By Akinwale Kasali
American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Composer, Entrepreneur and Fashion Designer, Kanye Omari West, has announced his plans to join the 2020 US Presidential race.
The 43-year-old Billionaire made the announcement on Saturday night, July 4, via his official Twitter account.
He wrote: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION.”
The announcement was endorsed by Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk who tweeted: “You have my full support!”
West is married to Kim Kardashian and he is worth $1.3 Billion.
It would be recalled that at the MTV VMAs in 2015, West first announced that he would be running for president in 2020.
“As you probably could have guessed by this moment, in 2020, I have decided to run for president,” he said.
Last November, during a speech at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, he announced again he would be running in 2024.
When the audience laughed at his announcement, West replied, “What y’all laughing at? We would create so many jobs! I’m not going to run, I’m going to walk.”
It is not clear under which platform West intends to contest, as it is clear that both the Republican and Democratic parties would field President Donald Trump and Mr Joe Biden respectively.
And, it does seem that the window for an independent candidacy has closed.
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