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The American rapper Kanye West has garnered mainstream attention for his outspoken views on numerous political and social issues. He supported the political campaigns of Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, Hillary Clinton in 2016, initially supported Donald Trump in 2020 until launching his own campaign, and supported Trump once more in 2024.[1] In his unsuccessful run for President of the United States in 2020, he espoused consistent life ethic and other Christian positions. His subsequent campaign in the 2024 election was active for several months in late 2022, although no formal paperwork was filed.
In the past, West has opposed abortion, capital punishment, and welfare, and supported gun rights and gay marriage. His views grew more radical following his divorce from Kim Kardashian. In December 2022, West said he admired Adolf Hitler, publicly denied the Holocaust, and identified as a Nazi in an interview with Alex Jones's Infowars.[2][3] In a rant on Twitter in February 2025, West made antisemitic comments, praised Hitler, and defended the rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs from sexual abuse allegations. West initially claimed that his rant was a "social experiment", but later retracted his statement and reaffirmed his views.[4][5] He has been widely condemned and lost many sponsors and partnerships.[6][7][8][9][10][11] As of May 2025, West has stated that he is "done with antisemitism".[12]
- ^ "Musicians Supporting Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election". Billboard.
- ^ Romano, Aja (October 12, 2022). "Kanye West's antisemitic spiral, explained". Vox. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ Levin, Bess (December 1, 2022). "Kanye West, Donald Trump's Dining Companion, Tells Alex Jones, "I'm a Nazi," Lists Things He Loves About Hitler". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ Naveed, Fizza (February 8, 2025). "Kanye West claims 12-hour antisemitic X Rant was a 'social experiment', gains 350,000 new followers". The Express Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Kanye West shares vile swastika T-shirt and calls it his 'greatest art' in new tirade". Yahoo News. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ Staff; Sharf, Zack (February 8, 2025). "Kanye West Condemned for Spewing 'Anti-Jewish Hatred'". Variety Australia. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (February 7, 2025). "Kanye West Condemned After Praising Hitler In Antisemitic Rant On Elon Musk's X Platform". Deadline. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ DeFrank, Daren (February 13, 2025). "Fox TV Condemns 'Appalling' Kanye West Super Bowl Ad for Swastika Tees: 'We Regret These Commercials Aired'". TheWrap. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ Voytko-Best, Lisette. "Billionaire No More: Kanye West's Antisemitism Obliterates His Net Worth As Adidas Cuts Ties". Forbes. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ Bowenbank, Anna Chan,Rania Aniftos,Hannah Dailey,Starr (February 12, 2025). "A Timeline of the Consequences Ye Has Faced for His 'WLM' Shirts & Antisemitic Hate Speech". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Shanfeld, Thania Garcia,Ethan (October 27, 2022). "Kanye West Says He Lost $2 Billion in One Day After Antisemitic Comments: 'This Is Love Speech'". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Paul, Bryson "Boom" (May 31, 2025). "Kanye West Drops Holy Version Of His Controversial "Heil Hilter" Song". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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