Kanye West Says He Is Running for President As Nick Fuentes Dumps Trump

Kanye West is running for president in 2024 . . .

Constellation of Concern: with Milo Yiannopoulos and Marjorie Taylor Greene a heartbeat away.

Kanye West, legally known as Ye, has declared his candidacy for the 2024 presidential run.

Kanye’s life is a mine field in this moment. As Daily Beast’s Adam Manno and Zachary Petrizzo noted in posting news of the first campaign video below, Kanye is continuing on a path of “complete self-destruction”.

Much was made of Kanye’s announcement that he invited Trump to be his running mate. Trust me when I say that Kanye West is not running this show.

Kanye at Mar-A-Lago

Factually-speaking it’s widely confirmed that Ye did in fact dine with Trump Mar-a-Lago, along with Nicolas Fuentes and Milo Yiannopoulos, earlier this month. Karen Giorno, a former Trump strategist who is also now working for West’s 2024 campaign, confirmed to POLITICO that she was also at the dinner with Trump, West and Fuentes.

Note: even Google is reporting that there are conflicting reports as to whether or not Yiannopoulos was at the dinner.

Update: Newsweek reports Sunday November 27, that Fuentes has turned on Trump officially, after his Mar-a-Lago dinner.

Nicholas Fuentes’ Christian Nationalism

In a series of Telegram posts, Fuentes called for a new far-right candidate to "outflank" Trump in 2024 as he questioned what "Christian Americans" would get out of a new Trump White House.

According to the ADL, Nicholas Fuentes is a white supremacist leader and organizer and podcaster who seeks to forge a white nationalist alternative to the mainstream GOP. Fuentes first gained national prominence as part of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

Fuentes and his America First adherents vocally support the closure of the U.S. borders to immigrants, while opposing “liberal” values such as feminism and LGBTQ+ rights. Fuentes views these societal changes as the “bastardized Jewish subversion of the American creed. The Founders never intended for America to be a refugee camp for nonwhite people.”

Milo Yiannopoulos and Marjorie Taylor Greene

Milo Yiannopoulos, previously known as ‘The Dangerous Faggot’, has been announced as Kanye West’s 2024 campaign manager. Supposedly he has renounced his gayness and is opening a gay conversion therapy center in Florida.

Forbes wrote that the provocateur was the speaker most likely to be disinvited to colleges in 2016, with the gay Brit receiving one quarter of university disinvites, as he criss-crossed America on his’ Dangerous Faggot Tour’.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office did not respond to questions about Yiannopoulos’s duties for his internship, but in a statement provided to The Washington Post and other publications, Greene said: “So I have an intern that was raped by a priest as a young teen, was gay, has offended everyone at some point, turned his life back to Jesus and Church, and changed his life. Great story!”

And if you listen to the lead video above with Kanye’s comments about how he will run his administration, he is straight out of Gilead. Kanye believes in Biblical law and not any US Constitution.

Constellation of Concern About Christian Nationalists and Kanye West

We must remember that uber-conservative Trump Republicans ran Kanye’s first campaign — which absolutely was a spoiler campaign against Biden. AOC detailed those facts at the end of this January 2022 article: Is Kanye West Headed to Russia, Inviting Putin to His Church Service? For real?

Kanye called himself a “young Putin” in that article, and he spoke as glowingly of Putin as former secretary of state Mike Pompeo did earlier this week in a Semafor interview. The big news was Pompeo calling Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers and a member of the AFL–CIO, “the most dangerous person in the world.”

Like Kanye, Pompeo is a Christian nationalist and he thinks very highly of Putin — just like Ye — and like MANY other Christian nationalists who are also MAGA Republicans.

There’s a constellation of concern here that is really jelling and Kanye West is at the center of it. But he’s not the director in charge. People who are even more committed to Christian nationalism are entering Kanye’s life now, and it’s a frightening list of characters.

Do Kanye’s Problems, Caused by His Own Behaviors Make Him Ripe for Compromise? Or Is He 110% In With Uber-Right-Wingers

One issue has changed dramatically from the 2020 campaign to now, and that is Kanye West’s finances, which have plunged after he lost the Adidas contract over his antisemitic behavor.

The big renovation on his home in Malibu has been put on hold over cash flow issues. Adidas is holding as much as $75 million of the remaining estimated $400 million Kanye had left, until all the legal issues are sorted out.

Ye may be ripe for plucking to yet again to run for president but this time to be paid handsomely and quietly. One wonders if Kanye can do anything quietly, but the MAGA crowd is determined to stop Democrats in 2024.

