Kanye West announced on the Fourth of July that he is running for president. It’s unclear if he plans to run in 2020 or a future election.
We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION
— ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020
West tweeted: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION.”
His wife, Kim Kardashian West, seemed to confirm the news. She retweeted West’s tweet with an American flag emoji.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 5, 2020
West hinted at a 2020 presidential run during the 2015 VMA Awards after he was given the Video Vanguard Award by Taylor Swift, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
West visited President Donald Trump at the White House in 2018 where the two discussed criminal justice reform.
West’s decision to run is something of a late registration. He would have to register as an independent in several states to make his way to the ballot since he is unlikely to unseat Trump as the Republican Party nominee or former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic Party nominee.
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