Kanye West announced on Independence Day that he is running for president of the United States in 2020, taking on Donald Trump and
former Vice President Joe Biden. Responding to the bitcoin-friendly
singer with 21 Grammy Awards, Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk said West
has his full support.
Kanye West Running for President 2020
Kanye
West is one of the world’s best-selling musicians, with over 140
million records sold worldwide. He announced on July 4 via Twitter that
he is running for president in 2020. The pro-bitcoin singer 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.” At press time, his tweet has more than 78.8K comments, 438.5K
retweets, and 890.8K likes.
Among
people who have offered him support is Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk,
who tweeted in response to the singer’s announcement: “You have my full
support.” West’s wife, Kim Kardashian West, tweeted an American flag
emoji in response to her husband’s declaration.
However, it is not
clear how serious West is about running for president in 2020, with
some calling his tweet a marketing stunt. ABC News pointed out that it
is possible that West is hoping to get “a little publicity for his
upcoming album, ‘God’s Country,’ and its first single, ‘Wash Us in the
Blood,’ which was released earlier this week.” West has won 21 Grammy
awards, making him “one of the top Grammy winners in history, and is
tied with Jay Z as the highest-decorated hip-hop artist,” according to
Grammy’s website.
West and his wife are acquaintances of President
Donald Trump and the pair have visited the White House multiple times.
West has made several pro-Trump comments in the past. In 2018, he
tweeted: “You don’t have to agree with Trump but the mob can’t make me
not love him … He is my brother.” However, Kardashian West reportedly
clarified that her husband “just happens to like Donald Trump’s
personality but doesn’t know about the politics.”
West with President Donald Trump. Kayne West was often seen wearing the
red “Make America Great Again” hat in 2018, indicating his support for
Trump. However, his wife said he just liked Trump’s personality.
announcement was not the first time West has talked about running for
president. He said in 2015 that he would run for president in 2020 and
made a similar statement in January and November last year for the 2024
presidential race.
In
the cryptosphere, bitcoiners are happy that West may be running for
president this year. The bitcoin-friendly singer said in an interview
with TMZ in 2018: “When I saw Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, that’s the
moment when I wanted to use bitcoin.” In the same year, Kim Kardashian
West received
a Kialara physical bitcoin. A Twitter user opined: “Kanye West becomes
the first potential United States presidential nominee to understand
that bitcoin is money.” Soon after West’s announcement, Brock Pierce
also tweeted that he is running for president of the United States this
year.
ABC News explained that West would have to run as an
independent and acquire the necessary signatures to get on November’s
ballot. While voters can still write him in, the deadline for filing has
already passed for some states, including Indiana, Maine, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, and Texas.
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