Kanye West Walks Out Of Interview After Being Probed by Right-Wing Podcasters About His Antisemitism

Kanye West sat down for an interview on an episode of Timcast IRL, but left the premises before commenting on his antisemitic statements. The podcast was hosted by Holocaust denier, Nick Fuentes, alt-right commentator Milo Yiannopolous and Tim Pool.

West made little sense in his attempts to complete the interview. He said he has been getting “hosed down by the press and financially.”

“I thought I was more Malcolm X but I find out I’m more MLK,” West said.

After West stormed out, Pool said he was simply looking for West to elaborate, as if West’s clear and repeated antisemitic behavior could be explained away.

“Are you referring to individuals or are you quite literally blaming an entire group of people for the fact that powerful individuals are causing you harm?” Pool asked in an effort to reframe unmistakable antisemitism.

Pool went on to explain his issues with “identitarianism.” Pool said when Dave Chappelle hosted Saturday Night Live and made “jokes about Jewish people in Hollywood,” it “doesn’t mean anything.” Words don’t mean anything to Pool because he’s “all about individualism.”

The right-wing podcast has over 1.4 million followers on YouTube and regularly peddles conspiracy theories. A study published by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found that Pool and his show regularly spread propaganda.

“A study from the Election Integrity Partnership found that Pool helped to amplify false pro-Trump narratives promoting voter fraud claims during the 2020 presidential election,” the ISD study states. “On YouTube, Pool regularly hosts figures from across the right-wing spectrum including Alex Jones, Jack Posobiec and Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys.”

The study also reported that YouTube regularly profits off of Pool’s show, as well as other anti-democracy creators through their monetized chat functions.

YouTube has earned over $65,000 from just 100 of the 400 Timcast IRL videos that were included in the study.

The podcast was also found to have violated YouTube’s guidelines on spreading COVID-19 misinformation and policies prohibiting hate speech during Black Lives Matter commentary.