Kanye West Doubles Down on Antisemitic Rhetoric and Praises Hitler During Interview With Alex Jones

02.12.2022 - 02:19 / usmagazine.com

Kanye West doubled down on his antisemitic comments during a controversial new interview, praising Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.

“I see good things about Hitler also. I love everyone,” the Yeezy designer, 45, while speaking with Alex Jones on Monday, December 1, per Rolling Stone. West added that he was “done with” the idea that people couldn’t say that the Nazi leader did good things, arguing, “Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler. Also, Hitler was born Christian.”

West reiterated his antisemitic sentiments throughout the interview, stating at one point that he “like[s]” Hitler. The “Flashing Lights” rapper seemingly backtracked on some of his opinions, claiming that he also loves Jewish people in addition to white supremacists.

The Chicago native first made headlines for his antisemitic comments in October after tweeting, “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

Twitter swiftly deleted the post, and West was temporarily banned from the platform as a result. However, the Grammy winner’s account was restored last month by new owner Elon Musk.

West’s remarks were also condemned by his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian. “Hate speech is never OK or excusable,” the Skims CEO, 42, wrote via Twitter in October. “I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.” Several other members of the famous family, including Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Kendall Jenner,