2022 proved to be a tumultuous year for Kanye West a.k.a.
Ye. The noted rapper and fashion mogul was embroiled in controversy due to antisemitic statements he made at different points in time. One particular situation that garnered headlines involved the rapper posting anti-Jewish tweet to X (which was still Twitter at the time).
It now turns out that sometime after he shared that message, he was interviewed by Cadace Owens. The political pundit just released the lengthy discussion and, during it, West brought up “demons” while attempting to explain his tweet. Ye’s posted was shared in the fall of 2022 and, at the time, he said, “I'm a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I'm going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.
” Also, in the eventually deleted post, which was captured by NPR , the mogul mused that “the funny thing is I actually can't be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also”. He ultimately closed out his message by declaring that “you guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” Sometime after the message was shared, Twitter restricted the “Jesus Walks” performer’s account, which was restored in July 2023.
Candace Owens revealed this week that she spoke with the Yeezy brand founder back in 2022 sometime after he shared that statement. Near the end of their wide-ranging talk (which is on YouTube ), they began to discuss alcohol. And it was at that point that Kanye West brought up the infamous tw.