Declaring one’s love for Kanye West isn’t new, and normally, it’s not that controversial. But yesterday wasn’t a great day for West, and the timing could not have been worse for USC student Sam Deutsch.
Would you vote @KanyeWest for president?https://t.co/R6wEGMYMJH
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) February 10, 2016
Right as Deutsch declared his support for the “Yeezy 2020” campaign for President, Kanye tweeted this.
BILL COSBY INNOCENT !!!!!!!!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 9, 2016
Obviously Jeopardy episodes are not taped live (in fact, they’re taped months in advance), so Deutsch is a victim of bad timing more than anything else, but that didn’t help him, or his idol’s, case.
After the episode aired, Deutsch fired off a tweet to Kanye, but the Twitter mob didn’t seem to care all that much.
@kanyewest you better than this
— Sam Deutsch (@samdman95) February 10, 2016
Here are some of the tweets about Deutsch’s Kanye love from angry Jeopardy viewers:
The guy from USC just talked about liking Kanye. He should be easy to beat…… #jeopardy
— Jeremy Elleman (@JElleman12) February 10, 2016
SHOUTOUTS TO SAM ON JEOPARDY HE SAID "KANYE IS MY INSPIRATION.. FOR EVERYTHING AND HE VOTING FOR HIM FOR PREZ"
— yo delilah my guy (@pinksostuckup) February 10, 2016
The contestant on Jeopardy is promoting Kanye West right now. This guy should get disqualified right now for ruining the show. #KanyeIsTrash
— Jack-William (@JackBarotta) February 10, 2016
Deutsch won his semifinal match and will play in the Championship Finals later this week. At least Deutsch didn’t flub two pathetically easy SEC football questions while going to an SEC school.
If you are so inclined, you can follow Deutsch on Twitter here for inspiration from future President Yeezy.
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