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Dave Goldiner

Trump defends Kanye West amid criticism of rapper's antisemitic rants

Former President Donald Trump refused to condemn rapper Kanye West’s antisemitic rant against son-in-law Jared Kushner and other Jews.

Brushing aside complaints from hate speech watchdogs, Trump staunchly defended the rapper on Tuesday, who now goes by the name Ye, as a loyal supporter of him and MAGA Republicans.

“He was really nice to me. Beyond anybody, he was,” Trump said in a new interview. “He was great to me.”

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