Donald Trump denied trying to help Kanye West’s election campaign in swing states, while praising Kim Kardashian at the White House.
Donald Trump partly deflected a question about Republicans reportedly working to get Kanye West on the ballot by heaping praise on Kim Kardashian on Aug.5. During his White House press conference, the president was asked directly about claims that GOP operatives are trying to help the rapper’s election bid in swing states. While denying any knowledge of such a plan, Trump gushed about Kanye’s wife Kim, saying the reality TV star and criminal justice reform activist has a “good heart.” On Aug.4 both The New York Times and Vice reported that Lane Ruhland, a lawyer with ties to Trump’s campaign, allegedly delivered signatures to Wisconsin election officials so that he could appear on the ballot. The suggestion being that Republican activists are trying to divert votes away from Democratic candidate Joe Biden by helping Kanye. During Wednesday’s coronavirus briefing a reporter raised the issue with Trump, saying that “at least two people connected to Kanye West’s effort to get on the ballot have been connected to the Republican Party.” The reporter noted that it comes at a time when Kim “has raised issues about whether he’s having mental issues right now.
