Kanye West, an American rapper, recently announced his decision to enter the US Presidential race in 2020, adding to his mixed history concerning politics and social causes.
Crux of the Matter
Presidential Claim On 4th July, the independence day of America, Kanye West announced that he would be running for the US President in November elections of 2020. Initially, he received support from Elon Musk, the CEO of Telsa and SpaceX. However, Musk later expressed a change of opinions, stating that they “have more differences of opinion than [he] anticipated”.
Elon Musk ‘reconsiders’ support for Kanye West presidential run amid fears rapper’s suffering ‘serious bipolar episode’ https://t.co/Fzz1nacJQD — The Sun (@TheSun) July 10, 2020
West first made the claim in the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, and had originally planned to run for the 2024 Presidential election. Kanye Manifesto
West would be campaigning under the “Birthday Party” banner.
He has expressed a plan to organize the country in the manner of “Wakanda” from the movie Black Panther.
He has already missed the deadline to register as a candidate from most places in the US.
He has displayed an aim to end police brutality and capital punishment.
No foreign or tax policy has been developed by him yet, instead, he says he is focusing on “protecting America, first, with [their] great military”.
West promised to open the NBA basketball league for all countries and aims to end the animosity between the US and China.
Ideological Leanings
In the 2016 elections, West supported Donald Trump and has claimed to be a supporter of the Republican party.
He is a major personality of the anti-vax group. Recently, he claimed that the vaccine injectors “want to put chips inside” to make people unable to “cross the gates of heaven”.
He describes himself as a “Devout Christian” and aims for anti-abortion steps if elected.
He described the Democrat candidate Joe Biden as “not special”, and claimed that the democrats threatened him in 2016 and labels them as “racists”.
West set up a fund to provide education for the daughter of George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in a racial-hate crime. He also donated $2 million to the families of victims of police brutality.
In his latest track “wash us in the blood”, West condemned police brutality. However, he observes all social problems as “degeneration” of humanity and finds the solution in believing in Jesus Christ.
Controversies Critics have claimed that West’s candidacy has been designed by Trump to disrupt the votes of the black people. The situation of Democrats concerning votes of black people is in turmoil after their candidate Joe Biden recently said, “if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black”. West has denied the claims, stating how “that is a form of racism and white supremacy and white control… to assume that [him] running is [him] splitting the vote”. Some critics have claimed that West’s move would prove ineffective as his previous connection with Trump might push votes of black people towards the Democrats.
Curiopedia
“Famous” is a song by American rapper Kanye West. The music video of the song depicted wax statues of West, Swift, Kardashian, George W. Bush, Beyoncé, Donald Trump, Anna Wintour, John Legend, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ray J, Amber Rose, Caitlyn Jenner, Madonna, and Bill Cosby all sleeping nude in a shared bed. It was released to a polarized response.
Kanye West has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.
Adidas Yeezy is a fashion collaboration between the German sportswear brand Adidas and American designer Kanye West. While mostly known for its sneakers, the collaboration also produced shirts, jackets, track pants, socks, women’s shoes, etc.
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