Shortly before he was forced to cancel the "Saint Pablo Tour" last year on account of his hospitalization, West expressed how he would have voted for Donald Trump in the last U.S. election. West then met with Trump not long after he was declared president-elect, going on to defend his controversial decision.
Ye's political stance was then pushed back into the spotlight earlier this week, after he allegedly told Hot 97 host Ebro Darden "I love Donald Trump" in conversation. If a signed TIME cover somehow wasn't enough, West has now shown his love for Trump by posting a photo to Twitter donning one of Donny's bright red "Make America Great Again" hats.
West posted the photo, which also features Lyor Cohen and Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge, with the caption "we got love." He also thought it was important to mention that his MAGA hat was signed, posting a photo of Trump's illegible scrawl across the brim.
Trump weighed in with his approval on Twitter not long after, while West talked up the possibility of a meeting with vindictive billionaire Trump supporter Peter Thiel.
Kim Kardashian then came to West's defence and called on the media stop chalking his incessant posting up to mental health issues.
"Kanye will never run in the race of popular opinion," she wrote. "That's why I love him and respect him and in a few years when someone else says the same exact thing but they aren't labeled the way he is and you will all praise them! Kanye is years ahead of his time."
The MAGA hat photo comes after another lengthy Twitter spree from West today, in which he claimed he was the highest-paid person in footwear, poked fun at people making jokes about him being in "the sunken place," hinted at forthcoming creative projects and even mentioned his ping-pong skills.
Earlier, West had written, "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."
He continued, "I'm all the way out the sunken place. And I'm not scared anymore. I'm not scared of the media. I'm not scared of the past and I'm optimistic about the future. This tweet is in love not fear."
What we really loved was the old Kanye, and we miss him now more than ever. It'll take a lot more than new Nas music or Kid Cudi team-ups to erase the above image from our retinas.
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.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
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
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
I love Hillary too.
I love when people have their own ideas. You don't have to be allowed anymore. Just be.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
Love who you want to love. That's free thought. I'm not even political. I'm not a democrat or a republican
And also I'm all the way out the sunken place. And I'm not scared anymore. I'm not scared of the media. I'm not scared of the past and I'm optimistic about the future. This tweet is in love not fear.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
my wife just called me and she wanted me to make this clear to everyone. I don't agree with everything Trump does. I don't agree 100% with anyone but myself.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
we got love pic.twitter.com/Edk0WGscp6
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
my MAGA hat is signed 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/DrDHJybS8V
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
Thank you Kanye, very cool! https://t.co/vRIC87M21X
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2018
I'm so happy to hear that Peter Thiel would like to take a meeting. I feel very optimistic about the future.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
Oh RELAX I'm joking! Seriously you can't have a personality on social media these days or your called bizarre or disturbing https://t.co/drTv1tpaXy
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018
Yesterday it was announced that Kanye had parted ways with some business people and media outlets made this about Kanye's mental health. Rather than just a simple business decision. So I'm glad he tweeted about the state of his company and all of the exciting things happening
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018
He's a free thinker, is that not allowed in America? Because some of his ideas differ from yours you have to throw in the mental health card? That's just not fair. He's actually out of the sunken place when he's being himself which is very expressive
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018
Now when he spoke out about Trump... Most people (including myself) have very different feelings & opinions about this. But this is HIS opinion. I believe in people being able to have their own opinions,even if really different from mine
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018
He never said he agrees with his politics
Kanye will never run in the race of popular opinion and we know that and that's why I love him and respect him and in a few years when someone else says the same exact thing but they aren't labeled the way he is and you will all praise them! Kanye is years ahead of his time
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018
