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The billionaire producer and fashion designer took to Twitter to reveal his intentions to run for president, though he hasn’t worked out his policies yet and is too late to be on the ballot in several states.
Yeezy season is fully upon us, it would seem. Kanye West has dropped a new single titled ‘Wash Us In The Blood’ with Travis Scott, re-activated his Twitter account, and has now announced his 2020 presidential run.
He’s mentioned these ambitions numerous times before – including in 2016 during the run up to his ‘Life Of Pablo’ album – and has both supported and denounced Trump several times over. Forbes has also released a lengthy interview in which Kanye breaks down the finer details of his political ambitions, causing upset for many fans on his subreddit and leaving doubts over the legitimacy of his campaign.
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1279575273365594112?s=20
West’s political party will be called ‘The Birthday Party’ and will oppose abortion and vaccinations. He also mentioned that he’s never registered to vote before and wants to base his organisation model on the superhero film Black Panther. Elon Musk will be in charge of a US space programme and his wife Kim Kardashian has given him her full support, but there’s no word on any tax legislation as he ‘has not done enough research yet’.
Kanye will have a hard time getting onto the ballet in numerous states as he’s too late to register, but he’s argued he could be considered a latecomer due to the coronavirus pandemic. Failing that, he says he’s open to a 2024 run. The reaction online has mostly been scepticism, and many have dismissed his comments and statements as manic, nonsensical rambling. He’s notoriously outspoken in interviews, even the most smooth ones – here’s one from eight months ago with Apple Music and Zane Low, for example.
It’s important not to discount him as a potential candidate and a real threat to Trump and Biden, however, regardless of whether or not he’s actually serious. 2016 saw a hugely controversial Republican win because of complacency and to write him off immediately would be a mistake, but he’ll need more than a few celebrity names like Musk’s to win over sways of voters across the US. We’ll have to see whether he can take all of this recent rhetoric and turn it into meaningful action, but the world isn’t fully convinced yet it seems.
