Touch The Sky: Kanye West announces 2020 presidential runDonald Trump and Kanye West stand together in the lobby at Trump Tower, December 13, 2016 in New York City, after Trump's election victory -- but West apparently now wants to deny him a second term by running himselfWASHINGTON - Kanye West, the entertainment mogul who urges listeners in one song to "reach for the stars, so if you fall, you land on a cloud," announced Saturday he is challenging Donald Trump for the US presidency in 2020. "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! West long ago broke ranks with most of the left-leaning entertainment industry to loudly voice his support for Trump. That year, West also delivered a lengthy soliloquy to a president who many deem racist, telling him he loved him -- to the dismay of many Democrats and fellow artists.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 03:22 UTC