The eclectic persona of Kanye West recently turned born again Christian artist has a knack for jostling us from inertia.
The ‘wash us in the blood’ singer-rapper has pushed the envelope further by declaring his candidacy for US president 2020
In a recent tweet that juxtaposed his earlier affinity to Trump’s administration, Kanye’s audacity of hope throws normalcy of the cliff.
This means come 2020 if he gets the ticket to run, he could be ousting Donald Trump (of whom he has revered as a man ‘he f**** loves’ ) and Joe Biden (of infamous quote, ‘you ain’t black enough’ ) off the wall.
Mr. West chose American independence day to make the surprise announcement on Twitter, erupting banters, and pundits conversing on social media platforms.
Mr. west tweet corroborate’s a nursed ambition to move into the white house.
“We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” West wrote. “I am running for president of the United States.”
Late registration
The post was accompanied by a stars and stripes flag, an exclamation mark and “#2020VISION”. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, replied to the tweet with an American flag.
With just four months to go before polling day on 3 November, it was not clear whether West’s tweet would have been more fitting on April Fools’ day than American Independence Day, a report on Guardian said.
We are in the woods if Kanye had filed any official paperwork to run for office through a late registration as the deadline for independent candidates to the ballot is still far from closed in several states.
West, a 21-time Grammy award winner, picked up an immediate endorsement from Elon Musk, the chief executive of electric-car maker Tesla and another celebrity known for eccentric outbursts, who tweeted in reply:
“You have my full support!”
Elon Musk
A cornucopia of twist and turns. After businessman and reality TV star Trump won the White House in 2016, perhaps the idea of Kim Kardashian as the first lady could be written in the stars as America’s fate.
If he ran, West would follow in a long tradition of independent or third-party campaigns challenging the Democratic and Republican stranglehold.
In 1992, Ross Perot, an eccentric Texan billionaire, took 19% of the vote. In 2000, Ralph Nader’s Green party took less than 3% but was widely blamed for costing Democrat Al Gore the presidency.
