Swae Lee recently found himself under intense scrutiny after making controversial remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris. On Friday, the “Black Beetle” rapper took to Twitter to share his thoughts on Harris’s candidacy in the upcoming Presidential election, urging his followers to vote for a different nominee and to research Harris’s team.
“Do not vote for Kamala!!! Do your research on that whole camp,” he tweeted.
Do not vote for Kamala !!! Do your research on that whole camp
— Swae Lee Lee Swae (@SwaeLee) July 27, 2024
In follow-up tweets, Swae criticized President Joe Biden’s administration for sending millions of dollars to support Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia. He argued that the money could have been used to help Americans instead.
“I pay over millions in tax dollars every year,” Swae wrote. “This man sent it to a whole other country! Those little dollars that come off your checks, they gave it away! Think about that.”
The money we sent away every American citizen could’ve got minimal 200 grand think about that but I guess we don’t need the shit 🤷🏽♂️ and yall standing for Kamala. My black people she don’t do nothing but sign off on things against yall ….(us) voting just cuz you think she’s black…
— Swae Lee Lee Swae (@SwaeLee) July 27, 2024
He continued, “The money we sent away could’ve given every American citizen at least 200 grand. But I guess we don’t need it, and y’all are standing for Kamala. My Black people, she doesn’t do anything but sign off on things against us. Voting just because you think she’s Black is not going to end in your favor.”
Swae’s comments quickly sparked controversy, with social media users calling him out for trying to influence his audience, especially given his past legal troubles. However, some supported the rapper for expressing his own opinion about Harris rather than following the crowd.
Swae concluded his rant by sharing a clip of Harris in a 2019 presidential debate against Republican Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. In the video, Gabbard criticizes Harris for contributing to a “broken criminal justice system” that negatively affects “Black and brown people all across the country.” Gabbard also mentioned how Harris, as the District Attorney of San Francisco, put individuals in jail for marijuana violations.
See what social media users had to say about Swae’s rant below:
Swae Lee looks and sounds like one of those delinquent middle school students who would try to fight a teacher. No way am I interested in his opinion on anything tbh.
— Soccer Mom Diaries 🫶🏾 (@HopefulMuva) July 28, 2024
The attacks on @SwaeLee character has got to stop 🛑 if you want to vote for Kamala regardless of all the facts he’s trying to show guys then so be it 🤷🏾♀️ but y’all reaching at this point lmao 🤣
— Queen Faith (@queen69faith) July 28, 2024
@SwaeLee it’s nothin inside your head lol
— Deeper darker criminal link (@uridiversmusic_) July 28, 2024
@SwaeLee you trying to lookout for your bank account by telling us not to vote for @KamalaHarris ?
— ali (@AndreLavern) July 28, 2024
I always thought Swae Lee looked like his face was in the middle of transforming and stopped
— Matthew Wright (@WRIGHT_AFFAIR) July 28, 2024
Swae Lee chose the wrong one 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Shoulda sat there and ate his food. Now look at him. pic.twitter.com/1WRF0KJy83
— Malcolm Jamal Dorner (@WGH2nd) July 28, 2024
Disable swaelee’s twitter until he can get some help fact checking 🤦🏾♀️
— kenzi (@_maaack11) July 28, 2024
The crazy part is they be getting the most NON-INFLUENTIAL rappers to be loud and wrong for a check. 🤣
Swae Lee? Mannn get out my face.
— Knotta, ESQ. (@Knotta) July 28, 2024
No one is getting their political opinions from Swae Lee. No one. Not even Swae Lee.
— damita jo (@KiaSpeaks) July 27, 2024
That Swae Lee tweet really aggravated me nigga ain’t said shit about no politics ain’t stood on nothing since 2012 now all of a sudden trying to give political advice man shut up
— Afterpay Papi (@Chiefkeith94) July 27, 2024