Kanye West tweets MAGA hat photo with an ‘abolish the 13th Amendment’ message

Published September 30, 2018 7:53pm ET



Kanye West confused many Twitter users Sunday, tweeting a photo of himself wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat while discussing repealing or making changes to the 13th Amendment, which banned slavery.

The rapper’s reference to the Civil War-era amendment came shortly after President Trump tweeted a supportive message about West, who gave a pro-Trump speech on “Saturday Night Live.”

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