Kanye West defends 'White Lives Matter' shirts, slams liberals who threatened, assaulted MAGA hat wearers

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Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West joined Fox News' Tucker Carlson for an exclusive, wide-ranging interview on Thursday where addressed the controversy arising over the "White Lives Matter" t-shirt he wore alongside friend and commentator Candace Owens.

West, now legally known as Ye, caused an uproar particularly on the left after showcasing the shirt. Carlson noted liberal media branded him as "legitimizing extremist behavior" and that the decision was inexcusable.

West responded that he was privately warned that people wearing the shirt would be "greenlit" (vernacular for being assaulted) like some Americans who wear Donald Trump's signature red trucker hats emblazoned with his "Make America Great Again" mantra. "[They] said that I like Trump, that my career will be over, that my life would be over.They said stuff like people get killed for wearing a hat like that," he said on "Tucker Carlson Tonight." West also explained why his lanyard-borne credential for Milan Fashion Week featured a photograph of a baby's ultrasound.

Candace Owens posted a photo of her and Kanye West wearing "White Lives Matter" shirts (Candace Owens Twitter) "It just represents life – I'm pro-life," he said, adding that believing in the sanctity of life, just like supporting Trump or wearing his White Lives Matter shirt, unduly causes concern among the elites and "influencers." "I don't care about people's responses.