Ice Cube defended working with the Trump administration last night (October 28) during an appearance on The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.
The rapper, who was born O'Shea Jackson, talked about an initiative he had set up known as the Contract With Black America (CWBA). The aim of the project is to help the Black community improve their quality of life, financially and socially.
Rewatch the highlights of the first presidential debate:Although the contract is bipartisan, Ice Cube has been criticized for only having worked with the Trump administration so far.
Katrina Pierson, a senior advisor in the Trump administration tweeted earlier this month:
"Shoutout to [Ice Cube] for his willingness to step up and work with [the Trump administration] to help develop the [Platinum Plan]. Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate. Thank you for leading!"
Per the Independent, the Platinum Plan is a four-year program with the aim of creating three million new jobs for Black Americans.
"I'm done playing this politic [sp] game," said Ice Cube on Trevor Noah's show, per Yahoo. "Joining sides, to me that, that doesn't get the job done. You know, what gets the job done is to try to make a deal with whoever is in power."
"You know, the Trump campaign put out those headlines," Ice Cube added. "But you know, you got both the sides putting out headlines."
Ice Cube also said per Yahoo that he had decided against taking part in a Zoom call with Kamala Harris, the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, because he felt the conversation would not be productive.
This comes days after the 51-year-old rapper appeared on Fox News, telling the conservative news channel that he is "willing to meet with anybody who could bring this to life and make it a reality."
This is how official documents of the Contract With Black America introduce the initiative:
"As citizens and lawmakers both, we are joining to demand the Contract with Black America be addressed immediately to finally create the 'more perfect union' all Americans deserve.
"As such, it is time for a complete paradigm shift in how we run our institutions and operate our country. The problems facing America are too deep and wide to simply reform one area or another.
"Long-lasting solutions demand a comprehensive thorough 'rethink' of America so that each new approach in each area supports the success of the others. This Contract with Black America will provide conceptual approaches in several areas."