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Kanye West Announces He Is Running For President Of The United States

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Kanye West Announces He Is Running For President Of The United States

Rapper Kanye West announced Saturday on Twitter that he is running for President of the United States.

ā€œWe must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,ā€ West wrote. ā€œI am running for president of the United States! #2020VISIONā€

Entrepreneur Elon Musk responded by writing: ā€œYou have my full support!ā€

West’s wife, Kim Kardashian West, quote retweeted her husband’s tweet with an American flag emoji.

West has become more political in recent years and has repeatedly met with President Donald Trump.

ā€œA Kanye presidential run has been teased for years,ā€ Politico reported. ā€œHe and Kardashian West have worked with Trump on several occasions, including on commuting the sentences of individuals convicted of nonviolent offenses.ā€

Last year, West repeatedly praised the Republican Party for ending slavery, saying at a church service, ā€œAbraham Lincoln was the Whig Party, that’s the Republican Party that freed the slaves.ā€

ā€œThat’s the Republican Party that freed the slaves,ā€ West continued.

West told GQ Magazine earlier this year that he is definitely voting in the 2020 election.

ā€œAnd we know who I’m voting on,ā€ West said.Ā ā€œAnd I’m not going to be told by the people around me and the people that have their agenda that my career is going to be over. Because guess what: I’m still here!ā€

ā€œBlack people are controlled by emotions through the media,ā€ West continued. ā€œThe media puts musicians, artists, celebrities, actors in a position to be the face of the race, that really don’t have any power and really are just working for white people. When it’s said like that, it’s kind of obvious, right? We emotionally connect to someone of our color on TV and feel that this person is speaking for us. So let me say this: I am the founder of a $4 billion organization, one of the most Google-searched brands on the planet, and I will not be told who I’m gonna vote on because of my color.ā€

ā€œBoth my parents were freedom fighters, and they used to drink from fountains they were told they couldn’t drink from, and they used to sit in restaurants where they were told they couldn’t eat from,ā€ West said. ā€œThey didn’t fight for me to be told by white people which white person I can vote on.ā€

This story has been updated to include additional information.

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