No one is enjoying Kanye West's public admiration and "love" for President Donald Trump – and the widespread disappointment it has caused – more than Trump himself. On Friday morning, Trump tweeted his admiration for West and credited Chance the Rapper after he lent support to West amid his series of MAGA tweets this week. The "Coloring Book" rapper quickly denounced Trump's praise in an apology on Twitter. 

Ever since West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, insisted that he is a "free thinker" for supporting Trump and that perhaps people who don't understand simply need to "unlearn linear thinking," Trump and his supporters have enjoyed elevating West as an example of a black man who is in line with the Trump administration. 

Chance the Rapper also appeared to join Trump's good graces when he tweeted on Wednesday, "Black people don’t have to be [Democrats]," amid the public backlash toward West. Many criticized Chance the Rapper's tweet as misguided, considering the backlash was directed toward West's support of Trump – not his political affiliation.

But Trump nonetheless has continued to revel in his perceived newfound support. Earlier this week, the Trump campaign made efforts to profit from West's tweets, and now the president is asserting that West has been a "great service" to the black community. Trump, who has received criticism for emboldening white supremacists both during his campaign and as president, is now claiming authority to say who has been a great service to the black community. What's more, the president credited Chance the Rapper as someone who understands. He also touted historic low black and Hispanic unemployment rates, despite many economists agreeing black unemployment rates decreased during President Barack Obama's administration. 

"Kanye West has performed a great service to the Black Community – Big things are happening and eyes are being opened for the first time in Decades – Legacy Stuff!" he wrote on Twitter. "Thank you also to Chance and Dr. Darrell Scott, they really get it (lowest Black & Hispanic unemployment in history)."

But Chance the Rapper quickly distanced himself from the Trump administration hours after Trump's tweet. He issued an apology calling his previous tweet "a deflection from the real conversation." 

Chance insisted that his tweets were in support of his "family" Kanye West, not in support of Trump. 

"I'd never support anyone who has made a career out of hatred, racism and discrimination," he wrote in part. He added that he understood why people were disappointed in his words and that he hopes his past actions, his apology and his future advocacy will make up for his "poorly timed comments." 

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