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FILE - This Nov. 17, 2019, file photo shows Kanye West on stage during a service at Lakewood Church in Houston. West will be on the Oklahoma presidential election ballot, as Oklahoma Board of Elections spokeswoman Misha Mohr says a West representative filed the necessary paperwork and paid the $35,000 filing Wednesday, July 15, 2020, to go on the state's Nov. 3 presidential ballot. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at his political rally

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

FILE - Kanye West answers questions during a service at Lakewood Church Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Houston. West says he is no longer a Trump supporter. The rapper, who once praised President Donald Trump, tells Forbes in a story published Wednesday that he is “taking the red hat off” — a reference to Trump’s trademark red “Make America Great Again” cap. West also insisted that his weekend announcement that he’s running for President was not a stunt to drum up interest in an upcoming album. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Kanye West addresses abortion at campaign event in North Charleston, South Carolina

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Kanye West makes his first presidential campaign appearance, Sunday, July 19, 2020 in North Charleston, S.C. Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, delivered a lengthy monologue Sunday touching on topics from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals. Whether he's actually seeking the nation's highest office remains a question. (Lauren Petracca Ipetracca/The Post And Courier via AP)

Kanye West rips Harriet Tubman in first campaign rally

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FILE - This Nov. 17, 2019, file photo shows Kanye West on stage during a service at Lakewood Church in Houston. West will be on the Oklahoma presidential election ballot, as Oklahoma Board of Elections spokeswoman Misha Mohr says a West representative filed the necessary paperwork and paid the $35,000 filing Wednesday, July 15, 2020, to go on the state's Nov. 3 presidential ballot. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Rapper Kanye West files for Oklahoma presidential ballot

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Kanye West performs at the Coachella Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio, California, April 20, 2019. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Kanye West angers Planned Parenthood with ‘Devil’s work’ stance; group rips ‘anti-abortion’ efforts

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Kanye West attends the WSJ. Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Kanye West: ‘I am taking the red hat off with this interview’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo Kanye West answers questions from Sr. pastor Joel Osteen during the 11 a.m. service at Lakewood Church, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Oddsmakers agree Kanye West’s White House bid could benefit Trump, siphon votes from Biden

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

This Nov. 17, 2019, file photo shows Kanye West on stage during a service at Lakewood Church in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Kanye West says he’s running for president in 2020

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Appraiser: Kanye West’s art from high school worth thousands

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Lawyer Bryan Stevenson, left, and producer Asher Goldstein, actors Tim Blake Nelson and Rob Morgan accept the award NBR freedom of expression award for &quot;Just Mercy,&quot; at the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Celebs back Mississippi theater screening of ‘Just Mercy’

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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2019 file photo Kanye West answers questions from Sr. pastor Joel Osteen during the 11 am service at Lakewood Church, in Houston. West has been denied a permit to build an amphitheater on his ranch in Wyoming. The Park County Planning and Zoning Commission made the decision Tuesday, Nov.19, 2019, after the rapper changed his plans for the structure near Cody. West told county officials he now wants to include residential space. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke,File)

EDITORIAL: Kanye West’s journey of Christian faith is worth joining

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo Kanye West answers questions from Sr. pastor Joel Osteen during the 11 a.m. service at Lakewood Church, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Kanye West denied permit for amphitheater on Wyoming ranch

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Kanye West, right, answers questions from senior pastor Joel Osteen, left, during a service at Lakewood Church, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Kanye West during Joel Osteen visit calls himself ‘the greatest artist that God has every created’

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

File - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, Kanye West attends the WSJ. Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Officials in Wyoming have received a building permit application from Kanye West for a proposed amphitheater on property owned by the rapper. West recently announced that he plans to move the headquarters of his shoe and clothing company, Adidas Yeezy, to Cody. He also wants to build a 70,000-square-foot amphitheater on his 4,000-acre ranch. The Cody Enterprise reports the Park County Planning and Zoning Commission plans to discuss the proposal. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Kanye West wants to build amphitheater on his Wyoming ranch

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Thousands pack into The Gateway in Salt Lake City for Kanye West's "Sunday Service," Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. People were standing on and climbing up anything they could find to catch a glimpse of West. (Colter Peterson/The Deseret News via AP)

Kanye West’s faith and the red line for believers

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Kanye West, left, and wife Kim Kardashian West attend the WSJ. Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Kanye West for president? Don’t laugh

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Kanye West attends the WSJ. Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Kanye West claims he’ll run for president in 2024: ‘What y’all laughing at?’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

This image taken from video shows Kanye West, right, with Steven Smith, lead designer at Yeezy during a discussion on fashion and design at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/David Martin)

Kanye West vows to move Yeezy manufacturing to the Americas

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

Kanye West performs at the Coachella Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio, California, April 20, 2019. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Kanye West premieres new ‘Jesus Is King’ film, album

By RYAN PEARSON - Associated Press