| Well friends, we’re officially in the bad place. As if the year 2020 could get anymore bizarre, on July 5 Kanye West announced that he’s running to become president of the United States. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” the rapper tweeted. “I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION.” This isn’t the first time West has shared his desire to run for the highest office in the United States: The mogul first announced he’d run for the position at the 2015 Video Music Awards, before announcing in 2016 that he’d run in 2024. But with election campaigns ramping up and the IRL November election date rapidly approaching, this latest announcement feels the most purposeful. But, we have so many questions. For instance: Are you even able to enter the race this late? Who’s endorsing West? And also, can West—a rapper and fashion designer with no political experience—actually run to become president of the U.S.A? It turns out that the answer to the latter is yes, but that doesn’t mean that it’ll actually happen. Here’s why. |
