Kanye West Says He Thought , ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt Was ‘Funny’ , in Tucker Carlson Interview.<br />Earlier this week, West and some of his <br />YZY models were seen wearing shirts <br />that read "White Lives Matter.".<br />The action was met with backlash from <br />Black Lives Matter and anti-racism supporters. .<br />West spoke with Fox News host Tucker Carlson about his reasoning for donning the shirt. .<br />West spoke with Fox News host Tucker Carlson about his reasoning for donning the shirt. .<br />The answer to why I wrote <br />‘White Lives Matter’ on a <br />shirt is because they do, Kanye West, via interview with Tucker Carlson .<br />The controversial rapper also recalled a conversation he had with his father about the topic.<br />I said, ‘I thought the shirt was a funny shirt; I thought the idea of me wearing it was funny.’ And I said, ‘Dad, why did you think it was funny?’ He said, ‘Just a Black man stating the obvious.’, Kanye West, via interview with Tucker Carlson .<br />Carlson then asked West to explain why he believes people think "White Lives Matter" is controversial. .<br />Because the same people that have stripped us of our identity and labeled us as a color, have told us what it means to be Black, Kanye West, via interview with Tucker Carlson .<br />West also touched on the backlash he received for supporting Donald Trump in 2016, claiming multiple people said, , “that if I said I liked Trump that my career would be over, my life would be over.”.<br />West also touched on the backlash he received for supporting Donald Trump in 2016, claiming multiple people said, , “that if I said I liked Trump that my career would be over, my life would be over.”.<br />They said stuff like people get killed for wearing a hat like that, they threatened my life. They basically said I would be killed for wearing the hat, Kanye West, via interview with Tucker Carlson .<br />More of West's interview, in which <br />he addresses his stance on abortion, <br />Kim Kardashian and more, will air on Oct. 7.
