‘The Trouble with KanYe’: Kanye West accused of antisemitic abuse again in BBC documentary; part of his ‘plan’ for US elections

Kanye West, known by his new name Ye now, has made it clear since 2020 how he wants to run for President. For that, he wants to adopt the strategy of former US President Donald Trump.

On June 28, the Guardian published a preview of The Trouble With KanYe. Alex Klein, who collaborated with Kanye West from 2019–2022, shed light on his comments.

In 2022, Ye faced flak for his praise of the late German dictator Adolf Hitler. Klein left him after that. However, he claims he was verbally attacked by the rapper.

“He was saying, ‘I feel like I wanna smack you’ and, ‘You’re exactly like the other Jews’,” Klein recalled in The Trouble with KanYe. “I asked him: ‘Do you really think Jews are working together to hold you back?’ and he said, ‘Yes, yes I do.’”

Klein recollected how Kanye West was doing all this for his election campaign. The rapper said about his statement on Hitler that it is not something he needs to take back, because “look at all the energy around me right now. Without that statement, I wouldn’t become president.”Kanye West believes he will be US President one day, and that it is his “manifest destiny, his God-chosen destiny”.“The return of Kanye is inevitable and I think it’s important to shed light on the situation,” Klein said in the doc. “This demon in the box that he’s playing with for his own benefit is irresponsible. The conversation has become, ‘Oh, it’s his mental health,’ and, ‘Oh, maybe a few Jewish people screwed him over.’ It’s like: no. Kanye needs to be taken seriously.”

FAQs

Q1:Is Kanye West a US presidential candidate?
In 2020, Kanye West first expressed he wanted to run for President in the US. In 2022, Ye again revealed his plans to run in the 2024 presidential election.

Q2:Who is Kanye West married to now?
Kanye West was married to Kim Kardashian from 2014–2022, and they have four children together. Ye married Bianca Censori in January 2023.