As soon as buddies and collaborators, their relationship started to fracture a few years in the past, when Kanye was all “MAGA” and attempting to change into the subsequent President of the USA.
Whereas many stories have cited his assist for Donald Trump as the only real motive for his or her fallout, John has defined in any other case. Based on him, the “pressure” started after he selected to not assist Kanye’s presidential run.
“He was very upset with me that I didn’t assist him operating for President, and that was the actual impetus for us having a pressure in our friendship,” John shared in a brand new interview with the New Yorker.
He continued, “I don’t know what’s going to occur sooner or later, however he was very upset with me that I didn’t assist him and I supported Joe Biden. It’s as much as him whether or not he can get previous that.”
Though they do not (and doubtless will not ever) align politically, John mentioned that is not a requirement for his relationships. “I don’t really feel like politics must be every part in your relationships, and your relationships with individuals shouldn’t solely be decided by who they voted for,” he defined. However on the identical time, he “imagine[s] that sure stuff you imagine in are indicators of your character, and clearly that may have an effect on your friendships.”
When Kanye ran for president, he ran on an unconventional platform that known as for issues just like the restoration of faculty prayer and assist for “creativity and the humanities.” It was a controversial bid for a number of causes — however for John, the “most irritating factor” was “how a lot it was an operation run by the Trump marketing campaign.”
“I don’t understand how conscious he was of the truth that there was a lot Trump personnel all through his marketing campaign, elevating cash for him, getting petitions signed for him, getting him on the poll,” John mentioned of his former good friend. “I noticed their work on his behalf as a transparent rip-off and an operation to attempt to siphon Black votes away from Biden, so there was no method I used to be going to assist it. Kanye was upset with that, and we haven’t been buddies since, actually.”
And except Kanye will get the “apologies” he is demanded from John, it’s going to sadly most likely keep that method.
