On American Independence Day, Kanye West celebrated his country by tweeting that he will be running for president in the 2020 election. His exact words were, “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." The responses to Kanye’s tweet were mixed, some responses were positive, some were negative, some were shocking and some were downright funny.
Elon Musk showed his full for Kanye by tweeting back, “You have my full !” People have harshly responded back that Elon isn’t exactly the greatest ambassador considering his relations with Ghislaine Maxwell, a woman who had close relations with Jeffrey Epstien. Another individual commented on the fact that Kanye claimed that African-American slavery was "a choice" in May 2018. This indicates that maybe Kanye isn’t the world leader we want after all. He should stick to being a leader of music.
Kim Kardashian, the star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, also showed full for her husband with an American flag emoji. This has caused people to make endless jokes about what Kanye in the White House will do for the Kardashian Jenner brand. Some joked about there being a "White House" edition of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Others poked fun at how we don’t need another reality TV star in the White House. Some even joked that Taylor Swift should run as well to end the long-standing feud for good between her and Kanye.
Despite Kanye’s tweet, it is unclear whether he’s actually running for president. It doesn’t appear that he’s actually ed as a candidate for the November election at this time. Although, the deadline to add an independent candidate to the federal election ballot has not ed in many states yet. Kanye also hasn’t created any sort of campaign as to what he intends to do if he wins the election in November of 2020. It seems that the most Kanye has done for his presidential election is tweet about it. Many commented that he doesn’t know what he’s doing and will only make matters in the United States worse.
Kanye West’s tweets always rile up the internet which is likely why he tweets about such blasphemous things. Kanye also has a habit of making his online presence known when he has a new album coming out. Perhaps this is an indicator that the rapper is on brink of releasing new music. On the contrary, the 2020 year has been so crazy that it wouldn’t be shocking if Kanye really did run for president. What’s more crazy is the idea of Kim as the first lady. While Kanye West is a phenomenal musician and Kim is an exceptional media personality, it’s probably for the best if they stick to what they know and avoid politics all together.