POLITICS
6:20 PM PDT 7/4/2020
by
Sharareh Drury
“Now we must deliver on America’s promise by trusting God, unifying our vision, and building our future. I am running for President of the United States,” West tweeted, along with the hashtag # 2020VISION.
Kanye West announced on July 4 that he plans to run for president in 2020, potentially to fulfill a promise he made five years earlier during the 2015 MTV VMAs.
“Now we must deliver on America’s promise by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for President of the United States,” West tweeted Saturday night, along with the hashtag # 2020VISION.
After having leaned more toward politics in recent years, including a handful of meetings with Donald Trump, the announcement follows numerous statements by West in the past about his intentions to run for the country’s highest office, most recently in November. Last at the Fast Company Innovation Festival. The difference with that announcement was that his presidential gaze was fixed on an offer from 2024.
“When I ran for president in 2024,” West began, interrupted by a burst of laughter from the audience. “What are you laughing at? We’d create so many jobs! I’m not going to run, I’m going to walk. When you see the headlines that Kanye is crazy, one in three African-Americans is in jail and all the celebrities are in jail too because they can’t say anything, they don’t have an opinion, they are very scared. “
West stunned viewers during the 2015 MTV VMAs when he announced a possible 2020 career after receiving the Taylor Swift Video Vanguard Award. Later that year, she emphasized her running intentions while at New York Fashion Week debuting the second season of her Yeezy clothing line.
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