Kim Kardashian has admitted she was left ‘mortified’ after her son Saint shared a post promoting his Fortnite account on her Instagram – just hours after Donald Trump won the presidential election.
The mother-of-four was promptly slammed for sharing such an out of touch Instagram Reel on her page – though some fans theorized at the time that her eight-year-old son was likely responsible.
Speaking on the What in the Winkler? podcast this week, the 44-year-old confirmed that the post had been created and shared by her child – leaving his mother embarrassed by the incident.
During a discussion with podcast host and her childhood friend, Zoe Winkler, Kim — who shared she feels like a single parent — was explaining how she is often reminded of the need to ‘give yourself grace’ as a parent.
‘Like if your kid says a bad word or something where you would be mortified,’ the star began. ‘Like when Saint took my phone and posted… and my publicist is writing me like “This is what you’re posting on Election Day?”
Kim Kardashian has admitted she was left ‘mortified’ after her son Saint shared a post promoting his Fortnite account on her Instagram
The 44-year-old confirmed that the post had been created and shared by her child just hours after Donald Trump won the presidential election
The Skims founder continued: ‘And I was like, “It’s a kid. He has no idea”.’
Kim then noted how it wasn’t the first time her son had caused embarrassment for her in recent weeks after she was forced to delete his YouTube account due to him sharing two posts critical of Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Skkn by Kim founder continued: ‘He like reposted a video, something about the election, and I took his account down just because he has to ask me before every post.
‘So he’s just started a Fortnite account, and I’m like… you have got to give yourself grace.’
When host Zoe pointed out that children are ‘going to make a million mistakes’, Kim agreed that she makes space for those experiences to happen.
The Kardashian star explained: ‘Sometimes I like when kids work it out themselves, and they figured it out themselves. Sometimes we have to intervene.’
The beauty mogul added that she sometimes isn’t harsh enough with her children and doesn’t always ‘make a big enough deal of things’, but noted that she has started to ‘put my foot down’.
‘If I don’t do this now and fight through the tears, as uncomfortable as that is, then they are always going to get their way,’ the reality star noted. ‘The lesson won’t be learned.’
Kim’s Instagram had a reel that simply read: ‘Please subscribe to my son’s Fortnite channel on YouTube he will pick the best players to be in his clan’
In the comments section, fans were shocked at the post – though some fans theorized at the time that her eight-year-old son was likely responsible
The morning after the election, Kim’s Instagram had a Reel that simply read: ‘Please subscribe to my son’s Fortnite channel on YouTube he will pick the best players to be in his clan.’
In the comments section, fans were shocked at the post – even using her sister Kourtney Kardashian‘s famous line to her ‘Kim, there’s people that are dying,’ – which is in reference to when she lost her diamond earrings in the ocean and Kourtney called her out for being so out of touch.
Another said: ‘Babes, read the room.’
One Instagram user sarcastically said: ‘Nah this post wins most out of touch human award lol.’
One questioned her making it public her son has a page where ‘people on the internet’ can ‘interact with your son at his age.’
Many speculated that it may have been Saint putting up the Reel promoting the page – due to the ill timing and the message of the post – just one week after she ‘deleted’ his YouTube page for his anti-Kamala posts.
The YouTube account – which was under the handle @TheGoatSaint – was ‘taken down’ by Kim in the wake of the politically-charged posts, according to The Daily Beast.
‘This page isn’t available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else,’ a message from YouTube read when clicking on the page.
Social media posts claimed Saint posted a meme of Kamala’s picture on the bottom of a shoe worn by a cartoon character who says, ‘I stepped in s***.’
The ill-timed post came just one week after Kim ‘deleted’ her son’s YouTube page for his anti-Kamala posts
According to social media posts, Saint had purportedly posted a meme that depicted a picture of the Vice President in an inflammatory manner
A number of X/Twitter users tied Saint’s posts to his father’s longstanding support for Trump.
One user tagged in Kim, writing, ‘@KimKardashian undelete please. Saint West doing right things.’
Another added a GIF of Kanye looking glum, writing, ‘So, #KimKardashian deleted Saint West’s #YouTube channel for posting how he felt politically, and she didn’t agree. Got it.’
The reality star said last month that she made Saint agree to a contract if he wanted a channel on the platform. It appeared he breached the terms of the deal just a week before Election Day.
The contract, posted on September 3 on Kardashian’s Instagram Stories, read: ‘I, Saint West, agree to follow my mom’s rules in order to have a YouTube channel. I am not allowed to comment any personal family information.’
When Saint launched his page Kim shared of a contract he had signed stating: ‘I finally allowed Saint to have a YouTube Channel after signing an extensive contract. Please Subscribe!’
Saint also agreed to not film any footage containing ‘any personal information’ or ‘while North is recording music.’
It continued: ‘I must show my mom or guardian all videos before I post them.
‘I give permission to any grown up if mom says to delete my video for any reason. If I don’t listen to all of the rules, mom could make my page private or delete my account.’
She posted an image of the contract that on her social media platform with the caption: ‘I finally allowed Saint to have a YouTube Channel after signing an extensive contract. Please Subscribe!’
She added that ‘Saint signed a solid contract for this YouTube Channel’ and ‘he better not breach’ the agreed-upon terms.
Kim – who shares daughters North, 11, and Chicago, six, and sons Saint, eight, and Psalm, five, with her ex-husband, 47 – had ties to both presidential candidates amid her criminal justice reform efforts in recent years.