Musician Snoop Dogg, who is well-known for taking strong positions on social and political issues, has changed his mind about former President Donald Trump. Distinguishing himself from his earlier criticisms of Trump, Snoop Dogg expressed appreciation and deference for the former president, mainly for his choice to pardon Michael Harris.
Snoop Dogg, 52, opened up about his current opinions of Trump in an interview with The Sunday Times, emphasizing the benefits of Trump’s actions to both his personal and professional lives. He made special notice of Michael “Harry-O” Harris’s pardon. Harris is a person directly connected to Death Row Records, the record label that greatly aided Snoop Dogg’s early career. Snoop Dogg expressed gratitude to Trump in 2021 for commuting Harris’s sentence. In 2022, Snoop Dogg acquired Death Row Records. Harris was incarcerated for a considerable amount of time due to accusations of attempted murder and conspiracy.
This show of deference is a far cry from Snoop Dogg’s earlier public criticism of Trump and his administration. In the music video for “Lavender,” which he released in 2017, Snoop Dogg played Trump as a clown and pretended to shoot him. He also made a strong statement in a social media video in 2020, sharply condemning Trump and his followers.
Snoop Dogg has long been known to be politically involved. His Instagram post in 2012, when Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were running for president, gained a lot of attention when he openly endorsed Obama and gave his reasons for not supporting Romney.
Snoop Dogg remained silent when asked if he would adopt a similar position in the present political environment, suggesting that he was considering the opposing viewpoints on the matter.
Requests for comments on these events were not immediately answered by Snoop Dogg’s or Donald Trump’s representatives. Snoop Dogg’s recent change in attitude toward Trump is an example of how dynamic and nuanced prominent personalities’ political opinions can be, particularly when considering their own experiences and the shifting political environment of the country.