Trevor Noah says Kanye West ‘drifted right off the deep end’ with antisemitic posts

Trevor Noah was ready to rip into Kanye West for his latest controversies on Tuesday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” but he didn’t “even know where to begin.” West’s actions in recent weeks provided plenty of material. “Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is now blocked from using Instagram and Twitter because of racist and antisemitic messages that he posted.” As part of his “Amazing Racism” segment — in which he also highlighted former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez‘s racist remarks during a 2021 meeting — Noah criticized West for the messages he shared on Instagram and Twitter. The “Runaway” rapper then took his comments to Twitter, threatening to “go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” The post ignited backlash and resulted in a lock of West’s account. In the leaked videos, West’s antisemitic remarks included that he’d rather his kids learn about Hanukkah instead of Kwanzaa because the former holiday would come with some “financial engineering,” and that Black people judging one another on their “whiteness” was akin to “a Jewish person judging another Jewish person on how good they danced.” In the unaired footage, West also alleged that Planned Parenthood was created by Margaret Sanger and the KKK to control the “Jew population.” What did make it into the live interview were West’s comments about Lizzo’s “clinically unhealthy” weight, ex-wife Kim Kardashian’s relationship with the Clinton family and his political ambitions. A day after Noah took shots at West and his social media posts, Comedy Central announced on Wednesday that the comedian’s final episode as “The Daily Show” host will be Dec. 8.