Kanye West has been making crazy news after his erratic appearances at the White House last week. While he’s been dividing many fans, one fan is here for it. 

“Kanye’s an artist, and he’s a genius,” Dave Chappelle said during a recent interview on CNN’s The Van Jones Show. “I think the angle he’s seeing things from is about the division. And he’s not inconsistent with what he’s saying. For instance, a decade ago he was saying he wanted to take the Confederate flag and re-appropriate it.”

He continued, “I’m not mad at Kanye West, that’s my brother. I love him, I support him, I buy his albums. I don’t have to agree with everything that he says, I just trust him as a person of intent.”

Dave’s support was welcomed with awkward silence from the audience. When it comes to Trump, he stated that he doesn’t even mention his name where he lives in rural southern Ohio: “In the name of safety, I don’t tell them anything about that guy,” he explained. “I don’t think I can change anybody’s mind.”