Unlikely presidential candidate Kanye West says he's voting for the first time in his life 'for someone I truly trust... me'
Unlikely presidential candidate Kanye West has said he is voting for the first time in his life 'for someone I truly trust... me'.
The rapper, 43, tweeted Tuesday morning to announce he was casting his vote for himself on election day, after the star made a late play for the White House earlier this year.
'God is so good,' he wrote on Twitter.
'Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it's for someone I truly trust...me.'
It is not clear whether West is casting his vote in one of the states where he is a nominee or whether he will write himself onto the ballot - a move he has encouraged his fans to make.
This comes as ABC announced the rapper will appear on the first post-election day episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Wednesday night.
Unlikely presidential candidate Kanye West has said he is voting for the first time in his life 'for someone I truly trust... me'. Pictured at his first presidential campaign appearance in July
The rapper, 43, tweeted Tuesday morning to announce he was casting his vote for himself on election day, after the star made a late play for the White House earlier this year
West, who has had a tumultuous year with a very public battle with his mental health and his marriage to Kim Kardashian reportedly coming under strain, failed to meet the deadlines needed to get on ballots in all 50 states.
He is an official presidential candidate in 12 US states including Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, West Virginia and Vermont.
He is also a write-in candidate in five states including Alabama, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Rhode Island and is listed as a vice presidential candidate alongside American Independent party presidential nominee Rocky De La Fuente in California.
West famously endorsed Donald Trump back in 2016 and sported a MAGA hat and visited the president at the White House in October 2018.
This April he vowed to vote for Trump in the 2020 election telling GQ magazine: 'We know who I'm voting on... I'm not going to be told by the people around me and the people that have their agenda that my career is going to be over because of it!'
Then, on Independence Day, West announced he would take on Trump and run for president himself.
'We must now realise the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States!' he tweeted on July 4.
He held his bizarre first presidential rally in South Carolina in July where he cried on stage and made the bombshell claim that he and Kim had considered aborting daughter North.
The rapper broke down in tears as he said: 'In the Bible, it says, 'Thou shall not kill.' I remember that my girlfriend called me screaming and crying, and I was just thinking - because at that time I was a rapper I was out there, different girlfriends and everything - and she said, 'I'm pregnant.' And I said, 'Yes!' And then I said, 'Uh oh.'
He also hit out at American abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman saying she 'never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people.'
It is not clear whether West is casting his vote in one of the states where he is a nominee or whether he will write himself onto the ballot - a move he has encouraged his fans to make. Pictured at his first rally in July
At his bizarre first presidential rally in South Carolina in July he cried on stage and made the bombshell claim that he and Kim had considered aborting daughter North
His comments sparked marital problems with his wife, who spoke out on social media to reveal he was in the grips of a bipolar episode at the time and the couple were seen holding crisis talks.
West named his political party the Birthday Party and announced preacher Michelle Tidball as his running mate.
Tidball, like Kanye, has no history of elected office but shares his pro-life views.
West's presidential bid failed to take off after several states denied him positions on their ballots.
In August, Illinois ruled that West didn't have enough valid signatures by the state's deadline as he collected just 1,200 of the 2,500 needed.
Meanwhile, in Wisconsin he missed the filing deadline by 14 seconds and, in Ohio, failed to qualify after officials ruled he filed a petition with fake signatures.
His comments sparked marital problems with his wife, who spoke out on social media to reveal he was in the grips of a bipolar episode at the time and the couple were seen holding crisis talks
Last month, West then released a presidential campaign video and a line of #Ye2020 merchandise including $60 baseball hats and $160 hoodies
Last month, West then released a presidential campaign video where he spoke of 'reviving America through faith', the importance of prayer and family and laid out 10 cornerstones of his campaign, like the Ten Commandments, matching a Bible verse to each one.
He also released a line of #Ye2020 merchandise including $60 baseball hats and $160 hoodies.
West also asked voters to write him in as a candidate when they cast their ballots.
He faced a backlash for encouraging voters to use their votes to write him in, with critics slamming the move as wasting a vote that could go to a candidate with a chance of winning.
Though West has no chance of taking the White House, Democrats fear West could siphon key votes from black voters away from Joe Biden, helping Trump to a win.
Some have questioned whether West is working in collusion with Trump to hurt Biden's campaign, given his previous public support for the Republican and his close friendship with Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
West had first touted plans to run for president back in 2015. He previously said he was 'walking for president' - referring to his aim to run again in 2024.