(Photo credit: Eminem photo by Sebastian Vital)
(Photo credit: Eminem photo by Sebastian Vital)
By now we know from his video that was played at the BET Hip Hop Awards in October that Eminem hates -- really really hates -- Donald Trump. He ripped the president a new one back then.
Now, in a New York Magazine interview, he says: "I hope he gets impeached. I’d be there for that."
He's asked:
Your music is popular in some of the same parts of the country where Trump’s support is strongest. How do you reconcile your feelings about Trump with the likelihood that a lot of your fans like him too?
How do I account for that? He’s very good at smokescreens. He’s very good at flipping narratives.
I just want people to think about things: What has he really done for you in the year since he’s been in office? The tax cut is not going to help the middle class. It’s going to help Donald Trump. That people don’t see that is so discouraging. You know, there was even a time when I was mad at what was going on.
Mad that people were supporting Trump?
Yeah, Trump had me so mad with all his bullshit that I was thinking, I hope everybody who voted for him gets fucked and learns a lesson. But that was wrong. I don’t want any voters to get fucked; everyone’s trying to improve their lives. I just feel mad that Trump’s sold people a dream that’s never coming true.
I want the division in this country to stop. And like I said, I most want people to take a second and think about what I’m saying.
So given your position, do you feel like you have any unique insights on Trumpism?
I did have a feeling early that he could win. Pretty much everyone I knew was like, “No, he can’t get elected” and I was watching those rallies going, “Yo, man, this shit is real.” But I don't know if that has anything to do with any parallels between me and him. I took the fact I was poor white trash and I owned it. So I could understand why people who grew up in similar situations would relate to what I was saying.
But I don’t know, man, the differences between me and him are bigger than any parallels. He’s made the racists come out. He’s made it acceptable for the white man to feel oppressed. I’m just calling bullshit bullshit: I actually don’t know if I can see why people who relate to me feel like they can relate to him. This is a guy who was born rich, who says he got a small loan from his father of a million dollars. Where I come from, a small loan is five fucking bucks.
