'I like Hitler': Balaclava-clad Kanye West has 'full mental health breakdown' on Alex Jones podcast alongside white supremacist Nick Fuentes as he spouts MORE anti-Semitic bile - and encourage people to visit R. Kelly and Weinstein in prison

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Kanye West said he 'likes' and 'loves' Hitler', defended Nazis and denied the Holocaust on Thursday during an unhinged appearance on Alex Jones' podcast Infowars that many viewers described as a live on-air mental breakdown. 

Wearing a fabric mask to cover his entire face, West ranted: 'I see good things about Hilter... every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler.'

Later, he said the Germans 'had a really good leader at one point', and denied that Hitler had ordered the deaths of six million Jews. 

'He didn't kill six million Jews. That's just factually incorrect,' West said in what were by some measure, his most anti-Semitic remarks to date.

'I'm not trying to be shocking. I like Hitler. The Holocaust is not what happened... Hitler has a lot of redeeming qualities,' he said. 

Even Jones, who is no stranger to controversy, seemed visibly uncomfortable at times throughout the three hour broadcast.  

Kanye West (left) appears on Alex Jones' podcast Infowars on Thursday with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Kanye - who now goes by 'Ye' - said he 'likes Hitler' and that he 'brought value' 

West made the inflammatory remarks during an appearance on Alex Jones podcast Infowars, where he also called Jared Kushner a 'Zionist' and encouraged people to visit convicted sex offenders Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly in prison.

West sat next to Jones, with a bible placed in front of him. At times, he held what looked like a fishing net and struggled with a bottle of YooHoo.

Alex Jones and Kanye West on Infowars on Thursday 

He encouraged Kanye to take off his mask and repeatedly asked him what time his flight was, insisting that he does not like Hitler. 

He also however tried to minimize the live, escalating backlash, saying critics were trying to 'censor' the rapper, and celebrated the fact that it was his most-watched broadcast of 2022. 

During the show, the House Judiciary Committee deleted an old tweet praising West, saying 'enough is enough'. 

West acted out a fake conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nentanyahu, talked about his divorce from Kim Kardashian and turning to alcohol and 'threesomes' afterwards, and referred to a 2024 presidential campaign as a 'walk to the [White] House.' 

He also made repeated reference to Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel who is also Jewish, claiming he tried to 'ruin his life' and goading him with anti-Semitic remarks. 

'If they go and 5150 me and try to lobotomize me, or they put me in prison, it just proves what I'm saying and it's going to spark the high schools, grammar schools, colleges that say enough is enough. 

'I have the right to speak out loud.

'That is our first amendment and it's a shame that you have to be considered to be on the spectrum to have enough courage to speak out loud. 

'You guys have beaten me to a pulp but I'm not afraid. You can call me crazy, you can take the money...but Jesus is king and I love everyone. This is love speech.' 

'I love Jewish people, I love supermodels,' he said.   

The pair were joined by white supremacist Nick Fuentes, who had lunch with West and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

Agreeing with Fuentes, West said he was 'pro Putin' and 'pro-Russia', and he defended Balenciaga against claims of exploiting children, saying: 'Everyone in the sex business is as bad as the pedophiles.' 

West, who is banned from Twitter, allowed Jones to use his phone and account to tweet on Thursday 

During the three-hour broadcast, Jones' assistants printed out his tweet on Kanye's account. The rapper signed it 

West took aim at Hollywood super agent Ari Emanuel and his clothing designer wife Sarah Staudinger (left) and President Barack Obama. He claimed Obama 'killed Palestinians' and 'wasn't the first black president' 

He addressed his divorce from Kim Kardashian, saying: 'Since I lost my wife, since I lost my family and was no longer the priest in my home and have the say so, I was frustrated and I let the devil come and get me. 

'I let the devil pull me in. Next thing you know I'm at New Year's Eve parties having threesomes.' 

'Hulu doesn't love you Kim,' West said of his ex-wife who now stars in a show on the streaming platform

West sat next to Jones, with a bible placed in front of him. 

Speaking of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, he said: 'She was pushed into the sex tape, she was pushed into saying she had sex with Pete Davidson in front of a fireplace. 

'Hulu doesn't love you, Kim. Disney does not love you, Kim. Come home, Kim. Come home to Christ. 

'Go to God. Go to Jesus. Go marry Tom brady, but get married and use your platform as an influence to keep families together.' 

Later in the show, he said: 'I do love Hitler, I do love the Zionists, I love everyone.' 

He then said he felt his mother Donda - who died in 2007 from complications after plastic surgery - died as a 'Zionist sacrifice.' 

In one particularly worrying outburst, he said: 'The only celebrity that I rock with is Ray Jay. Come see me. 

'Come see God's child right now. I want it. I wanna see my mama. You can't touch 'in Jesus name' baby.' 

West also urged Elon Musk to allow Jones back on Twitter  - something he vowed never to do. 

Musk responded to West's tweets and outbursts on Twitter, saying: 'Jesus taught love, kindness and forgiveness. 

'I used to think that turning the other cheek was weak & foolish, but I was the fool for not appreciating its profound wisdom.' 

West brought with him a fishing net that he used to mock Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right). He had several fake conversations with the net during the show, talking about Hitler and Zionism 

West allowed the Infowars team to  use his Twitter account because many of them are banned from the site. They shared these posts 

Among others, the backlash against West's recent comments was immediate and severe. 

In a joint statement, Rabbi Marvin Hier and the Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a global Jewish human rights organization, said: 'History teaches us that words and ideas can have profound consequences. Kanye West’s serial anti-Semitism is now accompanied with the deconstruction of evil. 

'Louis Farrakhan, America’s godfather of hate called Hitler ‘a great man.’

'Following in his footsteps, Kanye West—influencer of millions—now touts Hitler as ‘bringing something of value to the table.’ 

'Yes Kanye, what Hitler brought to the table was genocide, racism, and a world war that killed tens of millions and almost destroyed our civilization. 

'Before he had the power to act, back in 1919, Hitler already outlined his vision of ‘the final removal of Jews."' 

Actor Michael Rappaport fumed in a social media video: 'You're bringing up the most despicable person ever and saying there's good in him? In a gimp mask? You think Adolf Hitler wouldn't have thrown you in an oven or shot your a** in the street and not even thought twice about it? 'You dumb f**k. There's no good in him. 

'And at this point I believe what was good in you has gone. Your mother, God rest her soul, would be ashamed of you. Your mother would have been ashamed of you and what you've become.' 

DailyMail.com columnist Meghan McCain tweeted: 'F**k Kanye and everyone who keeps giving him a platform.' 

Even far-right commentators were appalled with his remarks. 

Former President Trump, who welcomed Kanye to Mar-a-Lago for lunch with Fuentes recently, did not respond immediately to inquiries about the podcast. 

It remains unclear if West will continue to be allowed to use Twitter, run by Elon Musk, or if his music will still be hosted on streaming services including Spotify. 

The rapper had already lost business partnerships with Adidas and Gap before the anti-Semitism row erupted. 

He has been almost entirely cut off from the entertainment and fashion industries that he previously dominated, and has a fraught relationship with ex-wife Kim Kardashian. 

West, in a mask that is believed to be made by embattled designer Balenciaga, spent three hours on the podcast