Because of this Mess:

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Link to tweet

Real Press Sec. @RealPressSecBot
A statement by the President:

(It's real. Won't link.)

People get burned:

...Those shocked by Kanye’s embrace of Trump and endorsement of Candace Owens haven’t been paying attention. This isn’t a betrayal of his personal integrity or a drastic shift in perspective. Kanye and Trump have long been simpatico. Chance the Rapper reassured us, “He’s in a great space and not affected by folk tryna question his mental or physical health. Same Ye from the Vmas, same Ye from the telethon.” He didn’t mean that as an indictment of Kanye West. But it’s damn sure an indictment of the rest of us.

Kanye didn’t sneak up on us any more than Trump did. He hasn’t changed. He was hiding in plain sight all along.

The wonderful, indefatigable Sarah Kendzior wrote of our president, “Trump demands attention but shuns scrutiny. He needs to be a brand because he’s terrified of being a person.”

The same goes for Kanye. The target market might shift, but the brand remains the brand. The brand exists in service to itself, and nothing else...

https://www.theroot.com/how-the-west-was-lost-1825559084

[Kali]

1. "demands attention but shuns scrutiny"

that is it.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. wth does this mean? "Same Ye from the Vmas, same Ye from the telethon.

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3. Ye is one of Kanye's nicknames

KanYE

[CurtEastPoint]

4. and 'vmas?'

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5. It's poetry

Interpret it as you will

[Initech]

6. Thanks Obama!