Kanye West took some time off from his tropical vacation, where he is reportedly struggling with bipolar disorder and working to save his marriage to Kim Kardashian, to text a business writer and “indicate” that he is in fact a presidential campaign, designed to remove votes from the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden.
But the morning after the billionaire rapper’s text interview with an editor at Forbes, a call began to boycott Kim Kardashian’s reality TV show and brands linked to her and members of her family on Twitter.
It turned out to be offended by a tweet from Joe Lockhart, the press secretary under former President Bill Clinton.
“If Kayne wants to run to help @realDonaldTrump
let’s put them in the paperback, ”Lockhart tweeted. “Boycott all Khardashian products. That includes everyone. No show, no perfume, no other (explicit) they sell. Reduce them to the revenue volume that Trump will soon share. ”
Lockhart also targeted those who think it is not fair to punish Kardashian for her husband’s actions, or because West is mentally mentally ill.
“For those who claim this is not a Kardashian issue – you do not understand their business model,” he said. continued. “It simply came to our notice then. Kanye is an important part of that. Ignore them and the empire creeps up. ”
Calls for a boycott and crackdown on the reality TV family grew Friday morning, especially after Kardashian released a memorable tweet asking people to name their favorite emoji. The question was met with infidelity and anger:
Your husband is trying to sabotage the election and you are asking us here what our favorite emoji is? pic.twitter.com/u5MciXR8MQ
– Jessie Soto (@jeassebelle) August 7, 2020
The anger at the Kardashian was fueled by West admitting to Randall Lane, the editor-in-chief and editor at Forbes, that he was running a spoiler campaign. Lane exchanged texts with West after multiple reports revealed that Republican and Trump-affiliated political operatives were trying to get the rapper on various state ballots ahead of the November presidential election.
West said that instead of running for president, he ‘walked’, he quickly added that he ‘walked’. . . to win, ” Lane reported.
Lane had indicated that he had no chance of winning the election because he would not be on enough ballots to earn 270 election votes. ‘I will not argue with you,’ texted West. “Jesus is king.”
But West dismissed Lane’s various efforts to clarify if and how someone who joins the Republican Party as President Trump will help him with campaign strategy. Still, Lane said West called an upcoming meeting with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a sign of his ongoing relationship with the Trump White House. West said he had met with DeVos to “talk about the post-Covid curriculum.” He also said he’s designing a school next month. ‘
After the interview was published Thursday, West tried to backtrack on his comments, saying his goal is to win the election.
THE GOAL IS TO WIN
– jim (@kanyewest) August 7, 2020
West, 43, is reportedly in the Dominican Republic with Kardashian, 39, and her four children, where an ‘exhausted’ Kardashian tries to get him to focus on her troubled marriage and his known mental health issues, report People.
Their marriage reached a “crisis” point after West announced he would run for president in July and reveal personal details about his family and marriage on Twitter and at an off-the-rails campaign rally in South Carolina.
Kardashian and others near West say the rapper is struggling with an episode of bipolar disorder and is not taking his medication. In an Instagram post, Kardashian expressed empathy for her husband, saying, “His words sometimes do not match his intentions.”
Kardashian has urged West to give up his bid for president, but the rapper is determined to continue, a source close to her told People.
“Kim is not happy about it, but this is not her focus,” a source told People. ‘She just wants to do what’s best for the kids. And she thinks finding a way to save her marriage is best for her. ”
TMZ admitted that the couple does not intend to talk about their political differences during their vacation. However, that topic can be difficult to avoid with questions growing over the true intentions of West with his campaign. At least six GOP-affiliated operatives, including a lawyer representing Trump, have been linked to West’s recent move to get votes in various states, ABC News reported.
West has been a vocal Trump supporter, wearing a Hat America Great Again hat to visit the president in the Oval Office in 2020. Lane said texts from West ended several times earlier this summer with the sign-off “Trump 2020” . “
There are also questions about whether affiliates of GOP or Trump are trying to benefit West while he is in the midst of a mental health crisis.
Trump and a spokesman for his campaign have denied having anything to do with West’s presidential bid. “I love Kanye very much,” Trump told reporters at the White House this week. ‘No, I have nothing to do with him on the ballot. We’ll have to see what happens. ”
But a growing number of people are not ready “to wait to see what happens”, and say that many are aware of this presidential election and it is time for the media to stop dealing with the West’s campaign as a joke as a publicity stunt. They also get tired of accepting the idea that the Kardashian is just a woman with long suffering who cannot control her husband, or that her family has not enabled West’s most scandalous, offensive behavior.
“Boycott @KimKardashian,” one user wrote. Boycott @kanyewest. They are helping a deadly indecent, racist, narcissistic sociopath to end our democracy. #BoycottKimandKanye. ”
Others tweet:
There is no way @KimKardashian did not know that her husband did this. Yet she explained that open letter that asked for understanding. None of these people are affected by covid, unemployment, financial worries, racial strife etc.
The future of millions is just a game for them. https://t.co/EPgI07v0BL
– BiCoastal Elitist (@ Carmen50) August 7, 2020
For a moment, I actually started to feel sorry for myself @KimKardashian but then I remembered what she was all about. She models the least of our collective values, greed, narcissism, an obsession w / unrealistic beauty standards. Can they disappear like Paris Hilton? #kkw #kardashians
– Jessica (@JessaRaquelCa) August 7, 2020
This story has been updated to include information on calls on Twitter to boycott Kim Kardashian’s reality show and brands that connect her and her family.
