KANYE West has said US President Donald Trump is his “brother” and that the “mob” cannot make him “not love him”. The rapper, 40, had been prolific on Twitter yesterday, earlier claiming to make more money from shoes than Michael Jordan.
He spoke of his love for Trump. He tweeted to his more than 18 million followers: “You don’t have to agree with trump but the mob can’t make me not love him. 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.”
West, who has three children with his wife Kim Kardashian West, added: “If your friend jumps off the bridge you don’t have to do the same. Ye being Ye is a fight for you to be you.
“For people in my life the idea of Trump is pretty much a 50 50 split but I don’t tell a Hillary supporter not to support Hillary I love Hillary too.”
West, who met the then president-elect in December 2016, also tweeted to say he was neither a Democrat or a Republican.
He said: “I love when people have their own ideas. You don’t have to be allowed anymore. Just be. Love who you want to love.
“That’s free thought. I’m not even political. I’m not a democrat or a republican.”
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