Views of Kanye West

American rapper Kanye West has received mainstream media attention for his outspoken views on numerous political and social issues. He donated to the political campaigns of Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, and Hillary Clinton in 2016. From 2018 to 2020, West publicly endorsed Donald Trump on several occasions until launching his own campaign, and supported Trump once more in 2024. West has met with Trump on several occasions, most recently dining with Trump and live streamer Nick Fuentes in 2022. In his unsuccessful run for President of the United States in 2020, he espoused consistent life ethic and other Christian positions. His subsequent campaign in the 2024 election was active for several months in late 2022, although no formal paperwork was filed.

Beginning in 2018, West expressed opposition to abortion, capital punishment, and welfare, and supported gun rights and gay marriage. His views grew more radical following his divorce from Kim Kardashian. In December 2022, West said he admired Adolf Hitler, publicly denied the Holocaust, and identified as a Nazi in an interview with Alex Jones's Infowars. In a rant on Twitter in February 2025, West made antisemitic comments, praised Hitler, and defended rapper Sean Combs from sexual misconduct allegations. West initially claimed that his rant was a "social experiment", but later retracted his statement and reaffirmed his views. He has been widely condemned and lost many sponsors and partnerships. As of May 2025, West has stated that he is "done with antisemitism".

In January 2026, West published an open letter ad in The Wall Street Journal titled "To Those I've Hurt", stating that due to his prior incident in 2002 involving a car crash he had developed Bipolar disorder type-1. This allegedly led West over the years to a steady decline in his mental state leading him to "gravitate toward the worst symbol he could find, the swastika". He has apologized to Jewish and Black people asking forgiveness for the pain that he has caused, committing to therapy and accountability.


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