I thought that was the genesis of this country. I thought America was founded in revolution to escape being subjects. law but laws have to be changed for them to receive assistance in times of need.I think that's so fucked up. subjects, American subjects, that can be held to standards of U.S. I take issue with colonialism and just the idea of a group of people being U.S. "I don't want to belabor the point of Donald Trump being a bigot, a racist, a pig, because that's understood. "I think the blatant level of disrespect in saying Puerto Rico wants everything done for them when they have American passports and all they're asking for is assistance, support and compassion, it's just so representative of what we know to be true," Mensa said. I chatted with the 24-year-old after his performance (which is a must see if you've never caught the young rapper live) and he shared his disappointment with Trump's response toward Puerto Rico and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, who Trump had just earlier on Saturday bashed on Twitter for complaining about the U.S.' lack of support.
Just hours before Mensa stood before a jam-packed auditorium performing new hits like "Rolling Like a Stoner" and "Wings," and his classic "16 Shots" tribute to murdered Chicagoan LaQuan McDonald, who was shot and killed by officer Jason Van Dyke in 2014, Mensa had fired his own shots at the president on Twitter, calling Trump an "imbecile" and "hypocrite" for criticizing President Barack Obama's very few trips to the golf course when Trump himself was currently living in the lap of luxury at his own golf course over the weekend "while PR dies in the dark." Despite the fact that he was gearing up to join Jay Z on the 4:44 tour in promotion of his inescapably moving and incredibly woke album The Autobiography, Mensa has been particularly vocal about his disdain of President Donald Trump's politics, from his poor handling of Puerto Rico to his failure to condemn the white supremacist ideals that have been terrorizing the United States and his decision to back out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
It made sense that Tidal would pick the Chicago rapper to headline the streaming service's MusiCares Hurricane Relief efforts. They were there to step in where the American government had been failing the people of Puerto Rico. They were there to donate whatever they could for people whose basic needs weren't being met due to a chain of destructive hurricanes. It was the first chilly night in New York City, but that didn't stop the long line of people outside the Bowery Ballroom on Saturday from waiting. They came out in droves, the fans, all of them holding bags and bags of toilet tissue, paper towel, soap, water bottles, baby diapers, feminine products and every other toiletry victims currently stranded in Puerto Rico could possibly need.
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