Ye’s Court Date With Kardashian

Ye failed to show up recently for his scheduled deposition in his divorce from Kim Kardashian, reported Page Six. West has another opportunity to sit for a deposition at the office of Kardashian’s attorney, Laura Wasser, on Nov. 29.

If he’s a no-show for that meeting, the issue of whether he’ll “be permitted to offer any testimony, oral or written,” will be heard by the judge before the former couple’s trial begins on December 14, according to court documents.

There are so many moving pieces here, while I am laboring for facts in Ronald Dalton Jr.’s “Hebrews to Negroes” book, I can use my color-coded sticky writing tablet notes to keep track of all the events swirling around Kanye West.

A Damning New Rolling Stone Probe of Kanye-West Abusive Behavior with Adidas Staff

The damning Rolling Stone article on Kanye takes a strong stomach and quiet mind to read. The publication prompted Adidas’ biggest stockholder to demand an investigation into why the company ignored Ye’s misogynistic treatment of Adidas staff.

Kanye West regularly showed people porn as a form of control and acquiescence. The porn included pictures of his then wife Kim Kardashian. As of an hour ago, she has been totally silent and probably astonished over Rolling Stone’s incredible reporting.

I’ve spent more time working in China than Kanye West and was beloved by many. When I read about West’s comments, I could only think of the hatred that people must have felt for Ye in that moment — not that he cares.

Unhappy with one of his designs, Kanye is said to have approached a senior female Adidas executive, looked down at his foot, according to RS reports, stared up at the woman, and told her, “I want you to make me a shoe I can fuck.”

The Rolling Stone read gets worse.

The Adidas woman was so upset over Kanye’s ongoing misogyny towards her, that she took a leave of absence rather than work with him ever again. She has contributed to the new Rolling Stone article, but her name is being held in confidence. Adidas remedied her situation by putting her in an entirely different position far away from West.

AOC will soon delve into the Rolling Stone article in more detail.

Kanye West’s Life Is Unraveling — Or He Is Finally Being His True Self

AOC can’t imagine the December 14 custody hearing going well, with all the events unfolding around Kanye’s life. Kim Kardashian has made every effort to be positive and proactive about co-parenting with Kanye. But as a mother, she has to be concerned about Kanye’s increasingly unsettling actions and commentary.

Donald Trump and Beto O'Rourke Duke It Out In El Paso As Congress Works Against A New Shutdown

President Donald Trump held the first rally of his 2020 re-election campaign Monday at the El Paso County Coliseum while possible Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke hosted a competing rally across the street. Image REUTERS/Leah Mills

By Julián Aguilar and Patrick Svitek for The Texas Tribune

EL PASO — President Donald Trump kicked off his first major rally of the year here the same way he campaigned during his successful 2016 bid: by unleashing a torrent of criticism on the media, pushing back against allegations of collusion with Russia, and promising once more to end illegal immigration and build a wall on the southern border.

Across the street, one of his potential 2020 rivals — former Texas Congressman and El Paso native Beto O'Rourke — held a competing rally that drew thousands of people.

Standing beneath an American flag flanked by red signs that read “finish the wall,” the president tossed plenty of fresh red meat to the capacity crowd, which periodically interrupted him with chants of “build the wall!”

The rally came as members of Congress reportedly agreed to the terms of a funding deal that would avert another partial government shutdown. Although last year’s breakdown was over funding for Trump's border wall, the impasse this week concerned bed space for detained undocumented immigrants.

Shortly after taking the stage at the El Paso County Coliseum, the president said he was told about a reported deal but that he preferred to address his roughly 6,500 supporters before learning about the details of the agreement. Regardless of what's in the compromise, Trump said, “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway.”

Trump also repeated dubious claims about the impact that the fencing that runs through several miles of El Paso County has had on violent crime.

“You know where it made a big difference, right here in El Paso,” he said to raucous applause. “I spoke to people that have been here a long time. They said when that wall went up, it’s a whole different ball game.”

Local and state lawmakers have pushed back against those claims, citing federal statistics to back them up.

From 1993 to 2004, El Paso’s overall violent crime rate per 100,000 residents was higher than the country’s average, according to FBI and El Paso Police Department statistics. From 2005-08 — before fencing was built along the banks of the Rio Grande — El Paso’s violent crime rate fell below the country’s average. It began to rise again over the next four years.

Trump supporter Michael Lightbourn said the wall has helped deter crime and that he supported the president’s quest to build more.

“Between 2003 and 2005, three of my trucks were stolen,” said Lightbourn, who owns a high-end classic car restoration business. He added that it was ridiculous to label the president a racist for his immigration agenda.

“He’s not racist,” he said. “Just look at all the people that are here. And they are black, white and Hispanic."

