Kanye West Confirms Presidential Run, Enlists Milo Yiannopoulos – Billboard

After unsuccessfully working for president in 2020, Kanye West is giving it one other go in 2024.

The rapper confirmed his upcoming marketing campaign to paparazzi over the weekend, in line with Consequence of Sound. “Sure… It’s easy…. It’s simply we’re transferring towards the longer term,” he stated when requested if he’s working.

Moreover, Ye revealed that alt-right political determine Milo Yiannopoulos “is engaged on the marketing campaign.” Yiannopoulos, a former Breitbart senior editor, most lately labored as an intern for Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

West and Yiannopoulos have but to publish on their social medias about their political relationship.

On July 4, 2020, the rapper introduced the launch of his long-shot presidential marketing campaign below the “Birthday Social gathering” banner. After  registering for the occasion late, making solely one main marketing campaign look to go together with two last-minute video adverts, he solely acquired on the poll in 12 states — resulting in solely 70,000 votes complete.

It’s been a very controversial yr for West, stuffed with antisemitic rants, violent rhetoric in opposition to Kim Kardashian’s ex-boyfriend Pete Davidson, and selling a “White Lives Matter” t-shirt whereas premiering his Yeezy line at Paris Style Week.

Ye additionally threw repeated racial slurs at Day by day Present host Trevor Noah, criticized comic D.L. Hughley’s fashion and slammed Child Cudi for being mates with Davidson. The posts have all since been deleted.