Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder Bob Johnson urged his fellow African Americans Monday to give President-elect Donald Trump "the benefit of the doubt" after having a "great chat" with him about "business solutions to social problems" the day before. During a Thursday night show in San Jose, California, Kanye West, whose rap lyrics often deal with race issues in America, told an audience he didn’t vote on Nov. 8, but if he did, he “would have voted for Trump.”