Chance The Rapper has apologized for defending Kanye West‘s support of Donald Trump, after the president personally thanked him on Twitter this morning. “Nah that ain’t it yo,” Chance responded to Trump, which prompted him to go into his notes.
“I didn’t speak up because I agree with what Kanye had to say or ’cause I fuck with Trump, I did it because I wanted to help my friend and ’cause I felt like I was being used to attack him,” he says.
“I’d never support anyone who has made a career out of hatred, racism and discrimination,” he continues. “My statement about black folk not having to be democrats (though true) was a deflection from the real conversation and stemmed from a personal issue with the fact that Chicago has had generation of democratic officials with no investment or regard for black schools, neighborhood or black lives.
Read the full apology below.
My fault yo pic.twitter.com/TIWhG8o1ST
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 27, 2018
Nah that aint it yo https://t.co/hqA1NYGxE2
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 27, 2018
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