In a recent interview with DJ Whoo Kid, Atlanta-born rapper T.I. said he wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton because women are inherently emotional and irrational.
"I just know that women make rash decisions emotionally," T.I. explained. "It's kind of like it didn't happen or they didn't mean for it to happen." The Grammy winner argued that "the world ain't ready" for a female president, citing the age-old concern that women in power are somehow more likely to set off a nuke than men.
"I think you might be able to get the Loch Ness Monster elected before [a woman]," he theorized.
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It didn't take long, however, before backlash prompted the rapper to apologize:
Perhaps T.I. acted... irrationally.