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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Republicans delete tweet that appears to support Kanye West after he praises Nazis

Kanye West praised Hitler during an appearance on the show InfoWars, hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Kanye West praised Hitler and the Nazis during an appearance on the show InfoWars, hosted by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Photograph: Ashley Landis/AP

Leading Republicans in the US Congress have deleted a tweet that seemingly expressed support for Ye, a rapper formerly known as Kanye West, after he praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

Since October, a Twitter account run by Republicans on the House of Representatives’ judiciary committee has contained a cryptic post that said: “Kanye. Elon. Trump” – apparently claiming Ye, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and former president Donald Trump as their own.

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