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5 Jul 2020

Kanye announces 2020 presidential bid

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He’s been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump for years.

But now the hip hop superstar Kanye West has announced he will stand against him in November’s presidential election.

He isn’t lacking in social media muscle. He has 29 million twitter followers and his wife Kim Kardashian has 65 million and he’s already got the backing of billionnaire Elon Musk.

But with nominations already closed in many states, how serious a threat to the front runners is he?