Kanye West Announces He’s Running For President

Kanye West is an artist, a producer, a record label executive and a fashion designer, but that’s apparently not enough for the multi-hyphenate. Now, the hip-hop powerhouse is looking to add another job to his ever-expanding resume: politician.

The rapper took to Twitter on America’s birthday (July 4) to officially announce he is running for the highest office in the land, president. The superstar began his message by writing, “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” and he quickly got straight to the point by stating quite plainly, “I am running for president of the United States!” He then added the hashtag #2020VISION, which may be something he continues to use moving forward.

This is not the first time West has talked about running for the biggest job in the country, but now he seems determined, based on his word choice. The Grammy winner was open about his ambitions as early as late last year, when he said “When I run for president in 2024, we would’ve created so many jobs that I’m not going to run, I’m going to walk” during an event this past November. 

West raised plenty of eyebrows a year or so ago when he met with, and then endorsed, President Trump. The rapper met with him at his New York City residence, and then he visited the commander-in-chief in the Oval Office, where he sported a Make America Great Again hat, which he sported for a while. After months of vocally supporting the leader of the free world, West changed his position and distanced himself from the controversial politician.

West has been hinting at a jump into politics for some time now, but so far he hasn’t made good on his comments, though this may be the time for him to officially throw his hat into the ring. The presidential election is less than half a year away, so if he wants to compete with the current President and likely Democratic candidate Joe Biden, he should kick off his campaign as soon as he can.