Kanye “Ye” West has opened up about co-parenting with Kim Kardashian, his ongoing legal battle with the Gap, and his continuing political ambitions in an extensive interview with ABC, scheduled to air Thursday evening on “Nightline.” Because of and was previewed earlier. Day on “Good Morning America”.
Sitting down with ABC News Live lead anchor Lynsey Davis, the Grammy-winning rapper and multi-hyphenate producer confirmed that despite the level of scrutiny over her former marriage, her “gospel school” Donda Academy and her dissolved fashion partnership with the Gap , he may still be eyeing a future presidential race.
“What are your future political aspirations?” Davis asked.
“Yes, of course,” she replied.
West memorably ran for president in 2020, eventually acknowledging his bid that November after his runaway, self-funded campaign failed to gain traction. (An FEC disclosure filing shows it owed $6.8 million to its presidential committee.)
Following his concession, West posted on Instagram: “Kanye 2024,” indicating future intentions.
one in 2020 interview with forbes In which he denounced his former support of former President Donald Trump and elaborated on the tenets of his campaign – which he deemed a “Birthday Party” banner – West revealed that, with Elon Musk’s guidance, he had moved away from Wakanda’s governance model. Inspired, as seen in “Black Panther”.
He also said that 2020 felt like running time: “God just gave me clarity and said it was time. You know I was there, ended up in the hospital, people calling me crazy. I am not mad…. now is the time. And we’re not going crazy, we’re going Yeezy, it’s a whole ‘notha level’ now.
Now, in his sit-down with ABC’s Davis, West admits that 2020 was not the way. “That time was not in God’s time,” he said.
The rapper’s Christianity remains a guiding influence on his choices, political or otherwise.
“When you cast away the love and fear of God, you open up the love and fear of all other things,” he said. “And it’s easier to keep sheep when people don’t have God. It’s easier to control people if they’re not controlled by God. Because then they can be controlled by how many likes they have or What is happening on their TikTok or how much money or perception people have,” he said. “But we have only one audience here and that audience is God. And he is watching us all the time,” Ye said. “He’s got my back.”
The full half-hour special, titled “A Conversation with Ye: Lynsey Davis Reporting,” airs Thursday evening and will stream later on Hulu. Watch the preview clip for the interview via “Good Morning America” right here,
