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Kanye West did not lose 8 million Twitter followers after saying he ‘loves’ Donald Trump

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WATCH ABOVE: Kanye West faces backlash after series of tweets supporting Donald Trump. – Apr 26, 2018

Kanye West appears to have seen little about the Donald Trump presidency which would have made him change his tune.

In November 2016, the rap star opened a concert with a rant in support of the U.S. president, telling the crowd, “If I were to vote, I would have voted on Trump,” and he shared a similar sentiment on Twitter on Wednesday.

READ MORE: Kanye West admits he didn’t vote but if he did, ‘I would have voted Trump’

In the midst of a day in which he posted more than 40 tweets, Kanye said he loves Trump as the pair are both “dragon energy.”

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/989179757651574784

He went on to defend his choice and also shared a picture of his signed MAGA hat.

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Trump responded on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/989232654707912704

Kanye seemed to be delighted to hear from Trump.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/989279164464119809

Kanye said his wife Kim Kardashian checked in, asking him to let the general public know he did not support every one of the president’s decisions.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/989192498307219456

Rumours suggesting West has lost eight-million followers after his tweets admiring Trump were false.

READ MORE: Kanye West pays visit to Donald Trump at Trump Tower

“We can confirm that Kanye’s follower count is currently at approximately 27M followers,” a Twitter spokesperson told Global News. “Any fluctuation that people might be seeing is an inconsistency and should be resolved soon.”

West also appeared to suggest he would be running for president in 2024 in tweets he posted and others he deleted.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/988984329295441921

https://twitter.com/Stephaniehazen/status/988529143062163456

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West started the day giving an explanation as to why he parted ways with music mogul Scooter Braun and also giving a rundown on how successful his business was, saying he was making more money than Michael Jordan and comparing himself to Walt Disney, Howard Hughes, Steve Jobs and Henry Ford.

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