July 4th local time - On the day of Independence Day, the well-known American rapper Kanye West announced on social media Twitter to run for US President . It caused huge discussion for a while and brought about social media effects. Many celebrities followed West's imitation and announced their candidacy, and many netizens took the opportunity to write jokes to tease the West and his wife. It is understood that the West has been coveting political arena for a long time. Can this challenge make their dream come true?
2017 " Interview" magazine, Kardashian and his daughter "Little Northwest" appeared on the cover and cosplayed the former "first lady" Jacqueline - Kennedy . The text on the cover called Kardashian the "new first lady of the United States".
"Kanye" announced his participation in the 2020 election
According to the BBC, West tweeted: "Now, we must realize the commitment of the United States by trusting God, uniting our vision and building our future. I want to run for the president of the United States." He also marked the tweet with the tag #Vision 2020# (#2020VISION).
It is reported that West, also known as Ye, was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. His biological father was a member of the radical black civil rights organization " Black Panther Party ", and his mother was a professor of at the University of Chicago. As the winner of 21 Grammy Awards with sales of over 140 million records worldwide, West serves as an rapper, music producer, businessman, and fashion designer. The trendy brand he controls, " coconut shoes ", has a global sales of over US$1 billion. West's wife is American socialite Kim Kardashian. West ranked third on the 2019 Forbes Celebrity Rich List with $150 million in annual revenue. In July this year, Kim Kardashian joined the ranks of billionaires for her personal beauty brand KKW Beauty.
After West made his campaign statement, his tweets were retweeted more than 100,000 times in one hour. SpaceX and Tesla CEO O Musk left a message saying: "Full support you!" Kim Kardashian also forwarded the news and added an American flag expression. Not only that, American social networking sites have also sparked a "presidential campaign craze", and many stars of announced their candidacy for . American actress and singer Hilary Duff (Hilary Duff), Lincoln band member Mike Shinoda, comedian Sarah Colonna, cartoonist Scott Adams, and many other stars have announced their participation in the US presidential election on social networking sites.
Can the West couple realize their political dreams
It is understood that this is not the first time West has proposed to participate in the US election. For some time, he has been hinting at entering politics. NBC pointed out in the report that West had announced at the 2015 MTV Music Video Awards Ceremony: "I have decided to run for president in 2020." Obama also expressed his views on this statement, saying: "You should have heard that Kanye wants to join White House . This is simply too strange, but maybe he is serious." In addition, Kim Kardashian has also been keen on politics in recent years. According to the Guardian, after 2018, Kim Kardashian went to the White House many times to meet with Trump . She has become an important representative of the U.S. criminal justice reform movement and has successfully lobbyed Trump for granting commutation of sentences for female prisoners.
At present, according to the query records, West has not officially submitted a campaign request to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The closest one was a candidate named Kanye Dez Nat West registered as president as a member of the Green Party in 2015, but he did not report any funds raised.
James McCann, a political scientist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, said West has two ways to go, one is to try to get the support of a smaller party, and the other is to run as an independent candidate. If you run in the second way, West has missed the application date for the independent candidates in many states across the United States. Not only that, running as an independent candidate also requires recruiting staff or recruiting volunteers to register votes.However, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, all this has become extremely difficult and is very unfavorable for West. The Guardian formulated a plan for West and brought out precedents in American history. In 1992, Texas billionaire Ross Perot won 19% of the vote in the general election, and in 2000, the Green Party's Ralph Nadal won only 3% of the vote, but Democrat Albert Arnold Gore lost. "At present, some states in the United States have not closed the registration channels for independent candidates, and West is this variable ."
hype or assist? What does it mean to Trump?
As we all know, West has always appeared in public as a Trump supporter. Although the American entertainment industry generally tends toward the Democratic Party, West became a Trump fan after Trump took office, and he publicly expressed his support and love many times. West spoke out, "We are brothers", and Trump also responded, "We have always been friends."
In 2018, West and Trump appeared in the Oval Office of the White House. He wore a "Make America Great Again" hat, praised Trump for being "quite amazing" and said that the MAGA hat made him feel "like a superman." In 2019, West hinted between the lines of the words to vote for Trump. It is reported that the two not only act in closeness, but West also often touted Trump's policy platform, which disappointed his Democratic friends.
AFP said that West has not released more campaign details so far, nor has he disclosed whether he has officially registered to run for the election, which inevitably makes people speculate on his motives. West has many popular songs and a large fan base, which is his advantage in participating in the US election. Of course, it is difficult for West, who is "cross-border" to become a qualified final candidate, let alone compete with Trump and , Biden and . Many netizens have expressed their opinions on social networks, most of which are ridiculous and joking, and few people take it seriously. Netizens therefore questioned whether West participated in the election was fake and that it was true that it was hype. It is reported that after West announced his campaign for president, "Will Kardashian become the first lady of the United States" and "The Kardashians are going to the White House to shoot reality shows" have become a hot search on the Internet. In addition, the US deadline website believes that West's new album is called "God's Country" and that he happened to have the words "trust God" in his campaign tweet. Therefore, does not rule out the suspicion of West's promotion of his new album and other high-end shoes and clothing.
Twitter netizens joked: If Kardashian becomes the "first lady".
Other foreign media speculated from the perspective of votes that West's move was intended to "surround Wei and save Zhao", with the intention of attracting African-American voters' votes in Biden's hands, and assisted Trump by diversion of voters. Reuters said with a clear idea that West announced in 2018 that he suffered from mental illnesses such as depression and mania, and discussed issues such as whether the "multiverse" exists. "Running for US President may be just a joke for him ."
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