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Kanye West Discusses Death Threats For Backing Trump, Why He Wore ‘White Lives Matter’ T-Shirt

Kanye West Discusses Death Threats For Backing Trump, Why He Wore ‘White Lives Matter’ T-Shirt
President Donald Trump hugs rapper Kanye West during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 11, 2018. Oliver Contreras - Pool/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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10/7/2022|Updated: 12/30/2023
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Hip-hop artist Kanye West touched on a range of hot-button topics in an Oct. 6 interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” including why he donned a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “White Lives Matter” and revealing he received death threats for his embrace of former President Donald Trump.

The musician, also known as “Ye,” turned heads when during his Yeezy Season 9 collection presentation in Paris, France, on Oct. 3, he wore a T-shirt featuring the words “White Lives Matter.”

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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