American rapper Kanye West says he will be running for the position of the president of the United States of America in a tweet.
The father of four took to Twitter on the 5th of July 2020 at exactly 1:38 AM, where he revealed that he was going to be running for the position of the president of United States of America.
He 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 Flag of United States! #2020VISION,”
This is not the first time the rapper would be making such declarations. In 2019, he said he was going to run for the position of the president of the United States, but in 2024.He made this declaration while speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in the United States.
“When I run for president in 2024 —” West said, to laughter from the audience. “What y’all laughing at?” I’m not going to run, I’m going to walk,” he said.
Since West announced his ambition on Twitter, he has gotten over 4,00000 re-tweets and a massive 7,00,000 likes on that tweet.Interestingly, his decision to run seems almost impossible as he has missed every single state filing deadline for the two major parties and nearly all state primaries.
The rapper, a vocal supporter of the current President, Donald Trump, has courted controversy over the years for his eccentric behavior and political beliefs. Several critics and social media users have claimed that his supposed presidential bid is merely a publicity stunt to promote his new album, ‘God’s Country’.
KanyeOmari West is a 21-time Grammy award-winning rapper and music producer, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 8, 1977. He began his career in the early 2000s as a producer for the record label Roc-A-Fella Records, before releasing his first solo rap album ‘The College Dropout’ in 2004.
Kanye married reality TV star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian in 2014. The couple has four children — North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.
In 2018, West revealed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and described his condition as a “superpower” in his song ‘Yikes’. The rapper spoke about the importance of understanding mental health issues, and said his own bipolar symptoms include feeling “hyper-paranoid” about his surroundings.However, later that year, during a visit to the White House, West claimed he had been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and was actually just “sleep-deprived”.
The chances of Kanye West actually running and winning are not certain. With merely four months to go for polling day on November 3, West has not confirmed whether he has submitted the official paperwork required to appear on state election ballots. He is also yet to clarify whether he will be running as an Independent candidate or if he has any party affiliations.
His name does not appear in the Federal Election Commission (FEC) database for the upcoming Presidential election in November. The closest name is a candidate called
The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk responded to Kanye West’s tweet saying that Kanye has his full support.
By Deepika Agarwal
