presidency. | The meeting did not mark West’s first presidential interaction. In 2005, West said on live television during a telethon for victims of Hurricane Katrina: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” Bush later described that moment as the worst of his presidency. |
| In 2009, the then president, Barack Obama, labeled West “a jackass” after West charged the stage in protest at the MTV Video Music Awards after Taylor Swift won an award. | In 2009, the then president, Barack Obama, labeled West “a jackass” after West charged the stage in protest at the MTV Video Music Awards after Taylor Swift won an award. |
| Asked for a comment, a spokesman for the Trump critic Senator Ben Sasse paraphrased an infamous West remark, saying: “Kanye, I’m really happy for you, Imma let you finish but Cardi B had one of the best rants on taxation as theft of all time.” | Asked for a comment, a spokesman for the Trump critic Senator Ben Sasse paraphrased an infamous West remark, saying: “Kanye, I’m really happy for you, Imma let you finish but Cardi B had one of the best rants on taxation as theft of all time.” |
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