Kanye holds first Presidential rally in South Carolina

Kanye West’s questionable run for the highest political office in America (which seemingly started and stopped within 10 day but appears to be fully on) continued this weekend when he held a somewhat rambling, controversial presidential rally in South Carolina. He appeared to make policy proposals on the spot, made comments that elicited boos and walk-outs and got teary-eyed while speaking about abortion.On July 19, West appeared at the Exquis Event Center in North Charleston with the year “2020” shaved into the back of his head. Wearing a protective security vest, he addressed the crowd without a microphone and seemed to be speaking off the top of his head.“Harriet Tubman never actually freed the slaves, she just had the slaves go work for other white people,” he told the crowd to vocal reactions. He was, of course, referring to the woman who escaped a Maryland plantation in 1849 and returned to rescue other slaves via the underground railroad. She is presently one of the most respected and well-known figures of the Civil War. “Freedom does not come from an election. The freedom comes from you not loading up the pornography. The freedom comes from you not taking the Percocet,” West also said at one point.

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— ye (@kanyewest) July 19, 2020

That wasn’t the only controversial statement West made. He got personal and opened up about his own experiences as a father and the moment he learned that Kim Kardashian was pregnant with his now seven-year-old daughter North West. "In the bible it says thou shalt not kill," he began. "I remember when my girlfriend [at the time] called me screaming and crying... . And I just thought to myself, 'Please don't tell me I gave Kim Kardashian AIDS.'"