Someone is following in the footsteps of Kanye West from the music industry. Afroman is tossing his hat into the ring of those brave souls wanting to lead the United States.
The rapper has just filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to compete for president in the 2024 election.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, Afroman's presidential campaign committee is titled "Joseph Afroman Foreman for President," and he is running as an Independent. We know you were considering the Green Party, but you're out of luck.
Afroman declared his candidacy in December during a concert in Missouri, where he spoke about his aspirations for the presidency; while others are focusing on 2024, he has labeled it the 20-20-FRO election. Unsurprisingly, Afroman's platform will emphasize the national legalization of marijuana, but his positions on other international and domestic issues remain ambiguous.
Afroman did not get high and neglect to file his paperwork; the documents are dated April 18; therefore, he took care of his official business before 4/20.
It will be interesting to see if other celebrities compete for president in this election cycle; so far, Afroman is the only one who has officially announced their candidacy. Before his antisemitism, Kanye West made commotion about attempting again.
However, he must first overcome a lawsuit filed against him. The lawsuit filed against Afroman by a group of Ohio police officers after they raided his home is "absurd" and a clear threat to his First Amendment rights, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
In a motion filed on Wednesday, the activist group asked an Ohio court to promptly dismiss the case, which claims that Afroman (real name Joseph Forman) caused the officers "emotional distress" by distributing images of the armed raid on his residence. The ACLU described this as "a meritless attempt to silence criticism through litigation."
"They were in Mr. Foreman's home, not their own," wrote the group. "There is nothing in Mr. Foreman's statement that pertains to the plaintiffs' intimate personal privacy that could be protected by law. His description and criticism of their police activity are, on the contrary, a legitimate matter of public concern."
The officers' counsel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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