American Presidential: in tears, Kanye West launches his campaign during a disjointed meeting

The announcement of his candidacy had been confused. It was the same for its first campaign meeting. Rapper Kanye West burst into tears on Sunday July 19 when he gave an anti-abortion speech at a political meeting in Charleston, North Carolina, supposed to mark the start of his candidacy for the November presidential election in the United States. -United.

Dressed in a bulletproof jacket with "safety" written on it, Kanye West delivered a disjointed speech during a meeting reserved for guests who had to sign a coronavirus release form, wear masks and practice social distancing, according to the American media.

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He said that at the time, he wanted Kim Kardashian, his wife who was pregnant with their daughter North, to abort, then talk about his father. "My father wanted my mother to have an abortion. My mother saved my life. There would have been no Kanye West because my father was too busy," said the rapper, starting to cry.

He then spoke unintelligibly for a minute, then shouted, "I almost killed my daughter! I almost killed my daughter!"

Kanye West gets emotional while speaking about abortion in South Carolina:

"My Mom saved my life. My Dad wanted to abort me ... There would have been no Kanye West."

"I almost killed my daughter." pic.twitter.com/jiGuODxAno

Elsewhere in his speech, he argued that the famous American abolitionist "Harriet Tubman never really freed slaves, she just made slaves work for other whites".

A candidacy which could prejudice that of Joe Biden

Portions of this speech went viral on social media, causing excitement, anger, and concerns about the singer's mental health.

Kanye West announced his candidacy on Twitter on July 4. He wore a red "Make America Great Again" cap when meeting with Donald Trump at the White House in 2018, but has since assured that he no longer supports the president.

😆 what the F ** k did he just say. This is all Jay Z fault, Kanye's first Rally. LOL #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/q2I0dNAzYU

The rapper has passed the deadline to appear on the official list of candidates in several states, but he is well registered on that of Oklahoma.

Observers have noted that his campaign could harm that of Democratic candidate Joe Biden, particularly in the "swing states" where Donald Trump narrowly won in 2016, and where polls currently place him behind the campaign. ex-vice-president.

"Saying that the black vote is democratic is a form of racism and white supremacy," Kanye West said in early July to Forbes magazine, admitting that he would not hesitate to deprive Joe Biden of the votes of the voting black minority. mostly for Democrats.

With AFP

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