Kanye West Announces Run for President in 2020

On Independence Day, rapper Kanye West announced his run for President of the United States.

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
— ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020

West won the immediate endorsement of Elon Musk, founder of Tesla. Both men were previously two of Trump's high-profile backers.

You have my full support!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 5, 2020

West has previously been supportive of Donald Trump's presidency.

Trump all day
— ye (@kanyewest) January 1, 2019

And critical of black Americans block voting for the Democrats.

Blacks are 90% Democrats That sounds like control to me ??
— ye (@kanyewest) January 1, 2019

West had a public conversion to Christianity in 2019.

"Now that I’m in service to Christ, my job is to spread the Gospel to let people know what Jesus has done for me. You know, I’ve spread a lot of things. There was a time when I was letting you know what high fashion had done for me. I was letting you know what the Hennessey had done for me. I was letting you know all these things. But now I’m letting you know what Jesus has done for me. And in that, I’m no longer a slave. I’m a son now — a son of God. I’m free," the rapper said in an interview last year.