John Legend ends friendship with Kanye West over Trump support

John Legend has resigned from his friendship with Kanye West over his 2020 White House bid and support of former President Donald Trump

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Legend could not give the friendship a “green light” anymore because “we publicly disagreed on his running for office and supporting Trump.”

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John Legend has resigned from his friendship with Kanye West over his 2020 White House bid and support of former President Donald Trump

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The singer-songwriter spoke on CNN’s “The Axe Files” podcast with David Axelrod and said the pair weren’t “friends as much as we used to be.”

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West heavily supported Trump while he was in office, wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and visiting him in the Oval Office.

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The brotherhood was straining for him. “I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship, honestly,” he said.

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Although the singer actively voices his political views, he does not see a political career in his future anytime soon.

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