Kanye West Isn't Running for President – Yet

On July 5, famous American rapper Kanye West claimed that he’s running for the U.S. presidential election via his official Twitter account with the 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

The claim went viral all over the world shortly after, and is still doing rounds by various international media and social media accounts.

Just woke up to the news that Kanye West is running for President and I just want to go back to bed.

— @PAM_BOY (@pam_boy) July 5, 2020

Kanye West is running for president, and I am personally shocked that a wealthy celebrity with no political experience and close ties to reality TV could think they’d get elected.

— Byron Kaye (@byronkaye) July 5, 2020

I'm not sure what's more disturbing: 1. The fact that Kanye West is running for president.

2. He's better than Trump.

3. He can and will legitimately take votes away from Biden and not from Trump.

Like it or not, Biden can't run solely on "not being Trump" anymore.

— J. Brandon Johnson (@johnsonjoeb) July 5, 2020

Kanye West is running for president and he announced that his running mate will be a Confederate statue.

— Dave Matt (@davematt88) July 5, 2020