Rapper Latto Mocked For Political Ignorance After Viral Video

Rapper Latto, a Planned Parenthood supporter who backed Stacey Abrams’ political campaigns in the past, is getting roasted for not being able to answer a simple question in a video that has gone viral on social media. 

The 26-year-old recording artist, whose legal name is Alyssa Stephens, can be seen in the clip in a jewelry store as a salesman offers her a $2,000 discount if she can solve a small riddle.

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The video begins with Latto putting on her glasses, which she claims make her “smarter.”

“So $2,000 off if you can give me [the] right answer,” the salesman says. “The 45th president of [the] USA and the 47th president of the USA, they both have the same parents. How is that possible?”

“They both got the same parents…” Latto says, looking off into the distance with a puzzled expression. “The 45th president of the USA and the 47th president got the same parents…”

She repeats the facts while trying to puzzle them out.

“They got the same parents because… God made us all,” Latto replies. “And we all got the same parents.” 

The jeweler laughs at that suggestion, prompting the rapper to attempt another answer. “Because we not [sic] on this 47th president yet,” she says. 

Finally, the man reveals the answer that the 45th and the 47th presidents are the same person: Donald Trump.

Comments on the video were filled with mockery. 

“Her vote counts the same as yours btw,” one person observed.

“Scary, isn’t it,” another wrote.

“This is who the liberals listen to when they endorse Presidential candidates,” said a third commenter. 

The Atlanta-based performer has been politically active in the past. She invited Democratic candidate Abrams onto the stage during a concert in 2022 while she was performing the song “PXSSY.” 

“I’m not going to interrupt your fun. I just want to remind you if you believe ‘it’s my body, my choice,’ I need your vote! You gotta show up. This is our time. This is our choice and this is our year. I need your big energy! Let’s get it done,” Abrams said.

That same year, the “Big Energy” rapper teamed up with Planned Parenthood to create a public service announcement for abortion.

“We already know who’s going to be hurt the most by these ridiculous abortion bans: Black women, Brown women, the LGBTQ+ community, and communities with low incomes,” Latto said in a statement at the time. “Because of this country’s history of racism and discrimination, these folks already have a hard time getting the health care they need. We all deserve to be safe and it’s every person’s right to make decisions about their own bodies.”