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Kanye West says backlash for Trump support reminds him of being racially profiled
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"You’re black, so you’re a Democrat" Kanye West has said that people making assumptions about his political views reminded him of being racially profiled.
The rapper and entrepreneur has faced a furore in the past for his support of President Donald Trump and for wearing his ‘Make America Great Again’ cap in public.
In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal West said he maintains his support for Trump and added that people’s reactions to him doing so have a racial context. “It reminded me of how I felt as a black guy before I was famous, when I would walk in a restaurant and people would look at you like you were going to steal something,” he said. “‘This is your place, Ye, don’t talk about apparel.
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