Kanye was loving his new hat (Picture: Backgrid)

Kanye West has stepped out wearing his support for Donald Trump on his head in the form of a red Make America Great Again cap.

The 40-year-old was seen loving life in his controversial head gear, containing a slogan trademarked by the President during his campaign, with him all smiles as he walked down the street showing off the red hat.

He later proudly showed his Twitter followers he’d even had it signed. And he seriously angered his followers.

my MAGA hat is signed ?????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/DrDHJybS8V — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018

Kanye received a huge flurry of backlash for his 80-tweet strong rant and decision to wear MAGA hat in public, garnering criticisms from the likes of Snoop Dogg and John Legend.




Snoop wrote: ‘That’s mighty white of u Kanye. !N**** if u don’t snap out of it Get out part 2.’

John Legend added: ‘I love that great, brilliant artists have the power to imagine a better future. But artists can’t be blind to the truth.’

Singer Janelle Monae tweeted ‘quote me’ when a fan shared a video of her giving her views on Kanye’s political stance.

Janelle Monáe said everything that needed to be said regarding Kanye’s views pic.twitter.com/1yXEPJcnVb — Chris (@chrstnavelli) April 25, 2018

Get Out director Jordan Peele made light of Kanye’s strange bleatings.

*Gets inspired

*Starts writing ‘Get Out 2’ https://t.co/zqOW6Xxx9v — Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) April 25, 2018

Kanye had earlier in the day shocked fans in a lengthy rant about his political leanings, declaring his love for Donald Trump and insisting he has the right to independent thought. In the process he called Trump ‘my brother.’

He wrote: ‘You don’t have to agree with trump [sic] but the mob can’t make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don’t agree with everything anyone does. That’s what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.

‘If your friend jumps off the bridge you don’t have to do the same. Ye being Ye is a fight for you to be you. For people in my life the idea of Trump is pretty much a 50 50 split but I don’t tell a Hillary supporter not to support Hillary I love Hillary too.’

You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018

If your friend jumps off the bridge you don't have to do the same. Ye being Ye is a fight for you to be you. For people In my life the idea of Trump is pretty much a 50 50 split but I don't tell a Hillary supporter not to support Hillary

I love Hillary too. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018

He later added that his wife Kim had called him asking to clarify what his controversial tweets meant.

‘My wife just called me and she wanted me to make this clear to everyone. I don’t agree with everything Trump does. I don’t agree 100% with anyone but myself,’ he wrote.

my wife just called me and she wanted me to make this clear to everyone. I don't agree with everything Trump does. I don't agree 100% with anyone but myself. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 25, 2018

Kim herself also added: ‘Now when he spoke out about Trump… Most people (including myself) have very different feelings & opinions about this. But this is HIS opinion. I believe in people being able to have their own opinions,even if really different from mine He never said he agrees with his politics.’

Now when he spoke out about Trump… Most people (including myself) have very different feelings & opinions about this. But this is HIS opinion. I believe in people being able to have their own opinions,even if really different from mine

He never said he agrees with his politics — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018

An insider told People that Kanye isn’t concerned with the backlash as he believes he’s a genius and that people just don’t understand him yet.

‘He’s actually not as upset as you’d think about what’s being said,’ a source told the publication. ‘He just thinks that no one gets his genius.’



They continued: ‘He hated the word erratic, but he likes to say that genius is erratic.

‘You can’t be a genius if you’re not erratic in some way. So it’s not wrong, but he thinks it’s more than being erratic.’

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