Kanye West has been a vocal supporter of Trump throughout his Presidency, citing their shared “dragon energy.”

In October 2018, Trump invited Kanye to the White House. During his visit, Kanye embarked on a stream-of-consciousness speech for some 20 minutes.

Referencing his MAGA hat, Kanye said, “It was something about when I put this hat on, it made me feel like Superman. You made a Superman.” He went on to say Trump was “on a hero’s journey right now.”

Kanye also boasted about his IQ, and noted his diagnosis for bipolar disorder before seguing into how “we can empower pharmaceuticals, we can empower our industries, we can empower our factories.”

On his past remarks about Bush not caring about black people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Kanye explained, “I was programmed to think from a victimized mentality. A welfare mentality.”

On improving crime and education in Chicago, Kanye continued, “we have to make it more exciting. We have to mix curriculums. You play basketball while you’re doing math. You learn about music while you meditate in the morning.”

After Kanye finished, Trump concluded, “What do you after that? …That was quite something.”

During an interview amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Kanye explained his continued support: “I buy real estate. It’s better now than when Obama was in office. They don’t teach you in school about buying property. They teach you how to become somebody’s property.”

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