Snoop Dogg faces backlash over his decision to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration
Snoop Dogg performed at the Inaugural Crypto Ball, President Trump’s inauguration ceremony. His social media fan following has decreased rapidly after he appeared as the featured performer at the ceremony on January 17, reports Newsweek.
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The first-ever Crypto Ball was hosted by new White House AI and “Crypto Czar” David Sacks in Washington D.C. It was not an official inauguration event. Donald Trump himself was absent from the ceremony. This event aligned with Donald Trump’s pro-crypto stance, as he has shown support for cryptocurrencies by appointing pro-crypto officials.
The backlash for the rapper
Snoop Dogg was once known as a vocal critic of President Trump. Now, after his involvement in the event, he has seen a huge fall in his followers on social media. Despite the rapper’s response to the criticism where he said he was “going nowhere”, the backlash has continued, with many fans deciding not to stick by him.
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Just a day after the Crypto Ball event, Snoop Dogg has lost 59,458 followers on Instagram, reports Newsweek, followed by a dip of 49,777 and 69,947 on the following two days respectively. On January 21, he saw a biggest dip in his followers, when 85,317 followers opted to unfollow him. This was also the day of Trump’s official swearing-in ceremony. He lost more followers on following days, ranging from 16,000 to 45,000 in a day. On January 30, the Californian rapper lost 16,102
