Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has been suspended from Twitter after he tweeted an image of a swastika blended with a star of David, less than two weeks after he returned to the platform.
The suspension took place hours after Ye praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in an interview on InfoWars, a show hosted by the rightwing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Ye was one of several high-profile Twitter users whose accounts were banned or restricted on the site who then had them reinstated after Elon Musk took over as owner.
Ye’s account was unlocked on 21 November, having previously been restricted for tweeting an antisemitic message.
Musk tweeted: “I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.”
Recently, Ye joined Fuentes in a live show hosted by far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. In the live event, Ye was seen sporting a black mask that covered his entire face. The rapper went on to deliver some controversial statements including his views on Jews, and praise for the Nazis and Adolf Hitler.
“I see good things about Hitler … Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler,” Ye was heard saying during the interaction on the live show. The host, who was visibly uncomfortable with West’s claims, attempted to downplay the rapper’s comments but it all went in vain.
When Alex Jones said that the Nazis were “thugs”, West responded by saying, “But they did good things too. We gotta stop dissing the Nazis all the time.” At one point, West went on to say that he loves Jewish people but he also loves the Nazis.
Meanwhile, the Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee reportedly deleted a tweet that expressed solidarity with the rapper after he praised Adolf Hitler. The deleted tweet read, “Kanye. Elon. Trump.” The tweet appeared to be a statement of support for the rapper after he was suspended from Twitter and Instagram in October over numerous antisemitic posts.
The Thursday interview comes a week after West had dinner with former US President Donald Trump and white supremacist Nick Fuentes at the latter’s Florida estate. The gathering provoked outrage.
The artist has courted controversy and promoted conspiracy theories, having previously called slavery a choice and said that the COVID-19 vaccine was “the mark of the beast.”
The rapper-turned-mogul has been open about having a bipolar disorder. A recent Netflix documentary, “Jeen-Yuhs,” laid bare his ongoing mental health problems.
