After West praised Hitler during his appearance on Alex Jones‘ „Infowars“ podcast Thursday, social-media users noted that it had been predicted four years ago.
A four-year-old tweet predicting that Kanye West would one day speak glowingly of Adolf Hitler has become a viral talking point on Twitter.
West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, made an appearance on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones‘ show Infowars on Thursday, alongside documented white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes.
Wearing a full face mask, West said that Hitler invented microphones and highways, praised the rule of the genocidal Nazi dictator, and denigrated Jewish people and Israel.
The musician and fashion designer, 45, added that he „liked“ Hitler and said that nobody knew the meaning of antisemitism until he started sharing conspiracy theories about the Jewish race in 2022.
„They did good things, too,“ West said. „We’ve got to stop dissing the Nazis all the time.“
Jones—who has said „Jewish mafia“ controls the planet and alluded to the „one world government“ conspiracy theory often espoused by antisemitic groups—occasionally interceded, saying „we don’t like Nazis.“
West’s interview came after he made a string of antisemitic comments both on social media and in interviews in October and November.
