As many people know, Kanye West went to the White House on Thursday to have lunch with President Donald Trump. What was set up to be a simple luncheon with some discussion on prison reform turned into a 10-minute, bizarre, ridiculous rant from West.
West went from calling Trump his personal “Superman” to saying that he wants to design an airplane for Trump to fly in. He also said he “remixed” Make America Great Again, and wants to open factories in Chicago named after Trump.
Obviously, people all over the world were dumbfounded by West’s rant–especially celebrities. Friends and peers of West began calling out the rapper online, saying that he truly has lost it and needs to consider the bigger picture. Some of them didn’t hold back.
Diddy said West should “give him a call,” and what he was displaying was NOT black excellence.
Somebody tell this NEGRO to give me a call! #NOTblackexcellence pic.twitter.com/gYtQY7tVnk
— Diddy (@Diddy) October 11, 2018
Questlove called West out by reposting a thread that called West a liar, putting African Americans in a bad position.
and before yall start caping for false “profits”—read this here thread https://t.co/NCMzzot4jF
— I won’t not Quest you the Love up. Question Mark. (@questlove) October 11, 2018
Comedian Chelsea Handler said that while West thinks of Trump as a “father,” Trump doesn’t think of West as a son.
Kanye West says he thinks of Trump as a father. Guess who doesn’t think of Kanye as a son?
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) October 11, 2018
T.I. posted a long, opinionated Instagram caption, saying West was “embarrassing” and said he’s “ashamed” to be associated with him.
50 Cent straight up laughed at West.
Niggas be like Trump you made me Superman. LOL pic.twitter.com/fVBjFCzToY
— 50cent (@50cent) October 11, 2018
Axl Rose called him a “joke.”
What a joke. Not gonna solve anything in Chicago or anywhere else with any of that attention seeking nonsense.
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) October 11, 2018
Deray said it was “gross.”
I’m not sure what “love” means as he’s using it here. And his support of Trump because Hillary didn’t make him feel strong is gross. pic.twitter.com/DOXZyq2gSa
— deray (@deray) October 11, 2018
Ebro said his show was changing his entire segment to mock Kanye.
The segment we do daily called #CongratulationsYouPlayedYourself has been changed to … “Congratulations You Kanye’d Yourself”
Everyday on @Hot97 at 720AM
— The Old Man (@oldmanebro) October 11, 2018
Sinbad straight up dragged him.
If this is where Kanye wants to be, then let him be there. Quit trying to explain Kanye to us. He’s doing a pretty good job of telling us who he is and where he wants to be. Hmmmm is this where the Kardashian’s stand also. Their time time might be up also. Just saying !!! pic.twitter.com/qWXbEn1jIh
— Sinbad (@sinbadbad) October 11, 2018
Chelsea Peretti called the entire situation “hell on earth.”
hell on earth https://t.co/C9qccTbpYC
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) October 11, 2018
Geroge Takei called out West and Trump, reminding the President of the emergency hurricane happening in Florida.
Just when you think we can’t sink any lower, Kanye West is in the Oval Office talking to reporters. By the way, Mr. Trump, there was a really bad hurricane.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 11, 2018
As a long-time Kanye West fan–buying Colleg Dropout from FYE–I can tell you I, too, have been sincerely disappointed in him. Sure, I’m all about people having their own opinions and their own beliefs, but when you deliberately offend and insult millions of people who have supported you for years–the people who made you who you are–it’s truly telling.
I do believe West is doing this to make a stink in the media–he is producing a new album to drop in November. And, to me, that’s f**king weak. Signing off, a former Kanye West fan. 20