Kanye West again floods X with antisemitic comments, praising Hitler, calling himself a Nazi

JTA — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, floods the social network X with antisemitic comments, in a repeat of the spree that cost him his fashion deals and public esteem two years ago.

In dozens of tweets to his 32 million followers early this morning, Ye praises Hitler, calls himself a Nazi and says antisemitism is “just some bulls–t Jewish people made up to protect their bulls–t.”

He also emphasizes that he was unrepentant and in control of his faculties. “AMY JEWISH PERSON THAT DOES BUSINESS WITH ME NEEDS TO KNOW I DONT LIKE OR TRUST ANY JEWISH PERSON AMD THIS IS COMPLETELY SOBER WITH NO HENNESY,” he writes in all caps, adding, “IM NEVER APOLOGIZING FOR MY JEWISH COMMENTS.”

The spree was reminiscent of what happened in October 2022, when Ye made a string of antisemitic comments on TV, Twitter and Instagram. He was soon booted off the social media platforms and was invited back to Twitter the next month, as Elon Musk took over the platform, but was once again suspended. He was reinstated again in 2023 as Musk rebranded Twitter as X. Ye also dined with Donald Trump and Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist and Holocaust denier, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate during this period.

Ye lost a number of brand partnerships and professional opportunities as a result of his antisemitic comments in 2022. Most notably, Adidas ended its $2 billion-per-year partnership with him after facing heavy backlash.