Lil Wayne Endorses Trump, Sparking Jokes And Memes

President Trump doesn’t get many celebrity endorsements these days. He’s lost Kanye West, who peeled off to run his own presidential campaign, so all he’s really left with are the likes of James Woods, Adam Baldwin, and…presumably a couple of other people. The girl who played Seth’s backup love interest in The O.C. for a minute, I guess, and maybe Milo Yiannopolous, if he still counts for anything.

And apparently now Trump can add Lil Wayne to his list of endorsements.

Wayne met with the president recently, and shared with his Twitter audience how successful he felt the encounter was.

“Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership,” he wrote. “He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done.”

Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership. He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done. pic.twitter.com/Q9c5k1yMWf

— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) October 29, 2020

Many people were already frustrated with Wayne’s repeated dismissal of the Black Lives Matter movement and racism in general.

“I don’t feel connected to a d—n thing that ain’t got nothing to do with me. If you do, you crazy as s—t,” he said in regards to BLM during a 2016 interview in which he also pointed out that he’s rich.

Lil Wayne said Black Lives Matter has nothing to do with him because he’s rich. Now I understand why he supports Donald Trump instead of supporting the Black community.

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— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 29, 2020

As such, the rapper throwing his weight behind Trump may not have been a complete shock, but it wasn’t well-received, either.

Just so it’s clear, Lil Wayne, Kayne West, Ice Cube, Candace Owens, 50 Cent don’t speak on behalf of black people, they speak on behalf of their own grifting wallets which is now labeled MAGA Platinum Plan. I hope that message is loud and clear.

— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) October 30, 2020

Lil Wayne sat there with them 3 disheveled dreads and told y’all that police brutality wasn’t really an issue because he never experienced it.

— Ursula. (@LeciJ_) October 30, 2020

Lil Wayne thought 21 Savage was a group of 21 rappers, ain’t no way I’m going to that man for political advice

— Joey (@joey_hiphop) October 29, 2020

we, the black delegation, would like to trade Lil Wayne for Ellen Pompeo.

— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) October 30, 2020

Conservatives, meanwhile, are praising Lil Wayne for “thinking for himself,” which they somehow always equate with falling in line with whatever Trump (or QAnon) is peddling that day. 

It’s also perhaps worth noting that rapper Lil Pump also endorsed Trump recently.

When asked if he would make it a trio of “Lil” rappers endorsing the current president, Lil Jon, on the other hand, responded with a concrete “HOW ABOUT F—KKKK NOOOOOO.”