Kanye West's pro-Trump remarks prompt boos in SNL studio

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Kanye West followed his appearance on the 44th Saturday Night Live season premiere with rambling pro-Trump remarks that prompted boos in the studio.

Wearing a red Make America Great Again cap, West followed a performance of Ghost Town by addressing the audience.

The remarks were not broadcast but in footage shot by the comedian Chris Rock and posted to social media, West said: “The blacks want always Democrats … you know it’s like the plan they did, to take the fathers out the home and put them on welfare… does anybody know about that? That’s a Democratic plan.

“There’s so many times I talk to, like, a white person about this and they say, ‘How could you like Trump? He’s racist.’ Well, uh, if I was concerned about racism I would’ve moved out of America a long time ago.”

He added: “Now you got a situation where we need to have a dialogue, and not a diatribe.”

West was a late replacement as an SNL guest after the singer Ariana Grande dropped out, reportedly for “emotional reasons” after the death of her former boyfriend, Mac Miller.

Before the show, the rapper announced a name change on Twitter, saying he was now “the being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE”.

During SNL, which was hosted by the actor Adam Driver, West performed his song I Love It while dressed as a Perrier bottle.

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