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Headlines emailDisgraced rapper Kanye West admitted “I like Hitler” during a shocking appearance with right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Infowars.West, who has

already been dumped by the likes of Adidas, GAP and Balenciaga following a string of antisemitic comments, repeatedly praised the Nazi leader during his appearance on the show on

Thursday morning.Despite efforts by Jones to say he did not believe West was a Nazi, the hip-hop star cut him off and insisted he was a fan of the man who oversaw the murder of

around 6 million Jews.“You're not Hitler, you're not a Nazi, so you don't deserve to be demonised,” Jones told West, who was bizarrely wearing a black hood over his face in the

studio.But West was not prepared to accept the attempt by Jones to denounce Nazism.“Well, I see good things about Hitler too,” West replied.KeypointsShow latest update

1669960890Kanye West rails against January 6 'political prisoners'ICYMI: Kanye West appears to be throwing his support behind the right-wing demonstrators who stormed the Capitol

on January 6, 2021.In a Thursday tweet, Mr West railed against what he called the “civil rights and due process violations” against the “J6 political prisoners.”“Why were

the only people killed unarmed protestors that day?” he added.The tweet echoes far-right talking points around January 6, which have sought to cast the insurrection as an

innocent demonstration, rather than an armed attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election results, where protestors carried zip ties, chanted “Hang Mike Pence ,” and

injured countless police officers.Graeme Massie02 December 2022 06:011669957830Right-wingers appear to take over Kanye West's Twitter accountICYMI: It appears, as Ye has suggested,

that right-wing figures like Nick Fuentes are now using his Twitter account to reach its more than 32 million followers.“Christ is King—America First, GROYPER! - NJF” read

one tweet, a seeming reference to Fuentes, a Holocaust denier, and his reactionary “groyper” followers. Here's our full story on the rapper's escalating right-wing

behavior.Graeme Massie02 December 2022 05:101669953870Josh Gad leads condemnation of Kanye West after rapper says he 'likes Hitler'West has been embroiled in controversy over

antisemitic comments he's made in recent months, leading brands like Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga to cut ties with the rapper.Appearing on Jones's show on Thursday (1 December), the