Views of Kanye West

The American rapper Kanye West has garnered mainstream attention for his outspoken views on numerous political and social issues. He supported the political campaigns of Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, Hillary Clinton in 2016, initially supported Donald Trump in 2020 until launching his own campaign, and supported Trump once more in 2024. In his unsuccessful run for President of the United States in 2020, he espoused consistent life ethic and other Christian positions. His subsequent campaign in the 2024 election was active for several months in late 2022, although no formal paperwork was filed.

In the past, West has opposed abortion, capital punishment, and welfare, and supported gun rights and gay marriage. His views grew more radical following his divorce from Kim Kardashian. In December 2022, West said he admired Adolf Hitler, publicly denied the Holocaust, and identified as a Nazi in an interview with Alex Jones's Infowars. In a rant on Twitter in February 2025, West made antisemitic comments, praised Hitler, and defended the rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs from sexual abuse allegations. West initially claimed that his rant was a "social experiment", but later retracted his statement and reaffirmed his views. He has been widely condemned and lost many sponsors and partnerships. As of May 2025, West has stated that he is "done with antisemitism".