The 43-year-old American hip-hop musician Kanye West made his announcement. In an American Independence Day surprise, Kanye West announced that he would run for President of the United States this year.
Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss criminal justice reform in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2018.
According to Vanity Fair, Kanye West has lit some fireworks as he announced this 4th of July that he is running for president.
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What do people think about Ye as President?
People aren't surprised by Kanye West's announcement as he already did it in 2015 as per the NBC report. At the 2015 MTV Music Awards, he announced that he would run for office in 2020. And last year, Ye said he would run for president in the year 2024. His candidacy will probably be under the name "Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West."
This year, his tweet still burst the netizen's opinion when he took to his twitter a post saying that we must trust the promise of America by trusting God, unifying vision, and building the future with a hashtag "2020VISION."
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
Ye gathered lots of different reactions. There are people who supported him and showed their admiration for the Hip-hop musician like this comment from his tweet.
Kanye bringing jobs AND affordable housing to the USA? That’s my president. #2020Vision — Photos Of KimYe (@PhotosOfKanye) July 5, 2020
The candidacy of Kanye West stuck with the bigger political name. As this one commented...
To anyone even thinking of voting for a "progressive" Kanye platform: 1) He's a trump supporter
2) Trump probably put him up to this to split Biden's vote
3) Kanye called slavery a choice
4) Kanye has a deep history of instability like Trump — Is America Great Yet? (@TonysLosTigres) July 5, 2020
At the same time, West cannot avoid Taylor Swift's name to be involved with the comments and reactions of the netizens.
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Kanye West announced again that he will run as President
"YZY SHLTRS" dome homes
Followed by his surprisingly tweet about his bid for the white house, Mr. West shared a photo of the new structures that are being built. The wooden skeleton seems like the structure has completely on its frame of a domed roof and one is on half-built. The image posted by the star has a caption "YZY SHLTRS in process #2020VISION."
YZY SHLTRS in process #2020VISION pic.twitter.com/dWGiYZIEJY — ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020
According to NME, Kanye West suggested the houses could be used as spaces for the homeless to live. The "YZY SHLTRS" was inspired by the Star Wars planet.
Last year, the prototype was completed but was torn down by the Los Angeles Department of Public Works due to unsecured permits before starting to work on them.
Kanye West hits billion net worth in 2020
In 2019, Kanye West was the highest-paid hip-hop musician in the country. He made $150 million between June 2018 and June 2019, according to Forbes. The popular magazine said that West was unhappy about not becoming a billionaire in 2019. However, this year Mr. West shared his financial documents stating that he is a billionaire with a net worth of $1.3 billion, mostly based on his Yeezy sneaker brand.
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