New Delhi: In his plea to return to the presidential race, United States rapper and producer, Kanye West has made an unexpected comeback to his political career after announcing his run for the presidency of the United States in 2024. . The “Dark Fantasy” rapper reportedly announced his new campaign over the weekend, according to a story in Billboard magazine.
In a video posted on Twitter by @RedPillGangTV, the `Heartless` singer was asked by paparazzi if he would run for president again.
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“Yeah… that’s easy… we’re just moving into the future,” he replied.
The video also featured far-right political figure Milo Yiannopoulos. “This is Milo right here, working on the campaign,” the rapper said, pointing to him. According to a report in Billboard Magazine, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene formerly had Milo as an intern.
The rapper also announced on Twitter that he had proposed former US President Donald Trump as his “running mate”. “Can’t believe I made President Trump wait,” he wrote. “What do you guys think was his reaction when I asked him to be my running mate in 2024?”, he asked his fans in the same tweet.
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What do you guys think of his reaction when I asked him to be my running mate in 2024? — ye (@kanyewest) November 23, 2022
Kanye West had earlier attempted to run for the US presidency in 2020, for which he launched a campaign under the ‘Birthday Party’ banner. Unfortunately for the ‘Gold Digger’ rapper, the campaign didn’t result in a win. According to a report in Billboard Magazine, Kanye had registered his party late. He made a prominent appearance throughout his campaign, with only two video ads being released at the last minute. Ultimately, he only reached the ballot in 12 of the 50 states with 70,000 votes polled.
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Rapper Kanye West has come under fire for his recent anti-Semitic comments. Adidas is the most recent company to break ties with West, having changed its name to Yeh last year. Adidas said in a statement to Newsweek that it does not tolerate anti-Semitism or any other form of hate speech. According to Forbes, the transaction was worth $1.5 billion. Other companies have also canceled their contracts with the rapper due to his erratic actions and comments.
Meanwhile, West has also been banned from Twitter and Instagram over the controversial post. He faced similar action in March after he racially abused The Daily Show host Trevor Noah on Instagram. The post was removed by the platform and the rapper was banned for 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Trump recently announced that he would seek the Republican Party’s nomination in the 2024 election after losing to incumbent President Joe Biden in 2020.
(With ANI inputs)