Chance The Rapper has offered his hot take on the forthcoming US presidential election, claiming that he trusts Kanye West more than democratic candidate Joe Biden.
The rapper voiced his support for West after retweeting a post West shared about his latest song ‘DONDA’.
“And yall out here tryna convince me to vote for Biden. Smfh,” Chance wrote, before launching into a series of tweets arguing that a Kanye presidency would be a viable solution.
“Are u more pro biden or anti ye and why?” the rapper wrote in a follow-up tweet. “I get that you’ll want to reply that you’re just tryna ‘get trump out’ but in this hypothetical scenario where you’re replacing Trump, can someone explain why Joe Biden would be better??”
Are u more pro biden or anti ye and why? I get that you’ll want to reply that you’re just tryna “get trump out” but in this hypothetical scenario where you’re replacing Trump, can someone explain why Joe Biden would be better??
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
Chance’s comments were met with a surplus of arguments as to why West wouldn’t make a better presidential candidate than Biden — with fans highlighting that Biden has political experience, that West has missed the deadline to file for candidacy, and references to West’s bizarre interview with Forbes where he took an anti-abortion and anti-vaccine stance.
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Following the backlash, Chance went on to write: “I finally got the answer now. Yall trust Biden more than yall trust Ye. I think I understand why, I just don’t feel the same way.”
I finally got the answer now. I understand. Yall trust Biden more than yall trust Ye. I think I understand why, I just don’t feel the same way.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020
Earlier this week, Black Eyed Peas producer will.i.am weighed in on West’s presidential bid, calling it “a dangerous thing to be playing with.”
In an interview with The Mirror, will.i.am cast doubt on West’s political goals, musing that you don’t need to run for office to help your community.
“It’s a dangerous thing to be playing with,” he shared “If you’re not serious, you don’t play with that, especially now.”
He continued, “Like what the fuck, seriously, I don’t even know what like community service you do.”
“There’s so many ways to help our communities other than politics and you don’t have to run for office to change people’s lives for the better.”
