The Twittersphere erupted Wedneday when rapper Kanye West reportedly fired his manager Scooter Braun in the morning and then went on a Twitter spree about President Trump, his fashion line, his daughter and more. The seemingly disconnected tweets prompted concerns (and no shortage of comments) on social media about the former Chicagoan’s mental health.
Kanye even took a swipe at President Obama late Wednesday, proclaiming “nothing got done” during his 8 years in office to help battle racial injustice and crime in Chicago.
Obama was in office for eight years and nothing in Chicago changed.
— ye (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
Chicago’s Chance the Rapper eventually got into the fray, too, saying that his old friend was “in a great place.”
Talked to him two days ago. He’s in a great space and not affected by folk tryna question his mental or physical health. Same Ye from the Vmas, same Ye from the telethon. https://t.co/2zY3KpllV2
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 25, 2018
Presidents were on Kanye’s mind from early Wednesday, when he tweeted his admiration for Donald Trump, calling him “his brother” and proclaiming they were both “dragon energy.” The president responded with a brief “thank you” via Twitter.
You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.
— ye (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
Thank you Kanye, very cool! https://t.co/vRIC87M21X
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2018
The rambling tweets continued throughout the day, at one point Kanye posted photos of his home (apparently), calling it his “sunken place.”
When my daughter acts out she actually says afterwards I just want to hear you say I love you more.
— ye (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
there's been a lot of fake news so I just wanted to give you the facts. Yeezy will become the biggest apparel company in human history by working with the most genius level talents and creating product at an affordable price. I hired the head of supply chain from the Gap.
— ye (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018
The subsequent social media firestorm drew outrage from his wife, Kim Kardashian West, who went on the defensive in a series of her own tweets. She admonished critics, writing: “Because some of his ideas differ from yours you have to throw in the mental health card? That’s just not fair.”
To the media trying to demonize my husband let me just say this... your commentary on Kanye being erratic & his tweets being disturbing is actually scary. So quick to label him as having mental health issues for just being himself when he has always been expressive is not fair
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018
He’s a free thinker, is that not allowed in America? Because some of his ideas differ from yours you have to throw in the mental health card? That’s just not fair. He’s actually out of the sunken place when he’s being himself which is very expressive
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018
