It's not mental illness, Kanye is just an asshole...

[-Steph-]

15. It's a combination of all of it I think. Mental health issues combined with

being surrounded by yes men and exploitation for his own personal gain and attention. On some level, he also probably genuinely thinks he is the one person that can go in and just miraculously make change happen merely by bestowing upon us and the President his awe-inspiring wisdom. However, I think that clearly goes back to his narcissism and mental health issues.

It's obvious that Trump is exploiting Kanye, thinking it can get him some African American votes. Trump has clearly underestimated the black community if he thinks they're anything like his brainwashed supporters, where he can just dangle a shiny object to distract them from reality. The Republicans have consistently sought to suppress and disenfranchise people of color in this country and there's no distracting them from that. They have to live with the consequences every single day. It's actually disgusting and offensive to me that Trump and his cronies even pulled that stunt knowing that they have zero interest in doing anything at all that would even remotely elevate the lives of black people in this country.

This administration sinks to a new low every single day.