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Rapper Lil Pump has endorsed President Trump for the 2020 presidential election, according to Fox News.
The “Gucci Gang” rapper shared a photo of himself and president Trump.
The image was obviously photoshopped, but nonetheless, he captioned the photo, “THE DAY I MET TRUMP #trump202022020.”
Lil Pump’s endorsement received heavy backlash.
His record label, Tha Lights Global, issued a formal statement clarifying that although they support “its musicians’ rights to vote the way they wish,” the label backs a Biden Harris presidency.
“Tha Lights Global supports everyone’s right to choose a Presidential candidate, however we want to make clear we do not support Donald Trump,” Tha Lights Global CEO Dooney Battle claimed.
“We support Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for President and Vice President because we believe they offer an alternative to an administration that has ignored systemic racial injustice, promoted hate speech and inhumane immigration policies, ignored the problem of climate change and rights of LGBTQ+ individuals as well as many other actions contrary to democratic ideals.”
“We believe it is our obligation to speak out regarding this historic election and we believe in a free society where all of our artists can express their opinions.”
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The rapper followed up that post with a video shared on his Instagram Story in which he gives an expletive-filled explanation for his endorsement. He insulted the Democratic nominee noting that he takes issue with Biden’s plan to tax wealthy people, a category the “Be Like Me” artist believes he falls under.
The video, which was shared by multiple social media users despite being removed by Lil Pump, also sees the rapper lambasting “sleepy Joe” and praising his Republican opponent one week before the 2020 race comes to a close.
