Kanye West has issued an apology to former vice chairman Kamala Harris in his return to social media.
The rapper – now referred to as Ye – has been largely absent from X and Instagram during the last 12 months and has been banned from the previous platform 3 times up to now for offensive remarks. Current days, nonetheless, have seen a flurry of exercise.
In amongst posts thanking the Grammys for nominating his music ‘Carnival’ and praising The Weeknd’s music ‘Niagara Falls’, he took a second to apologise to the lately defeated Democratic candidate for president.
In a riposte to a now-deleted specific remark about Harris, Ye wrote on Saturday (February 1): “Kamala looks like a really good human I simply wanna ask for forgiveness to her youngsters”.
Kamala looks like a really good human I simply wanna ask for forgiveness to her youngsters
— ye (@kanyewest) February 2, 2025
He additionally tweeted in reward of Donald Trump, writing: “Trumps again in workplace. Ye’s again a billionaire. The world may simply be okay”. A follow-up tweet learn: “I risked my life to put on a crimson hat then he turned it black,” presumably referring to the trademark crimson MAGA hat.
Trumps again in workplace. Ye’s again a billionaire. The world may simply be okay
— ye (@kanyewest) February 2, 2025
I risked my life to put on a crimson hat then he turned it black 🤣
— ye (@kanyewest) February 2, 2025
The one account that Ye follows on X is that of the corporate’s CEO, Elon Musk. Over on Instagram, his solely observe at one level on Sunday (February 2) was Taylor Swift, though at publishing time, he had stopped following anyone.
In December 2022, Ye was banned from Twitter after he tweeted an illustration of a swastika inside a Star of David. Musk confirmed he had been suspended on account of violating the platform’s insurance policies “towards incitement to violence”.
After eight months, Musk reinstated Ye’s account after receiving reassurance that he wouldn’t use the platform to share anti-Semitic or in any other case dangerous language. Upon his return, he was made ineligible to monetise the account.
Ye has a longtime affiliation with Trump, having been a vocal advocate for him throughout his first run for president in 2016. He briefly distanced himself from Trump in 2023 after the previous president allegedly insulted West’s former spouse Kim Kardashian. However, he renewed his help in February 2024, saying, “Yeah, after all, it’s Trump all day”.
Lately, Ye previewed snippets of latest materials from a DJ sales space in Tokyo, which included a shoutout to the disgraced rap mogul Diddy on a remix of Future’s ‘Magic Don Juan’.
It’s believed that the tracks performed by Ye might be featured on his upcoming album ‘Bully’ – which he introduced final September at a listening occasion in China. West instructed the group: “I bought a brand new album popping out, it’s referred to as ‘Bully’.” It’s not but clear when the album or observe might be launched.
