Friday, March 29, 2024

Kanye West Make Surprise 2020 Presidential Run Announcement (but, is He Serious?)

2015 MTV Video Music Awards - Fixed Show
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 30: Vanguard Award winner Kanye West speaks onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

*As if there’s not enough noise and fireworks going down on July 4th, along comes Kanye West announcing he’s running for president … in 2020.

Even though it comes as a surprise for most folks, you could say he’s making good on a promise he made back in 2015 at the MTV VMAs.

“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,” West tweeted Saturday evening, along with the hashtag #2020VISION.

Interestingly, West’s announcement was quickly endorsed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk who tweeted, “You have my full support!”

One wonders what the real deal is with Kanye’s bid for the White House in 2020. After all, if he’s actually serious and goes for it, it would put him directly into a political confrontation with the man he’s professed his love and admiration for, Donald Trump. Previously, we West spoke about the running for the top office, he had always said he was looking to run in 2024.

“When I run for President in 2024,” West began, interrupted by an outbreak of laughter in the audience. “What y’all laughing at? We would create so many jobs! I’m not going to run, I’m going to walk. When you see headlines saying Kanye’s crazy — one in three African Americans are in jail and all the celebrities are in jail also because they can’t say nothing, they got no opinion, they’re so scared!”

“It is unclear if West has filed any paperwork necessary to run for president this election year, which would mean he’d likely have to run as a write-in candidate. As of Saturday evening, the only candidate for president named Kanye West in the FEC database for the 2020 election year is a Green Party candidate named ‘Kanye Deez Nutz West,'” posted The Hollywood Reporter.

 

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