Not even Kanye West‘s equally talented peers can sway his stance on Donald Trump.
On Thursday, Yeezy took to Twitter to share a text John Legend sent him, asking the Famous rapper to reconsider his support of the President. In a lengthy note to West, Chrissy Teigen‘s husband reminded Kanye that he’s “way too powerful and influential to endorse who [Trump] is and what he stands for.”
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TBH, we’ve never loved the All of Me singer more. Sadly, Yeezus couldn’t be persuaded by the 39-year-old’s impassioned plea. In fact, Kim Kardashian West‘s man accused John of using West’s fans as a “tactic” to “manipulate [his] free thought.” Geez.
Be sure to take a closer look at their convo for yourself (below)!
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— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
While Kanye has every right to have his own opinion, we feel his ego is blinding him from seeing Trump for the bigot he is. West has since doubled down on his pro-Trump sentiments:
I tweeted the John text to show that there are people around me that disagree with me and voice their opinion. I respect everyone’s opinion but I stand my ground.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
if you feel something don’t let peer pressure manipulate you
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
Thankfully, the Love Me Now artist didn’t take Kanye’s response too personally, as he’s since joked about West posting their text conversation (below).
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— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
Too funny. Although Kanye’s rant didn’t stop there, as he continued:
I really appreciate this dialogue with John Legend because I’m actually very empathetic. Im still the kid from the telethon. I feel when people think of MAGA they don’t think of empathy.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
This is year one. We can’t ad empathy to MAGA by hating. We can only ad empathy with love and time and truly hearing all sides
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
John Legend new single on line now 😂
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
my friend said he texted all his friends this morning and said I love you
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
the concept of loving people has a stigma
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
try telling people you love them it actually feels weird at first. We’re really good at hating each other. We have to get good at loving each other.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 26, 2018
Huh.
While John had lighthearted banter with Kanye, there’s nothing about Trump’s presidency that he finds amusing. On the racial tension that plagues the U.S., Legend noted on Wednesday evening:
I imagine there’s some comfort in imagining a future without racism and projecting that onto the present. Thinking if we just deny the truth, it doesn’t exist. If history is erased, we don’t have to deal with its consequences. However…
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
Far too many people don’t have the luxury of closing their eyes and ears. They feel it in their lives and can’t act like what they see and know doesn’t exist.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
They know their family was destroyed by deportation or incarceration. They know their loved one was denied safe harbor because of their religion. They know their son or daughter was shot because their skin color evoked fear
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
They see the statistics about black applications for real estate or loans or employment being turned away because their name was Jamal and not James
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
I love that great, brilliant artists have the power to imagine a better future. But artists can’t be blind to the truth.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
And to make it perfectly clear that he’s referencing the Trump administration, the soon to be father of two added:
The defining trait of Trump’s campaign and political profile was his embrace of white supremacy. He made it clear every time he spoke. Some serious cognitive dissonance to ignore that for the other x% you might find appealing. I guess I agree with >1% of anyone’s thoughts though
— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 25, 2018
Hear! Hear!
What do YOU think?? Should Kanye listen to John??
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[Image via Instagram.]
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