Ice Cube has stated that he is not endorsing anyone for the upcoming presidential election. After Trump administration senior official Katrina Pierson thanked him for “for his willingness to step up and work with Donald Trump” on The Platinum Plan, a plan that is set to help create 3 million jobs for Black Americans, make Juneteenth a national holiday and more, the rapper has received much backlash for this.

According to Brooklyn Vegan, a Twitter user resurfaced an old tweet made by the rapper in 2016 where he tweeted “I will never endorse a mothafucka like Donald Trump! EVER!!!,” to which then he replied back saying “I haven’t endorsed anybody.”  He was also involved in some controversy  Cube responded on Twitter, saying “Black progress is a bipartisan issue. When we created the Contract With Black America “we excepted [sic] to talk to both sides f the isle. Talking truth to power is part of the process.”

Black progress is a bipartisan issue. When we created the Contract With Black America we excepted to talk to both sides of the isle. Talking truth to power is part of the process.

— Ice Cube (@icecube) October 15, 2020

In a tweet made by The Washington Post, the magazine outlet tweeted a link to an article with the actual tweet saying  “Ice Cube once rapped about arresting Trump. Now he’s advising the president on policy plans.” Cube then tweeted, “I will advise anybody on the planet who has the power to help Black Americans close the enormous wealth gap.”

I will advise anybody on the planet who has the power to help Black Americans close the enormous wealth gap. https://t.co/l0HylC5JCV

— Ice Cube (@icecube) October 15, 2020

In 2018, the rapper released a track called “Arrest the President,” which the song’s lyrics call for the arrest of President Trump, accusing him of treason.