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Rapper Lil Pump showed his support for Donald Trump on Tuesday by taking to social media to reveal that he recently got a tattoo of the former president on his leg.
Lil Pump launches tattoos for the first time – supporting Trump
“MAGA usus,” Bump, 23, captioned the photo.
The viral photo was taken last August when Trump was arrested and booked in Fulton County, Georgia, on his indictment on charges related to what the left calls his efforts to overturn the results of the 2022 election in the state, according to Billboard.
Bump has long been open about his support for Trump. Back in 2020, he was one of the few celebrities to endorse Trump, doing so in a profanity-laced rant that also attacked Joe Biden.
“All I have to say is Trump 2020,” he said at the time, according to Newsweek. “F*** looks like paying the extra $33 is a tax on Biden, b****** ass n—.” F****** Sleepy Joe N – Trump 2020 B****.
Last month, Bump took to Instagram to post a photo of himself with Trump, whom he described as “the greatest president ever.”
Other rappers support Trump
Although the entertainment world has been against Trump for years, many rappers except Bump have met the former president recently. Last November, rapper Azealia Banks shocked her fans when she revealed that she would vote for Trump in this year's election.
“Seriously, nothing can get him down,” Banks, 32, told the Evening Standard of Trump.
As for why she was drawn to Trump, Banks said: “He's very funny. Has he gone through how many bankruptcies? How many wives? How many TV shows? Seriously, nothing can hold him down.”
When asked if she would be relieved that Trump was “getting closer to the nuclear button again,” Banks noted that he had kept the peace throughout his entire presidency.
“Well, he didn't press it the first time,” she said. “You never know, Biden might accidentally hit the antenna and blow up the whole thing.”
As for Biden, Banks believes that keeping him in power would be tantamount to “elderly abuse.”
FULL STORY: Rapper Azealia Banks reveals she'll vote for Trump — says keeping Biden is 'elderly abuse'
Sexy redhead supports Trump
One month before that, rapper Sexy Red announced his public support for Trump's candidacy for a second term.
“I love Trump. “They're backing him in the hood,” she said during an appearance on the radio show “This Past Weekend” with comedian Theo Vaughn.
“At first, I don't think people were engaging with him,” Reed continued. “They thought he was racist and said little against women. But once he started taking black people out of prison and giving people that free money. Oh dear, we love Trump. We need him back in office. We need it back, because, baby, they're checking. Their stimulus checks. Trump, we miss you.”
“I love Trump. It's funny to me, she concluded. “I used to watch him talk to people. He used to call people fat. He's just bold. He's funny. We need people like him.”
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Insiders close to Trump said he has noticed the support he receives from the rap community.
“The rappers are now back to where they were with him before running for president who was a fabulous rich man,” a source told the New York Post. “He spends money like a rapper spends money. He has golden toilets. I think they saw a good soul in him.”
Only time will tell if rappers like Lil Pump will be able to bring more young voters to Trump's side. What do you think of Lil Pump's new tattoo? Let us know in the comments section.
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