For a brief period in his extremely tumultuous campaign, various news outlets reported that Ye had dropped out of the presidential race. The reasons behind his run are anyone's guess, which has prompted theories ranging from self-promotion, to an attempt to syphon minority voters away from Democrats to benefit Trump's candidacy, to just plain nuttery. His supporter Elon Musk would be placed in charge of the US space program. His suggested policies included opposition to the death penalty and abortion, and on education to put "the fear and love of God in all schools and organisations" (which appears to conflict with the First Amendment). Although this was too late for him to get on the ballot in some states, he could still get on many states' ballots and there remained the possibility of write-in votes in all states.
He announced his campaign for President on July 4th, 2020. While we at RationalWiki would welcome another black president, we'd prefer one who was better grounded. Ye had floated the idea of running for President since at least 2015, though he remained ambiguous, if not contradictory, on when he actually would run. Hmm, if he can do it, so can I! The Setup
Like any pseudo-intellectual rightist, Ye is a fan of Jordan Peterson's videos and Uncle Tom's female counterpart. He has also complimented and is friends with Candace Owens, a noted far right Gamergate nut and Turning Point USA's director of urban engagement who regularly criticizes Black Lives Matter, referring to them as "overly privileged Americans" and "whiny toddlers pretending to be oppressed for attention." Whether or not Ye's support for Owens qualifies him as full-blown wingnuttery remains to be seen. In April 2018, Ye appeared to hop back on the Trump Train, referring to Trump as his "brother" on Twitter and also tweeting a picture of himself wearing a " Make America Great Again" hat. However, he (temporarily) rescinded his support for Trump in the aftermath of the Muslim travel ban. Interestingly, this conflicted with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian's support of Hillary Clinton. Ye was an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump ever since Trump became President of the United States. Considering where Ye stands now, this can be considered ironic… Buzzfeed has reported he has been ripe for radicalisation and that people were getting worried that Ye was getting radicalized by the far right. However, this was not, technically, in support of the flag, but rather a way of trolling neo-Confederates by showing them a black man sporting the Confederate flag.
He was also seen wearing a jacket with a Confederate flag patch on the sleeve and was photographed draped in a large confederate flag. Ye sold merchandise that had the Confederate flag on it in promotion for his 6 th studio album, Yeezus, released in 2013. In 2013, Ye claimed that the reason President Obama was having trouble pushing his policies in Washington was, since he was black, he wasn't as well connected as Jews were, and that black people "don't got family that got money like that." This earned criticism from the Anti-Defamation League, after which he apologized for said statements, where he claimed he meant it as a compliment. įollowing his infamous interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Awards, Barack Obama referred to Ye as a "jackass" in a behind-the-scenes interview on CNBC, which Ye took in stride, saying that he was perfectly willing to be the "butt of all of 's jokes if it someway helped his overall mission." Bush of "not caring about black people" in 2005. Ye grew up in a left-leaning household his father had been a member of the Black Panther Party and his mother had been a professor at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black college.