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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Edward Helmore in New York

Kanye West announces 2024 presidential bid amid far-right ties

Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, at a rally in support of his previous presidential bid in South Carolina in July 2020.
Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, at a rally in support of his previous presidential bid in South Carolina in July 2020. Photograph: Randall Hill/Reuters

The disgraced rapper and designer formerly known as Kanye West has said he plans to run for president in 2024, amid a series of antisemitic tirades and new far-right associations.

The declaration of his candidacy, which referenced several political figures and aides associated with US white supremacist and anti-democracy movements, would make him the second person to enter the race after Donald Trump.

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