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Waka Flocka Flame will probably be showing at a gala hosted by Black conservatives for the second inauguration of Donald Trump, with Antonio Brown among the many different featured friends.
As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches later this month, a number of occasions are being finalized. One in all them would be the Legacy of Freedom Ball, organized by the Black Conservatives Federation, which has added Waka Flocka Flame to its lineup of friends. The federation has promised “a night of magnificence and unparalleled celebration” to honor Trump for his second presidential time period. Nonetheless, the addition of Waka Flocka Flame has drawn derision to the occasion from observers. “Embarrassing,” was the commentary from activist Deray Mckesson in a publish sharing the flyer on X, previously Twitter.
Embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/3nenAwJIdo
— deray (@deray) December 30, 2024
The opposite friends which have been to the gala embrace Brooklyn rapper Fivio Overseas, former NFL star receiver Antonio Brown, former ESPN host and sports activities journalist Sage Steele, former Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll, and evangelist Dr. Alveda King, the niece of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King and Steele will function honorary occasion chairs together with two Republican members of Congress, Florida Consultant Byron Donalds and Texas Consultant Wesley Hunt. Famous conservative media determine Kimberly Klacik will function the mistress of ceremonies.
Waka Flocka’s inclusion within the occasion is unsurprising, contemplating that he’s been an avid supporter of Donald Trump publicly since early final yr. The Queens-born, Atlanta-based artist even declared that if Vice President Kamala Harris had gained the presidential election in November, he would depart the US. He defended his place in a publish on X, previously Twitter, final July.
“Trump nonetheless my president. I don’t have to face with a pink hat or dance [on] stage for cash in my pockets,” he continued. “[It] Didn’t push me [in] this route. That is my alternative like I select to not eat pork, however do this make me hate pork lovers or disrespect their character…nor will I act like [it].” Waka Flocka Flame was not alone in declaring his assist of Trump both on the rap entrance, as Fivio Overseas was current at a Trump rally final yr. They be part of Kodak Black, who has gone on file of supporting the president-elect after receiving a pardon from him again in 2021.
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