Jeezy Says Donald Trump Is Only Running for President to Help His Brand

From the hood to a featured guest on CNN, Jeezy has made the transformation from full fledged trap star to one of the more politically charged rappers in the game today. Yesterday (Dec. 23), Jeezy joined Don Lemon to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and the 2016 election.

In April, the Atlanta native voiced his public support for Hillary Clinton on Twitter and when asked about the endorsement by Lemon, the Trap or Die MC backed both Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The rapper also claimed that Donald Trump is only running for entertainment purposes and to support his brand.

"Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, right now to me, are class acts in my book," he said. "You got someone like Donald Trump. Whether he wins or loses, Trump is doing this for his brand. You're sitting back watching someone who should have been out of the race a long time ago based on his actions and everything he does bumps him up in the race because people love it. This is America, we love entertainment. This is no different than his reality show...When I see Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, I see people that actually care about the people"

The Church In These Streets rapper also spoke about the Black Lives Matter protests in Minnesota and how hip-hop music is helping the movement. "I think the music we're making these days is helping spread the word and the Black Lives Matter movement," he said. "Now we got hip-hop and all these leaders getting involved because it's out of control."

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