Yeah, he occasionally says some dumb things. I've caught a few myself in the dozens of hours of interviews I've watched over the past few years. But since I agree with him 95% of the time and I don't expect someone who isn't terminally online to know the political trajectory of every pundit who interviews him, I'm willing to overlook it.
I am a patron of this podcast so I was glad to see him give them an interview:
The Cornel West Interview | The Mau Mau Hour with Pascal Robert - YouTube