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Republicans delete tweet that appears to support Kanye West after praising Nazis | Kanye West

December 2, 2022

Top Republicans in the US Congress have deleted a tweet that apparently expressed support for Ye, a rapper formerly known as Kanye West, after he praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

Since October, a Republican-run Twitter account on the House Judiciary Committee has contained an encrypted message that read, “Kanye. Elon. Trump” – apparently claiming Ye, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump as their own.

A day after the tweet was posted, Ye, who is black, posted a post on Instagram – since deleted – in which he said he would go “Death Con 3” about Jewish people. He later made anti-Semitic remarks in interviews and dined with Trump and white supremacist Nick Fuentes at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.

Still, the short Republican tweet stuck. In the end, it took a rant by Ye that expressed admiration for Hitler and drew widespread opprobrium for it to be quietly taken down.

Protected behind a face mask, Ye appeared alongside Fuentes on InfoWars, a show hosted by far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, known for pushing lies around events such as the Sandy school shooting. Hook in 2012.

The rapper said, “I see good things about Hitler… Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler.”

Even Jones, outflanking to his right for perhaps the first time, looked uneasy and said, “The Nazis were thugs.” Ye insisted, “But they also did good things. We need to stop disbanding Nazis all the time.

Later he added, “I love Jews, but I also love Nazis.”

Jones tried to give Ye a chance to back down but remained adamant: “There are a lot of things I like about Hitler. Many things.”

The comments could hardly have come at a worse time for Trump, whose recent dinner with Ye and Fuentes cast a shadow over his latest campaign to win the White House. Long criticized for rescuing white nationalism, the former president said he did not know Fuentes or his views, but did not apologize for hosting Ye.

Ye’s outburst also suggested that Republicans’ efforts to align themselves with one of the world’s most popular musicians in an effort to woo young black voters have backfired.

Norm Coleman and Matt Brooks, leaders of the Republican Jewish Coalition, said in a statement: “We vehemently condemn these comments and call on all political leaders to reject these messengers of hate and relegate them to the dustbin of history. to which they belong.

“Given his praise for Hitler, it cannot be overemphasized that Kanye West is a despicable and repulsive fanatic who targeted the Jewish community with Nazi-style threats and libel. to Kanye West have to make it clear he’s an outcast. Enough is enough.”

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, tweeted“Saying you’re ‘like Hitler’, ‘love Nazis’ and spend all your time with a white supremacist makes one thing clear: Ye is a vicious anti-Semite. His comments today on InfoWars are not only despicable and offensive: they endanger Jews.

Ye has lost lucrative contracts with companies such as Gap and Adidas in recent months. On Thursday, it was announced that Ye’s deal to buy Parler, a conservative social media app, had also been canceled.