“So, I reached out to [independent presidential candidate Jade Simmons] to possibly be my vice-president, my running mate,” Kanye West said to Z93 JAMZ radio personality Kris Kaylin ahead of his July 19 campaign rally in South Carolina.
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Kanye West announced he’s running for President in 2020 on July 4. Now, he’s taking to Forbes (you know, the mag he has drama with regularly) to detail his plan… and the interview is nothing short of WILD.
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Editor Randall Lane took the hours-long call, where the rapper detailed insane things like he’s never voted, he contracted coronavirus in February, and he’s totally ok with taking away Black votes from the Democratic
“So, I reached out to [independent presidential candidate Jade Simmons] to possibly be my vice-president, my running mate,” Kanye West said to Z93 JAMZ radio personality Kris Kaylin ahead of his July 19 campaign rally in South Carolina.
Dave McNary Film ReporterKanye West has scheduled his first campaign event since announcing he was running for President two weeks ago.
If you've got $5,000 in the bank and a determination to crush the two-party system that has dominated the White House for most of the past 220 years, you too could become president. Never mind that a third-party candidate has not only never won the modern presidency, but, with the exception of Texas billionaire Ross Perot's renegade 1992 run that racked up nearly 19 percent of the vote, no independent candidate in the past 40 years has put up even a fraction of that in an election.
Kanye West seems to be taking his first steps in running for office. According to Federal Election Commission Form 1, Statement of Organization, signed by Andre Bodiford, the rapper is seeking the office of president under the party «BDY.» West, 43, previously stated in an interview with that it stands for «Birthday Party,» declaring, «Because when we win, it’s everybody’s birthday.»West also filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC.However, a source told ET on Wednesday that he was planning
Just days after announcing that he would be running for president in the 2020 election, Kanye West appears to have dropped out of the race. West's late entrance into the 2020 election meant that he had missed the filing deadlines to appear on various state ballots.In anticipation of his presidential campaign, the infamous MAGA-hat wearer also recently said that he no longer supports President Donald Trump.
told the magazine, “he’s out.”A representative for West didn’t immediately return a request for comment from TheWrap on whether he had ended his campaign.Also Read: Kanye West Renounces Trump Support, Declares Own Political Party the 'Birthday Party'West gave a wide-ranging interview to Forbes last week in which he renounced his support for President Donald Trump and said he would be running for the presidency on the “Birthday Party” ticket.“I am taking the red hat off, with this interview,”
The November 2020 election has already been strenuous enough, but now Kanye West has thrown his name into the ring to run for oval office. An expert shared that the 43-year-old rapper’s bid for the White House has a slim chance of coming to fruition, and it would seem that Kanye’s in-laws might agree with that analysis.
In part two of Billboard's interview with 50 Cent, the Queens star has no problem voicing his opinions against his one-time rival Kanye West regarding his upcoming presidential run. The rapper not only thrashes West about his political pursuit but also explains why he feels the Chicago MC is looking to be a "diversion" during this year's elections.
Anyone looking forward to a West presidency may have to put away their Kanye 2020 gear for now.
Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am is the latest celeb to state his opposition to Kanye West running in the U.S. presidential election in November.
Katy Perry offered her opinion about Kanye West running for president in a virtual interview with the U.K.'s Hits Radio on Friday (July 10).
Katy Perry has opened up about her thoughts on the 2020 presidential election, and Kanye West‘s possible bid. The multi Grammy award nominee said she didn’t take him seriously as a candidate, when she spoke to Hits Radio via video chat on July 10. “What we’ve learned looking back is that the presidential job is best suited for someone with experience and that is a pro in their field,” the 35-year-old said.
Kanye West‘s presidential run, less than a week after the rapper announced his intentions to secure the top job.Tech mogul and Space X founder Musk was one of Kanye’s first backers following his July 4 announcement, tweeting: “You have my full support!”However, he now appears to be rethinking that early endorsement after Kanye laid out his controversial beliefs in a new interview with Forbes.He told the publication that he had suffered from Covid-19 earlier this year, but went on to
Jamie Foxx has been a part of Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping history with Kanye West because of "Gold Digger," but he's not sticking around for his 2020 presidential run.
“If I win in 2020, then it was God’s appointment,” Kanye West, 43, said to Forbes in a July 8 interview, and it may take a divine miracle to save his 2020 presidential campaign. Over “four rambling hours of interviews” with the publication, Kanye laid out his political views. “I am pro-life because I’m following the word of the bible,” said the religious-leaning Ye. “Planned Parenthoods have been placed inside cities by white supremacists to do the Devil’s work.”
Kanye West probably doesn't have Anthony Anderson's vote. The star guest hosted on Monday and during his monologue, he made a few jokes about West's Fourth of July tweet where he announced that he's running for president.«We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future.
After years of stirring the pot in terms of his political opinions, Kanye West announced on July 4 that he's running for president this year.