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Trump-Supporting Kanye West Clarifies His Tweet Saying He Wants to ‘Abolish’ Amendment Banning Slavery

Trump-supporting Kanye West has been in hot water since tweeting he wants to “abolish” the 13th Amendment:
this represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs. We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love pic.twitter.com/a15WqI8zgu
— ye (@kanyewest) September 30, 2018
The 41-year old rapper, producer, and designer wore his MAGA hat and sat down with TMZ to say he “misspoke.”
“‘Abolish’ was the wrong language – I misspoke,” West told viewers. “‘Amend’ is the right language,” he added.
West read a statement written by a friend who “puts a lot of energy into understanding historical facts.” The statement claims that under the 13th Amendment, “all you have to do to make a freed man a slave is convict them of a crime.”
West implied he wanted to work on prison reform, saying some people in prison are forced into involuntary servitude, “working for companies” while imprisoned and “making eight cents a week.”
And he says “there should be a group of super-knowledgeable people that come from all cultures” that make amendments to the Constitution.
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