Elon Musk has some advice on Kanye West’s 2020 presidential nomination: wait four more years.
In an extensive interview with The New York Times Posted on Saturday (July 25), the founder of Tesla and SpaceX reflected on West’s plans to run for president and referred to recent comments from the rapper and fashion mogul on Twitter.
After West tweeted on July 4 that he was running for president, Musk quickly replied, “You have my full support!” Musk believes, however, that 2024 could be a better time for the rapper’s ambitious political career.
“I have done my best to convince him that 2024 would be better than 2020,” said Musk. The times, explaining that he does not want West to be accused of dividing the black vote for alleged Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
During the interview, Musk, who said he knows West for “at least 10 years,” also noted that he checked on the rapper after his recent “tweet attack,” during which Ye accused his wife, Kim Kardashian, of sending to a doctor. to Wyoming to “lock me up” and claimed that the 2017 horror movie Salt it was about him, among other seemingly disconnected topics.
“When I was close to a third of the tweet’s fuss, just to see if it was okay, I texted him saying, you know, just watching you, a lot of people are concerned, just wondering if you’re okay,” said Musk. “And he called me back and he actually seemed fine. The FaceTimed video told me and he was in Wyoming with a group of friends. He seemed fine on the call. But it seems like things are, you’re not fine. It seems like there are many problems “.
Kardashian later came to her husband’s defense, sharing a statement about her fight against bipolar disorder.
“He is a brilliant but complicated person who, in addition to the pressures of being an artist and a black man, who experienced the painful loss of his mother, has to deal with the pressure and isolation that increases his bipolar disorder,” Kardashian wrote. “Those around Kanye know his heart and understand his words sometimes they don’t align with his intentions.”
During his first campaign rally in South Carolina on July 19, West spoke on a number of issues, including the health system, supporting the LGBTQ + community and gun control, before crying during a candid discussion about the abortion.
On Saturday, West apologized to Kardashian on Twitter for talking about his personal life on the public stage.
“I would like to apologize to my wife Kim for publicizing something that was a private matter. I did not cover her as she covered me. I want to tell Kim that I know I hurt you. Please forgive me. Thank you for always being there for me,” West wrote.
