A Texas mayor is standing up against plans for Kanye West to perform in her city due to antisemitic comments he has made in the past.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has called for a July 4 concert featuring the rapper, who now goes by Ye, to be cancelled in a social media post.
“I support canceling the @kanyewest concert,” Jones, 45, wrote Saturday on X. “Military City USA should not host someone with a record of hate speech and antisemitic comments in a city-funded facility like our Alamodome—not ever, and certainly not on July 4th, our Nation’s 250th birthday.”
She added, “Standing up to antisemitism is exactly what it takes to achieve a more perfect Union.”
The controversial artist’s scheduled performance at the Alamodome is just the latest instance of his recent tour sparking backlash due to West’s history of antisemitism, which has included releasing a song called “Heil Hitler” and advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website.
I support canceling the @kanyewest concert.
— Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones (@Mayor_GOJ) June 20, 2026
Military City USA should not host someone with a record of hate speech and antisemitic comments in a city-funded facility like our Alamodome—not ever, and certainly not on July 4th, our Nation’s 250th birthday.
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During the European leg of the tour, the U.K. government banned West from entering the country because of his comments, which led to the three-day Wireless Festival in London being cancelled. The rapper’s visa was revoked in April because the government said his presence would “not be conducive to the public good.”
Swiss football club FC Basel cancelled West’s show scheduled in June, saying: “However, after thorough review, we have decided not to proceed with the project, as we cannot, in accordance with our values, provide a platform for the artist in question within this context.”
West was also set to perform in Chorzów, which would have marked his first performance in Poland in 15 years, but the venue announced in April that it would not go ahead “due to formal and legal reasons.”
The Grammy winner postponed his planned show at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille, France, after French authorities were reportedly considering banning him from entering the country.
He said in a statement in April: “After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille,” he wrote on X. “I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends.
West also announced that his planned show at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille, France, on 11 June was postponed until further notice.
“After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille,” he wrote on X. “I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends.”
In January, West took out a full page in The Wall Street Journal to apologize for his previous comments titled: “To Those I’ve Hurt.” In the letter, he said his bipolar disorder led him to his offensive remarks and erratic behavior.
