YE24, we hardly knew ye. The prospect of a
Kanye West presidential run this election cycle appears dead. Ye’s personal attorney Bruce Marks, who is advising the wind-down of the rapper’s campaign apparatus, tells
Rolling Stone: “He’s not a candidate for office in 2024.”
Evidence of the decision not to pursue a presidential bid is reflected in the October Federal Election Commission
filing by Ye’s political committee, Kanye 2020, which steered Ye’s oddball presidential bid three years ago and was used by the rapper to test the waters for a 2024 run. Right-wing operative Milo Yiannopoulos — who made a splash in May by
declaring himself to be the “director of political operations” of “YE24” — is no longer on payroll. The committee is now run by its treasurer, and recent expenditures are consistent with closing up shop. The committee has less than $25,000 cash on hand.