Kanye West

==== 2024 ====
West has stated his intentions to run for president again in the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]]. In November 2019, he said at an event, "When I run for president in 2024, we would've created so many jobs that I'm not going to run, I'm going to walk." He was met with laughter from the audience.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/11/08/kanye-west-says-hes-running-president-2024/2527854001/ |title=Kanye West on joining 2024 presidential race: 'I'm not going to run, I'm going to walk' |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> On October 24, 2020, while running for president, West told [[Joe Rogan]] on his podcast that he would be open to running for [[Governor of California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/24/kanye-west-joe-rogan-experience-podcast-governor-president-race/|title=Kanye West Open to Running for CA Governor on Joe Rogan's Podcast|website=TMZ|date=October 24, 2020 }}</ref> On May 19, 2021, [[Fox News]] reported that it had obtained a letter concerning an RFAI (Request for further information) from the [[Federal Election Commission]] regarding an exploratory presidential committee. West's representatives stated, "Kanye West has not decided whether to become a candidate for president in the 2024 election, and the activity of the Kanye 2020 committee that prompted this RFAI is strictly exploratory."<ref>{{cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Tyler|date=May 19, 2021|title=Kanye West 'has not decided' if he'll run for president again in 2024|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-not-decided-run-president-2024|access-date=January 6, 2022|publisher=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref> West said he approached former president Donald Trump and asked him if he would be interested in being his running mate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=November 25, 2022 |title=Kanye West announces 2024 presidential bid amid far-right ties |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/25/kanye-west-presidential-run-2024 |access-date=June 27, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanye West announces he's running for president |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kanye-west-announced-running-president/story?id=71614805 |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> On subsequent interviews, merchandise, and in songs lyrics, West would repeatedly insinuate that he will indeed run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kanye-west-hints-at-running-in-2024-election-wants-kims-support/|title=Kanye West Hints at Running in 2024 Election in New Song — and Hopes Kim Kardashian Will Support Him|author=Thompson, Eliza|date=April 29, 2022|work=US Weekly}}</ref> On November 20, 2022, Kanye announced his intention to run in 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kanye-ye-west-says-run-002722425.html | title=Kanye 'Ye' West Says He Will Run for President in 2024 (Video)|work=Yahoo! Entertainment|first=Loree|last=Seitz|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=December 4, 2022}}</ref> In October 2023, an attorney for West said that he "is not a candidate for office in 2024".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-west-not-running-president-2024-1235450094/|title=Kanye West Not Running For President in 2024|date=October 20, 2023|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 20, 2023}}</ref>