Speculation continues on whether Trump and Kanye West are working together to split Biden voters.
The acclaimed rapper, who has been a vocal Trump supporter in recent years, donning the president’s signature red baseball cap, announced his presidential bid earlier this summer, though—like much of West’s public persona—it was difficult to discern whether the bid was sincere or performance. It’s still not entirely clear, but, with
, he has filed petitions in recent weeks to get on the ballot in several states, including the battleground of Wisconsin, leading to speculation that he’s attempting to siphon Black votes from Biden to help Trump. Asked directly byand that he is “walking,” rather than running, for president. Trump, for his part, brushed aside the notion of any personal connection to West’s spoiler bid, but expressed fondness for the rapper and designer and said “he’s always been very nice to me.
Coordinated dirty trick or not, West’s so-called “2020 Vision” might not be able to deliver—and not just because the effort to undercut Biden andearlier this week, West’s campaign is facing questions of electoral fraud. In Illinois, his home state, his petition was challenged because more than half of his 2,500 required signatures weren’t valid. He ran into similar issues in New Jersey, where he withdrew his petition after over 700 suspicious signatures were questioned by an elections attorney.
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