{"id":2543672,"date":"2026-01-19T14:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miami-beach-mayor-disgusted-by-kanye-west-song-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:02:42","slug":"miami-beach-mayor-disgusted-by-kanye-west-song-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miami-beach-mayor-disgusted-by-kanye-west-song-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Beach mayor &#8216;disgusted&#8217; by Kanye West song"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmiami-beach-mayor-disgusted-by-kanye-west-song-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2543672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner publicly condemned a group of influencers and controversial figures who chanted Nazi slogans and requested Ye&#8217;s song titled &#8220;Heil Hitler&#8221; be played at the Vend\u00f4me nightclub after filming themselves blasting it in a limousine. Meiner, who is Jewish, called the footage &#8220;deeply disturbed and disgusted,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-loudoun-county-gop-voters-cite-inflation-and-schools-while-democrats-worry-for-democracy\/\" title=\"In Loudoun County, GOP Voters Cite Inflation And Schools While Democrats Worry For \u2018Democracy\u2019\">noting family members<\/a> were among Holocaust victims. The song, released independently by Ye (formerly Kanye West) and later retitled &#8220;Hallelujah&#8221; on streaming services, contains lyrics that glorify Hitler and reference extremist imagery.<\/p>\n<p>Vend\u00f4me apologized, calling the incident &#8220;deeply offensive and unacceptable,&#8221; while those in the video mostly brushed off criticism on social media. attendees named in coverage include Nick Fuentes, influencers Sneako and Clavicular, and andrew and Tristan Tate; some have faced serious allegations or controversy previously. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident drew widespread attention online<\/a>, prompted political reactions (including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying the Tate brothers were not welcome), and came amid broader concerns about rising antisemitism and efforts to combat hate speech.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Miami Beach mayor &lsquo;disgusted&rsquo; by nightclub playing Kanye West song<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2470933\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner condemned a group of internet personalities &ldquo;glorifying Hitler&rdquo; by requesting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3839855\/abandon-all-hope-ye-who-enter-here-in-whose-name-doumentary-review\/\">Ye song &ldquo;Heil Hitler&rdquo;<\/a> at a nightclub Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meiner, a Jew himself who wears the yarmulke, was reacting to white nationalist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3913396\/brett-cooper-warns-efforts-to-censor-nick-fuentes-will-only-prompt-more-interest\/\">Nick Fuentes<\/a>, influencers Sneako, Clavicular, Myron, Justin Waller, and alleged human traffickers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3483662\/andrew-tate-west-strong-monogamy-polygamy\/\">Andrew Tate<\/a> and Tristan Tate, who were in Miami Beach Sunday night. The group filmed themselves blasting the song inside what appeared to be a limousine before the song was played inside of a nightclub.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4424078\/politicians-swearing-contrived-not-authentic-joe-concha\/\">Uptick in politicians swearing is &#8216;contrived&#8217; instead of &#8216;authentic&#8217;: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4422465\/stephen-miller-joins-backlash-star-trek-spinoff-wants-william-shatner-return\/\">Stephen Miller joins backlash against Star Trek spinoff, calls for William Shatner&#8217;s return<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4422270\/reality-tv-star-declares-2026-austin-mayoral-run-learns-live-on-tv-election-is-in-2028\/\">Reality TV star declares 2026 Austin mayoral run, learns live on TV election is in 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday, a group of &lsquo;influencers&rsquo; came to the Vendome nightclub in Miami Beach chanting Nazi slogans that glorified the Holocaust &mdash; symbols of hatred, genocide, and one of the darkest chapters in human history,&rdquo; Meiner wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am deeply disturbed and disgusted by these videos of twisted individuals glorifying Hitler and the murder of millions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime murdered six million Jewish people with a mission to exterminate the entire Jewish nation,&rdquo; Meiner said. &ldquo;Numerous members of my grandparents family were among the six million slaughtered and tortured by Hitler and the Nazis. May their memory be a blessing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meiner is in his second term as mayor. He is a former Republican who switched to no party affiliation in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The song by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, which has changed its title to &ldquo;Hallelujah&rdquo; to remain on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billboard-confirms-morgan-wallen-has-2021s-top-selling-album-across-all-genres\/\" title=\"Billboard Confirms: Morgan Wallen Has 2021\u2019s Top Selling Album Across All Genres\">music streaming platforms<\/a>, includes lyrics expressing his frustration with his life at the time of its independent release in early 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Man these people took my kids from me, then they froze my bank account. I got so much anger in me, got no way to take it out. Think I&rsquo;m stuck in the matrix,&rdquo; Ye raps in the song. &ldquo;So I became a Nazi, yeah, b****, I&rsquo;m the villain. N**** heil Hitler, a**** heil Hitler. They don&rsquo;t understand the things I say on Twitter. All my n***** Nazis, n*****, heil Hitler.