Kanye West reveals Frank Ocean once tried to convince him not to support Donald Trump: 'You know about politics?'

Does Kanye West support US President Donald Trump? Well, Kanye, a.k.a. Ye, recently revealed during a livestream with Digital Nas that Frank Ocean once attempted to convince him not to support Donald Trump during his first presidency.

In a livestream, West, who was famously one of the most prominent celebrities to publicly endorse Trump during his first campaign in 2016, opened up that Frank Ocean once came to his house talking about Donald Trump all day, and he wanted him to not support the US president.

The American rapper went on to say, ¡°And, n-gga, I¡¯m your muthafucking senior, your OG. Y¡¯all used to come on tour with me, n-gga. None of you n-ggas can tell me about politics, n-gga. Fuck you think? You read a book, and now you can tell me some shit?¡±

Frank Ocean came over to Kanye¡¯s house in 2016 to tell him to not vote for Trump pic.twitter.com/0MvSlHwal0

¡ª Jasper (@Jasp3r_0) April 8, 2025

Kanye West's criticism of Frank Ocean backfires

West alleged that Ocean knew nothing about politics and challenged his right to comment on the same. He also went on to boast about himself and his superiority in the music industry, saying that he was more talented and prominent than Ocean.

But this is not the first time that West has stirred up a controversy online in the last couple of months. He has been displaying his aggression and erratic behaviour on various other news platforms as well. Moreover, West and Bianca Censori's relationship is also reportedly facing challenges for the same reason.

On the other hand, fans did not take the criticism of Frank too lightly. One said, "MAGA helped catalyse Kanye West into a Nazi and destroy his family, so maybe Frank Ocean was right on this."

MAGA helped catalyse Kanye West into a Nazi and destroy his family, so maybe Frank Ocean was right on this.

¡ª KILL, THE ICON! (@KILLTHEICON) April 9, 2025

While another noted, "Frank Ocean is probably more educated than Kanye West in almost every aspect when it comes to politics."

Frank Ocean is probably more educated than Kanye West in almost every aspect when it comes to politics.

¡ª SAMO (@samothesecond) April 8, 2025

"Coming from a Frank Ocean and former Kanye West fan. After all of this crazy shit I¡¯m no longer a Kanye fan," one wrote.

Coming from a Frank Ocean and former Kanye West fan. After all of this crazy shit I¡¯m no longer a Kanye fan.

¡ª Hdjdndj (@Hdjdndj44594) April 8, 2025

Kanye West's link with US President Donald Trump

Kanye West's relationship with Donald Trump has been controversial for a long time now. Ye was one of the prominent public figures to endorse Donald Trump in 2016.

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The rapper also went to Trump Tower and later showed up at the White House to support a red MAGA hat. However, the relationship came to an end when West declared his wish for presidential candidacy.