Mock #Kanye2024 posters appear in US cities (PHOTOS)
After Kanye West took to Twitter to dispense a stream of life advice and political musings over the weekend, mock campaign posters featuring the rapper’s face began to appear in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.
The posters, which bear the slogans “#Kanye2024” and “Keep America Great” were plastered across the cities on on Monday. Kanye himself tweeted out a photo of the posters the same day, which he quickly deleted.
Open up, America. Take your medicine. Kanye will feed you the Red Pill. #Kanye2024pic.twitter.com/HHpyRYZmX8
— TheFaction (@TheFaction1776) 23 апреля 2018 г.
KANYE WEST 2024 POSTERS Hit Streets of LA, Chicago and New York City pic.twitter.com/hRHBkAEIaf
— New Branches 🌱 (@new_branches) 23 апреля 2018 г.
The artists reportedly responsible for the posters said in a statement: “Kanye West tore a hole in the fabric of reality this weekend by recognizing the wisdom of YouTuber Candace Owens in the most publicly unfiltered way possible, via Twitter. Donald Trump has proved to all Americans that clarity of vision and the ability to persuade are much stronger assets for a President than political experience. Kanye appears to get this more than anyone else out there".
The posters appeared after Kanye returned to Twitter following a one-year hiatus from the social media platform. Immediately, he tweeted his support for YouTuber Candace Owens, a black activist known for her opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement and to liberal concepts like “cultural appropriation” and “white privilege.”
I love the way Candace Owens thinks
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) 21 апреля 2018 г.
West then spoke out against censorship in America, writing in another tweet about how the “thought police” are trying to suppress him for his beliefs. “We have freedom of speech but not freedom of thought,” he wrote.
The thought police want to suppress freedom of thought
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) 22 апреля 2018 г.
In an conversation with Hot 97 radio host Ebro Darden over the weekend, West reportedly said he loved President Donald Trump. The rapper famously met with Trump in 2016 to “discuss multicultural issues,” before deleting his pro-Trump tweets.
Kanye has teased the possibility of running for president before. His close friends are apparently “furious” that the rapper dared to express pro-Trump, anti-left views on Twitter, reported celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.
Those close to @KanyeWest are concerned for his mental health following a recent episode in the studio as well as other behavior. Details HERE: https://t.co/a7npL5bOmB
— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) 24 апреля 2018 г.
Right-wingers and Trump supporters however took to Twitter to express their support for Kanye, who they say dares to think for himself and leave the “democrat plantation.”
A conservative black woman is labeled "Far-Right" by Twitter's 'moments' after Kanye West gives her a shout-out. God forbid a black person leaves the Democrat Plantation. pic.twitter.com/QFUjE2SctE
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) 21 апреля 2018 г.
.@kanyewest I admire your bold moves against the thought police. And if you want to see these control-freak vampires really go crazy, please join me on my broadcast!👌
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) 23 апреля 2018 г.
Kanye West supporters are coming out in support of Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/ORzgBcDlFs
— 🗡️𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖆 𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙🔪 (@Millenniel_Matt) 24 апреля 2018 г.