Citations:cape for

Verb: "(US, slang, idiomatic) to defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy"

 * 2016, Ken Makin, "Clinton-Trump debacle underscores gross misunderstanding of politics", Urban Pro Weekly, 6 October - 12 October 2016, page 5:
 * A lot of African-Americans believe the answer is Clinton, mostly because "she's not Trump" and because President Barack Obama is shamelessly caping for her.
 * 2017, Laila Nur, quoted in Jordan Green, "Far-right groups converge behind anti-sharia message in Raleigh", Triad City Beat, 14 June - 20 June 2017, page 9:
 * Many times, you see white supremacist groups caping for women to mask their agenda of white nationalism.
 * 2017, Craig D. Lindsey, "Black Twitter went wild for 'Panther' movie. The comic books didn’t fare as well.", The News & Observer, 23 June 2017:
 * As someone who doesn't mind change in comics, it would be nice if the same people who caped for the "Black Panther" trailer would react the same way when "Black Panther" titles&mdash;or other comic books featuring more soulful superheroes&mdash;come out in the future.
 * 2017, Mindy Isser [organizer], quoted by Aubrey Whelan [journalist] in "For Philly's socialists, election wins signal momentum", The Philadelphia Inquirer, 15 November 2017:
 * "I can't believe I'm out here caping for a politician."
 * 2018, Tyrus Townsend, "To André With Adoration", Bleu Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 56 (2018), page 91:
 * Whether privileged or marginalized, one thing is for sure: André stays caping for us while wearing customized Dapper Dan capes!
 * 2019, Julian Lutz, "Elizabeth Warren has authenticity", The Hawk (Saint Joseph's University), 3 April 2019, page 8:
 * Biden is the old man who once caped for systematic racism;
 * 2019, Julian Lutz, "Elizabeth Warren has authenticity", The Hawk (Saint Joseph's University), 3 April 2019, page 8:
 * Biden is the old man who once caped for systematic racism;