Amber Rose, Joy Reid clash online over pro-Trump speech and social media brought the receipts

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The intense online exchange between Amber Rose and MSNBC correspondent Joy Reid has garnered quite the attention over the past few days, drawing in opinions from all corners of the internet. On Monday, Amber Rose, widely known for dating rappers Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, 21 Savage and advocacy work with the Slut Walk, surprised many by speaking at the Republican National Convention. Rose attributed her sudden shift in views on Trump to her father’s influence, declaring that Trump and his supporters are inclusive of all races and sexual orientations. “And that’s when it hit me: These are my people. This is where I belong,” she proclaimed during her speech. Joy Reid, however, was not convinced. On her MSNBC show, Reid questioned the Republican Party’s decision to even feature Rose in the first place. “She’s a racially ambiguous—I don’t wanna say she’s Black because she has said she’s not,” Reid remarked, referencing Rose’s high-profile relationship with Kanye West and her cultural ties to the Black community despite her biracial identity.& & Reid continued, “And to say that this is the person who is the endorser of Donald Trump, who you should trust when she won’t even claim the culture that brought...

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