Kanye West Defends ‘White Lives Matter’ Apparel On Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Show, Says Meaning Is ‘Obvious’

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Kanye West has been hit with backlash over his “White Lives Matter” shirts after their debut at Paris Fashion Week, reportedly resulting in Jaden Smith walking out of West’s Yeezy fashion show, where he was seated in the front row.

On Thursday, West paid a visit to Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show “Tucker Carlson Tonight”, which the New York Times has described as “the most racist show in the history of cable news.” READ MORE: Kendall Jenner Supports Jaden Smith Walking Out Of Yeezy Show Over Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt Carlson has been widely criticized for spouting racist rhetoric on his show, ranging from promoting the “Great Replacement Theory” (which posits that Democrats are allowing more non-white illegal immigrants into the U.S.

in order to outnumber white voters at the polls and thus control the government) and his ongoing use of racist “dog whistles” aimed at white supremacists — yet it’s the show that West chose to share his thoughts.

At the start of his appearance, West complained about the backlash he’s experienced for his support of Donald Trump. READ MORE: Kanye West Asks Justin Bieber If He’s ‘Cancelled Again’ While Throwing Shade At His Wife Hailey  “My so-called friends/handlers around me told me if I said that I liked Trump that my career would be over.