“I ain’t never made a decision only based off my color.”

Kanye West spoke to a large crowd at his Sunday Service session in Salt Lake City, Utah, sharing with them that his independent thinking, not his color, tells him why he supports President Trump.

West visited Salt Lake City on Oct. 5 for his church-inspired event, where he hosted the Saturday edition of his gathering, speaking about Jesus, politics, and the perils of social media. He hailed Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party for freeing slaves, and pointed out that the color of his skin does not and should not play any part in his decision to support the President.

“That’s the Republican Party that freed the slaves. And for a year, ya’ll wanna call me a coon. Cuz I chose my right. In America, we got the right, right?” said West. “We got our own right to our own opinions, right? But somebody is trying to tell me that because of my color, who I’m supposed to pick as the president. You black so you can’t like Trump. I ain’t ever made a decision only based off my color. That’s a form of slavery, mental slavery.”

Kanye West, speaking to a large crowd at his Sunday Service:



"Abraham Lincoln was the Whig Party – that's the Republican party, that freed the slaves. That's the Republican party that freed the slaves."pic.twitter.com/A093Ayx7pU — Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) October 6, 2019 Archive.is

Breaking the Mental Slavery

He also warned the seven to ten thousand people gathered about social media and how it can affect and control us. “Do not read comments on the internet, these people don’t know you like that! Social media is designed to make you think slower..they want to slow you down to control you.”

West went on to talk about what people were arguing over, music or the NFL, when blacks are in jail disproportionately, pushing the issue for people to wake up and address the real problems. “One in three African-Americans is locked up in this country, and what are you talking about?”

During the service, someone in the crowd yelled out thank you to West, and West replied by giving the credit to Jesus. “Who said thank you Kanye..say thank you Jesus.” The crowd cheered. West performed one of his hits, “Jesus Walks” with his choir and band, the Sunday Service Collective.

West: “Who said, ‘thank you, Kanye?’ What I want you to say is, ‘thank you, Jesus.’” pic.twitter.com/yxyFswXVOV — Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) October 5, 2019 Archive.is

Just over a year ago, West made headlines and saw just what the MAGA movement was, after making several pro-Trump remarks, including his passionate speech supporting President Trump at the end of the Season 44 premiere of Saturday Night Live, complimenting the thinking of conservative activist Candace Owens, a visit to the White House where he shared that he felt his MAGA hat served similarly to a “Superman cape,” and his statements in saying slavery was a “choice.” Those headlines resulted in insults from fans but lots of support from the MAGA movement, welcoming West with open arms.

West hasn’t said much about President Trump since last years headlines but stayed firm on his convictions during his Sunday Service, reminding his fans that he’s a strong-willed, independent thinker, free from the mental slavery that has people believing blacks can’t vote for Donald Trump.