1/17/2017 12:12 PM PST
EXCLUSIVE
Chuck D doesn’t think people should be going after Steve Harvey for rubbing elbows with Donald Trump … because he thinks it’s vital to have someone keeping tabs on the Prez-elect.
The leader of Public Enemy tells TMZ … certain members of the black community need to sit face-to-face with any perceived adversary so they can find out what’s really going down with the new administration … and let everyone else know.
On the flip side, Chuck says it’s great so many artists and entertainers are protesting this year’s inauguration … but it doesn’t have to be everybody.
Translation — we gotta stick together for the next 4 years … but having an inside man or 2 will only help the cause.