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Nick Cannon Calls Democrats the 'Party of the KKK,' Says He 'F***s With Trump'

His comments highlight how celebrity politics can blur complex U.S. party history.

Overview

  • On a Big Drive episode released Friday, Nick Cannon discussed politics with guest Amber Rose after her move to the Republican Party.
  • He said Democrats are the 'party of the KKK' and credited Republicans with freeing enslaved people under Abraham Lincoln.
  • He praised President Trump’s second term, saying the 'motherf***er’s cleaning house' and adding, 'I f*** with Trump.'
  • He said he does not back either party and cited W.E.B. Du Bois to argue the two-party system masks a single power structure.
  • TMZ, Variety, Entertainment Weekly and others amplified the clip, with several reports noting later party realignments and that Democrats did not found the KKK.