John Legend Texted Kanye West To Persuade Him
It's now official, Kanye West supports Donald Trump! Yeezy's tweets about the president of the United States baffled many of his singing and rapping friends. John Legend tried to coax him, but no success. Their respective wives Kim Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen are uncomfortable.
Kanye West made a smashing comeback on Twitter on Friday, April 13. His series of publications on Donald Trump shakes the Web and attracts the wrath of many of his famous friends. John Legend tried to convince him to back off, but Yeezy is persisting.
Kanye West and John Legend are longtime friends. Indeed the two men met in 2001. John was the first artist signed on the Kanye-based label GOOD Music in 2004. He was also surprised by Kanye's recent tweets, which publicly assume his affinities with President Donald Trump. . John had already expressed his disappointment in December 2016 after the meeting between Kanye West and Trump.
Thursday, John Legend tried to push Kanye West to pull himself together. He texted, "I hope you reconsider aligning yourself with Trump, you're way too powerful and influential to endorse who he is and what he stands for."
"What you say really means something to your fans, they are loyal to you and respect your opinion. So many people who love you feel betrayed because they know the harm Trump's policy does, especially to people of color", adds John Legend in his text.
"I love you John and I appreciate your thoughts, the fact that you bringing up my fans or my legacy is a tactic based on fear used to manipulate my free thought", answered Kanye West?
Kanye has posted their exchange on Twitter. "I tweeted John's message to show that there are some people around me who do not agree with me and express their opinion, I respect it, but I stay in my position if you feel something , do not be fooled by the pressure of the group, "he writes next.
