Emma Gonzalez, who is one of a Parkland school shooting survivor, has been praised by the 40-year-old rapper, Kanye West.
Just days after Kanye’s Twitter rant after he tweeted in support of controversial President Donald Trump, he took to social media and posted a picture of Emma on Saturday; the rapper referred the mass shooting survivor as “my hero.”
Kanye shared another picture but this time he showed that he had buzzed his hair, he wrote in the caption of the snapshot: “Inspired by Emma.”
For those who aren’t aware, Emma had previously publically rebuked Mr. President and called for the stricter gun laws in the nation after the February 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that took the lives of total 17 teachers and students.
Emma didn’t return the compliment from Kanye. She instead paid a tribute to James Shaw Jr., copying the format of the pop star’s tweet. Just for a quick reminder — James Shaw Jr. attacked a gunman who opened fire at Tennessee Waffle House restaurant on April 22, he saved many lives by wrestling the assault-style rifle out of the gunman’s hands.
However, Kanye, who is a father of three, said that he doesn’t “agree with everything Trump does,” called Trump his “brother.” He later spotted wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap.
Kanye wrote, “You don’t have to agree with trump [sic] but the mob can’t make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother.” He continued, “I love everyone. I don’t agree with everything anyone does. That’s what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.”
President responded to the rapper’s tweet, writing, “Thank you Kanye, very cool!”
During a phone interview on Fox and Friends, Trump said, “I have known Kanye for a little bit, I get along with Kanye. I get along with a lot of people, frankly.” He added, “Kanye looks, and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country, okay? He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees, by the way, female unemployment the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years.”
