Kanye West has caused quite a stir by once again showing his continued support for former President Donald Trump.
In a video captured by a viewer on TikTok, a group of Trump supporters can be seen running towards a cybertruck parked on an unidentified roadside. As the photographer approached the car, West and his wife, Bianca Sensori, were revealed to be the driver and passengers of the vehicle.
Fans quickly realized who happened to be behind the wheel of the car and began pulling out their phones and even chanting Ye’s name, at which point the Chicago native stared straight ahead and took off. The video then cuts to a group of excited young people.
According to TMZ, the moment occurred at a Trump rally in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday (August 17).
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A former Trump staffer recently revealed that the former president had previously shared a plan to use Kanye West to “unify” the United States during his presidency.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, who served as White House strategic communications director during the Trump administration, recalled the bizarre idea on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” last month.
After describing her story as “dark” at the beginning, Griffin said: “One day he wanted Kanye West to come to the White House lawn and do a church service to unify the country.”
She then joked, “I can think of a few things that are less unified than this,” referring to Ye’s penchant for arguments.
Needless to say, Trump’s plan did not come to fruition.
“Our response was, ‘Sir, it’s the wrong time and wrong place,'” Griffin added with a laugh.
Kanye West and Donald Trump have a long and complicated relationship.
The Chicago native first met Trump in New York in December 2016, just before Trump won the presidential election, sparking shock and outrage from fans and other rappers.
“I want to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues,” Kanye wrote on X (then Twitter) at the time. “I think it’s important to have direct communication with future presidents if we really want change.”
Trump, for his part, called the rap legend a “good guy” and told reporters they had been “friends for a long time.”
Two years later, the two met again in the Oval Office to ostensibly discuss prison formats. Instead, Kanye, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat, launched into a long and rambling monologue in which he touched on race relations, tax breaks, criminal justice and mental health.
He also proposed developing a hydrogen-powered Air Force One replacement called “iPlane 1.”
Kanye later distanced herself from Trump over alleged insults against him and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, and earlier this year re-aligned herself with the controversial former president, endorsing him ahead of the 2024 election .
