Kanye West

===Politics===
{{See also|Views of Kanye West}}
In September 2012, West donated $1,000 to [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign|re-election campaign]], and in August 2015 he donated $2,700 to [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign|2016 campaign]]. He also donated $15,000 to the [[Democratic National Committee]] in October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Kanye+West&two_year_transaction_period=2020&two_year_transaction_period=2018&two_year_transaction_period=2016&two_year_transaction_period=2014&two_year_transaction_period=2012&two_year_transaction_period=2010&two_year_transaction_period=2008&two_year_transaction_period=2006&two_year_transaction_period=2004&two_year_transaction_period=2002&two_year_transaction_period=2000&two_year_transaction_period=1998&two_year_transaction_period=1996&two_year_transaction_period=1994&two_year_transaction_period=1992&two_year_transaction_period=1990&two_year_transaction_period=1988&two_year_transaction_period=1986&min_date=01%2F01%2F1968&max_date=12%2F31%2F2020|title=Individual contributions
|publisher=[[Federal Elections Commission]]|access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/11/18/kanye-west-donated-to-hillary-clinton-democratic-party|title=Kanye West Donated Over $2,000 To Hillary Clinton's Campaign In 2015|publisher=The Fader|author=Dandridge-Lemco, Ben|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref> In December 2016, West met with [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] Donald Trump to discuss bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and [[Gun violence in Chicago|violence in Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lawler|first1=Kelly|title=Kanye West visits Trump Tower|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/12/13/kanye-west-trump-tower-donald-trump/95368076/|access-date=December 13, 2016|work=USA Today|date=December 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kanye West Says He Discussed 'Multicultural Issues' With Trump|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kanye-west-meets-donald-trump-york/story?id=44162912|access-date=December 14, 2016|publisher=ABC News|date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> West subsequently stated he would have voted for Trump had he voted.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kanye West: I didn't vote but if I did, 'I would have voted for Trump'|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/18/entertainment/kanye-west-donald-trump-trnd/|access-date=December 13, 2016|work=USA Today|date=November 18, 2016}}</ref> In February 2017, however, West deleted all his tweets about Trump in purported dislike of the new president's policies, particularly the [[Executive Order 13769|travel ban]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/02/06/kanye_west_has_deleted_his_tweets_about_donald_trump.html|title=Kanye West Has Deleted His Pro-Trump Tweets|last=Canfield|first=David|magazine=Slate|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref> West reiterated his support for Donald Trump in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2018/04/ebro-darden-says-kanye-west-told-him-he-loves-donald-trump|title=Kanye West to Hot 97's Ebro: 'I Love Donald Trump'|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, West donated to [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] Chicago mayoral candidate [[Amara Enyia]]l.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/kanye-west-donates-dollar73k-to-progressive-chicago-mayoral-candidate-amara-enyia/ar-BBONUT9|title=Kanye West Donates $73K to Progressive Chicago Mayoral Candidate Amara Enyia|website=MSN |language=en-US|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref>