Kanye West’s turn to Trump came amid mental breakdown after backing Democratic causes.

Evidence

The most shocking celebrity defection to Trumpism came from Kanye West, whose pivot to MAGA came in the middle of a mental breakdown. During a May 2016 guest slot on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Kanye delivered an eight-minute disjointed monologue about trying to work for Payless shoes and having “ideas that can make the human race’s existence, within our 100 years, better.” That same year, he donated money to both Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee. Yet just days after Trump’s victory, Kanye stunned fans at a concert by declaring, “If I would have voted, I would have voted on Trump.” — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 440