Can Kanye West Actually Run for President of the United States?

It won't be that Yeezy.

When Kanye West said he was going to run for President in 2020 during his 2015 MTV VMAs speech, we thought he was somewhat joking.

However, it turns out the rapper was totally serious. On Sunday, Kanye took to Twitter to reveal he will be running for President of the United States this year. 

"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," Ye captioned the post. 

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

Shortly after, Kim retweeted his post, expressing her support for her husband by captioning it with the American flag. 

Kanye's pal Elon Musk also responded to his tweet saying, "You have my full support!" 

With the presidential election taking place in November this year, it begs the question: Can Kanye actually run for President? After all, it's only about four months away. 

Well, according to the BBC, Kanye has not yet registered his name with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Considering the other Republican and Democratic presidential candidates have been confirmed for months now, that means Ye would have to run as an independent candidate. 

Except, the singer has already missed the deadline to file as an independent candidate in many states including Texas, New York and Illinois, which are three of the top six in terms of electoral college votes. 

On top of registering with the FEC, Kanye would also need to present a campaign platform and collect enough signatures to get on the November ballot. That's a lot to do this late in the game. 

It's safe to say not a lot of people are taking Ye's bid too seriously, but Kanye does still have a chance to get on the ballot in available states. If he does register in those states, he could potentially impact the 2020 election. 

if kanye becomes president the national anthem is going to be ‘gold digger’ im calling it

— ً (@mfnjake) July 5, 2020

In January last year, Kanye tweeted "2024". Fans took it as a sign that he'd instead run for President in 2024, rather than 2020. 

So, who knows? Ye might give it another crack then. 

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