West declared his candidacy for President on July 4, 2020. West is [[pro-life]], stating "[[Planned Parenthood]]'s have been placed inside cities by [[white supremacist]]s to do the devil's work." West entered the race after Biden's "you ain't black" comment. West said,
West declared his candidacy for President on July 4, 2020. West is [[pro-life]], stating "[[Planned Parenthood]]'s have been placed inside cities by [[white supremacist]]s to do the devil's work." West entered the race after Biden's "you ain't black" comment. West said,
{{quotebox|"that is a form of racism and [[white supremacy]] and white control, to say that all black people need to be Democrat, and to assume that me running is me splitting the vote. All of that information is being charged up on [[social media]] platforms by Democrats. And Democrats used to tell me the same. Democrats have threatened me. The reason why this is, the first day I registered to vote is because I was scared. I was told that if I voted on Trump, my music career would be over. I was threatened into being in one party. I was threatened as a celebrity into being in one party. I was threatened as a black man into the [[Democratic Party]]. And that's what the Democrats are doing emotionally to my
{{quotebox|"that is a form of racism and [[white supremacy]] and white control, to say that all black people need to be Democrat, and to assume that me running is me splitting the vote. All of that information is being charged up on [[social media]] platforms by Democrats. And Democrats used to tell me the same. Democrats have threatened me. The reason why this is, the first day I registered to vote is because I was scared. I was told that if I voted on Trump, my music career would be over. I was threatened into being in one party. I was threatened as a celebrity into being in one party. I was threatened as a black man into the [[Democratic Party]]. And that's what the Democrats are doing emotionally to my
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people, threatening them to the point where this [[white]] man can tell a black man. /if you don't vote for me you're not black.'"<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/07/08/kanye-west-says-hes-done-with-trump-opens-up-about-white-house-bid-damaging-biden-and-everything-in-between/#6ef37cf147aa</ref>}}
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people, threatening them to the point where this [[white]] man can tell a black man, 'if you don't vote for me you're not black.'"<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/07/08/kanye-west-says-hes-done-with-trump-opens-up-about-white-house-bid-damaging-biden-and-everything-in-between/#6ef37cf147aa</ref>}}