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‘Worst, most awkward things I’ve ever seen’: Pete Davidson slams Kanye West’s Saturday Night Live rant

SATURDAY Night Live’s Pete Davidson has blasted Kanye West for his bizarre pro-Trump rant, branding it ‘one of the worst things’ he has ever seen.

PETE Davidson has slammed Kanye West’s unplanned pro-Trump rant on Saturday Night Live.

Kanye West sported a Make America Great Again cap on SNL.
Kanye West sported a Make America
Great Again cap on SNL.Source:Supplied

Davidson, who is engaged to Ariana Grande, appeared on SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment to slam the rapper’s views on mental health.

During the latest SNL episode, which screened in the US overnight, Davidson took the stage to speak to the audience about the Kanye controversy which happened last week on SNL’s season premiere, Fox News reports.Davidson began by noting that there was a behind-the-scenes discussion about whether or not Davidson, who struggles with borderline personality disorder, was the right choice to talk about West rather than “Weekend Update” co-host Michael Che.

 
 
Pete Davidson criticised Kanye West’s bizarre SNL appearance.
Pete Davidson criticised Kanye West’s bizarre SNL appearance.Source:Getty Images


“First off, a lot of people thought Che should be the one to talk about Kanye, but we discussed it. Che is black, but I’m crazy, and we both know which side of Kanye is at the wheel right now.”

He began with a condemnation of West’s views right out of the gate.

“What Kanye said after we went off the air last week was one of the worst, most awkward things I’ve ever seen here, and I’ve seen Chevy Chase speak to an intern,” continued Davidson winking at the recent dust-up he had with the former cast member.

Kanye West sports a Make America Great Again cap on SNL. Picture: Supplied
Kanye West sports a Make America Great Again cap on SNL. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

Davidson went on to discuss Kanye’s claims that he was pressured not to wear his “Make America Great Again” hat during the finale of last week’s episode, where he delivered a pro-Trump rant that baffled both viewers and the cast.

“He wore it all week,” Davidson said. “Nobody told him not to wear it. I wish I bullied you. I wish I would have suggested that it might upset some people, like your wife [Kim Kardashian West] or every black person ever.”

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who was in the audience during her husband’s pro-Trump rant on SNL. Picture: Getty Images
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who was in the audience during her husband’s pro-Trump rant on SNL. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

In his speech, West discussed his support of Trump and his distaste of Democrats and the way they’re viewed by the black community in America.

“I wanna cry right now, black man in America, supposed to keep what you’re feelin’ inside right now …” West said. “The blacks want always Democrats … you know it’s like the plan they did, to take the fathers out the home and put them on welfare … does anybody know about that? That’s a Democratic plan.”

He continued: “There’s so many times I talk to a white person and [they] say, ‘How could you like Trump, he’s racist?’ Well, if I was concerned about racism I would’ve moved out of America a long time ago.”

Davidson addressed the notion of the rapper, who is known for his stream-of-consciousness rants, getting political despite many believing he’s uninformed.

“You know how wrong about politics you need to be for like me to notice? Do you know how annoying that is? Like Kanye is a genius, but a musical genius,” Davidson joked. “Like Joey Chestnut is a hot dog-eating genius, but I don’t want to hear Joey Chestnut’s opinions about things that aren’t hot dog-related.”

He concluded his time on “Weekend Update” noting that West claims he’s no longer on medication to assure him that there’s nothing wrong with medicating yourself against mental illness.

“Take ’em! There’s no shame in the medicine game. I’m on them, they’re great,” Davidson said. “Being mentally ill is not an excuse to act like a jacka**.”

This article has been edited and republished from Fox News with permission.

Source: News Corp Australia Network:

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