Bitcoin enthusiast and rapper Kanye West is running for president of the United States in 2020, joining the fight with Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk said he fully supported him.
Kanye West is one of the best-selling musicians in the world, with over 140 million albums sold worldwide. The singer, who advocates the full legalization of Bitcoin, tweeted: "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” At the time of publication, his tweet had more than 110 thousand comments, 530 thousand retweets, and 1 million likes.
However, it is unclear how seriously West intends to run for president in 2020, some call his tweet a marketing gimmick. ABC News pointed out that it is possible that West hopes to get “a little publicity for his upcoming album “God's Country” and his first single “Wash Us in the Blood”, which was released earlier this week.” West won 21 Grammy Awards, making him “one of the best Grammy winners in history, and associated with Jay Z as the highest-paid hip-hop artist,” the Grammy website says.
West and his wife, Kim Kardashian, are good friends of President Donald Trump, and this couple has repeatedly visited the White House. West has also made several statements in support of Trump in the past. In 2018, he tweeted: "You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him ... He is my brother. However, Kardashian clarified that her husband “just likes Donald Trump, but he does not understand anything in politics".
Kane West was often seen wearing the red hat “Make America Great Again” in 2018, indicating his support for Trump.
Crypto enthusiasts are pleased that Kanye can run for president this year. One Twitter user said, “Kanye West is becoming the first potential presidential candidate in the United States who understands that bitcoin is money.”
ABC News explained that West would have to run as an independent candidate and try to collect the necessary signatures to get on the November ballot. Although the application deadline has already passed for some states, including Indiana, Maine, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Texas.
Now during the victorious procession of the BLM movement around the country, he has every chance, if not to become president, then seriously pull back the votes of Democrat Biden, thus giving his friend Trump the opportunity to win the presidential race.