Trump supporters gathered Monday in El Paso for President Donald Trump's rally. Image: Jesus Rosales for The Texas Tribune

As Trump spoke, O’Rourke led a march to a park just steps away from the coliseum. There, the former congressman and U.S. Senate candidate pressed his case — to raucous cheers — that El Paso is “safe not because of walls but in spite of walls.”

EL PASO — President Donald Trump kicked off his first major rally of the year here the same way he campaigned during his successful 2016 bid: by unleashing a torrent of criticism on the media, pushing back against allegations of collusion with Russia, and promising once more to end illegal immigration and build a wall on the southern border.

Across the street, one of his potential 2020 rivals — former Texas Congressman and El Paso native Beto O'Rourke — held a competing rally that drew thousands of people.

Standing beneath an American flag flanked by red signs that read “finish the wall,” the president tossed plenty of fresh red meat to the capacity crowd, which periodically interrupted him with chants of “build the wall!”

The rally came as members of Congress reportedly agreed to the terms of a funding deal that would avert another partial government shutdown. Although last year’s breakdown was over funding for Trump's border wall, the impasse this week concerned bed space for detained undocumented immigrants.

Shortly after taking the stage at the El Paso County Coliseum, the president said he was told about a reported deal but that he preferred to address his roughly 6,500 supporters before learning about the details of the agreement. Regardless of what's in the compromise, Trump said, “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway.”

Trump also repeated dubious claims about the impact that the fencing that runs through several miles of El Paso County has had on violent crime.

“You know where it made a big difference, right here in El Paso,” he said to raucous applause. “I spoke to people that have been here a long time. They said when that wall went up, it’s a whole different ball game.”

Local and state lawmakers have pushed back against those claims, citing federal statistics to back them up.

From 1993 to 2004, El Paso’s overall violent crime rate per 100,000 residents was higher than the country’s average, according to FBI and El Paso Police Department statistics. From 2005-08 — before fencing was built along the banks of the Rio Grande — El Paso’s violent crime rate fell below the country’s average. It began to rise again over the next four years.

Trump supporter Michael Lightbourn said the wall has helped deter crime and that he supported the president’s quest to build more.

“Between 2003 and 2005, three of my trucks were stolen,” said Lightbourn, who owns a high-end classic car restoration business. He added that it was ridiculous to label the president a racist for his immigration agenda.

“He’s not racist,” he said. “Just look at all the people that are here. And they are black, white and Hispanic."

Former congressman and possible presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke marched in his own rally Monday. Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

As Trump spoke, O’Rourke led a march to a park just steps away from the coliseum. There, the former congressman and U.S. Senate candidate pressed his case — to raucous cheers — that El Paso is “safe not because of walls but in spite of walls.”

“We can show the rest of the country ... that walls do not make us safer,” O’Rourke said, arguing such barriers force immigrants to cross in more remote, dangerous stretches of the border.

“We know that walls do not save lives,” he added. “Walls end lives.”

Trump loomed large at the O'Rourke rally — both figuratively and literally. As O'Rourke spoke, the president could be seen taking the stage at his own rally on a monitor set up in the parking lot of the coliseum — right behind the park.

O’Rourke received a rock star reception during the march, which seemed to include just as many chants urging him to run for president as those against Trump and the border wall. About 7,000 people went to see O'Rourke speak at the park, according to an aide, who cited law enforcement.

Fielding reporters’ questions about 2020 along the way, O’Rourke kept the focus on the unity of El Paso in the face of Trump.

"I'm gonna follow the community’s lead, and that’s what for me tonight is all about, nothing less and nothing more," O'Rourke told reporters on a conference call hours before the march.

Inside the coliseum, Trump rarely referred to O'Rourke by name but repeatedly mentioned his close loss last year to incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

"They’ll say Beto O’Rourke had a wonderful rally of about 15 people [tonight]," he said.

At one point, Trump said the El Paso Fire Department allowed 10,000 people into the arena although the capacity is several thousand fewer. The El Paso Times reached out to the fire department, and officials there confirmed the president's statement wasn't true.

The president was also consistent in his treatment of the media, which he called “fake” and “dishonest” several times.

“We have suffered a totally dishonest media, and we’ve won and it’s driving them crazy,” he said, later adding that the media was complicit in covering up for his former rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her fellow Democrats.

Before Trump took the stage, Cruz spoke to the crowd and repeated the line about the success of El Paso’s barrier before retelling the immigration story of his Cuban father.

“There is a right way to come to this country, which is you stand in line, you follow the rules and you come here seeking the American dream,” he said.

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