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vend&ocirc;me apologized for the incident in a statement of its own, calling the song&rsquo;s playing &ldquo;deeply offensive and unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: &ldquo;We want to be unequivocally clear: Vend&ocirc;me and our hospitality group do not condone antisemitism, hate speech, or prejudice of any kind. These values are fundamentally opposed to who we are and the environment we strive to create.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our ownership and leadership reflect a diverse group of partners, backgrounds, and faiths including members of the Jewish community and we are deeply disturbed by the harm caused by this incident and the circulation of this footage,&rdquo; the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>Those included in the video brushed off criticism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wonder why clubs don&rsquo;t issue apologies for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miami-beach-mayor-disgusted-by-kanye-west-song\/\" title=\"Miami Beach ... &#039;...&#039; by Kan... West ...\">music glorifying black<\/a> and black violence,&rdquo; Sneako responded on X to Vend&ocirc;me&rsquo;s statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wonder why clubs don&rsquo;t issue apologies for music glorifying black and black violence. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcgFaOLK6C\">pic.twitter.com\/AcgFaOLK6C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNEAKO (@sneako) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sneako\/status\/2012986230334525854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We are everywhere on social media, you cant scroll anywhere without seeing this collab, and you think this is somehow negative?&rdquo; Clavicular <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Clavicular0\/status\/2013006729856827638?s=20\">wrote on X Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback was on a livestream with Clavicular and Sneako, and defended his &ldquo;good convo&rdquo; with them by writing they are &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/j_fishback\/status\/2012007541824200704?s=20\">both very smart guys<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1895144247067640007\">said the Tate brothers<\/a> were not welcome in Florida after they were released from Romania. In Europe, the Tates were facing charges of human trafficking of minors, rape, and money laundering. DeSantis also said the state&rsquo;s attorney general &ldquo;is looking into what state hooks and jurisdictions we have to deal with this,&rdquo; but no charges have been filed in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4364220\/antisemitism-task-force-after-split-heritage-foundation\/\"><strong>THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION&rsquo;S FORMER ANTISEMITISM TASK FORCE AFTER ITS SPLIT WITH THE THINK TANK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida has the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/jewish-population-in-the-united-states-by-state\">third-largest Jewish population<\/a> in the U.S., with over 700,000 Jewish people or 3% of Florida residents.<\/p>\n<p>The footage of the group inside their limousine and inside the nightclub has received millions of views on X. This comes as Israel is gearing up to host its second annual&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4420583\/israel-award-charlie-kirk-fighting-antisemitism\/\">International Conference on Combating Antisemitism<\/a>. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s first executive orders during his second term had a few about measures to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\">combat antisemitism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami mayor outraged by nightclub playing Ye song<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2543673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24036669067074.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36238,49969,71423,54705,46040],"class_list":["post-2543672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-news","tag-kanye-west","tag-mayor-reaction","tag-miami-beach","tag-music-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24036669067074.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2543672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2543676,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543672\/revisions\/2543676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2543673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2543672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2543672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2543672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}