Edward Snowden, it seems, has also been following Kanye West's bizarre Tweetstorm with a mixture of bemusement and, well, pity.
West has been tweeting relentlessly since the release of his latest album, The Life of Pablo, making rather bold claims in the process. From asking Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion in "Kanye West ideas" to the gendered use of brah vs. bruh, it seemed no topic was off limits for Yeezy.
Mark Zuckerberg invest 1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg I know it’s your bday but can you please call me by 2mrw…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
...on another note, can brah be the girl verson of bruh???
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
Please for all music lovers. Please subscribe to tidal!!! I decided not to sell my album for another week. Please subscribe to tidal.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
That last tweet appears to have caught the eye of Snowden on Monday, and the NSA whistleblower was quick to compare West's plea for downloads to another cringe-worthy moment — one that Jeb(!) Bush probably won't soon be forgetting.
"please clap" https://t.co/iAHUHlN3X1
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 15, 2016
"Please clap" stems from a now-infamous speech the presidential hopeful made to a crowd in New Hampshire. Bush's audience was less than enthused by his rhetoric, so much so that he had to defeatedly ask them to applaud when he finished his less-than-fiery spiel about protecting the country.
You can watch the cringe-worthy moment below, if you're into that sort of schadenfreude.
Anyway, the Internet promptly exploded following Snowden's pithy comparison.
@Snowden @fart @kanyewest Edward Snowden should be pardoned just for this tweet.
— Jimfromla (@Jimfromla) February 15, 2016
@Snowden @kanyewest there is no level of owned over getting owned by Snowden.
— SkipperBlue (@SkippleBlue) February 15, 2016
Don't feel too bad for Yeezy, though. Even the most scorching burns can't shake his confidence.
I know I can make the world a better place… I have done the impossible … I retook the throne of rap… I beat the fashion game…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I am the Jordan and Steph Curry of music, meaning I'm the best of 2 generations.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016