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Late on Tuesday evening, the singer and fashion
designer appeared to concede his 2020 bid had ended but
suggested his quest was not over. He posted a picture of himself
in front of an electoral map saying "WELP KANYE 2024."
Earlier, the singer and fashion designer tweeted that he was
"voting for the first time in my life for the President of the
United States, and it's for someone I truly trust ... me."
He later posted video of himself casting his vote in Cody,
Wyoming, where he wrote himself in on the ballot.
West, 43, got onto the presidential ballot in a handful of
states, although not in battlegrounds like Florida, Pennsylvania
and Michigan. He has spent recent weeks instructing followers
how to vote for him as a write-in candidate elsewhere.
West's celebrity wife, Kim Kardashian, did not appear to be
supporting his bid. She has given no public endorsements of her
husband and on Tuesday she retweeted a message about voter hot
lines from Democratic vice presidential contender Kamala Harris.
West, once one of Trump's biggest celebrity supporters, launched
his campaign for the White House in July with erratic statements
that raised concerns over his mental health. The 21-time Grammy
Award winner said in 2018 that he suffers from bipolar disorder.
West loaned $6.7 million to his campaign, according to a filing
with the Federal Election Commission, and in a recent video
emphasized religion and family values.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant and Lisa Richwine; editing by
Richard Pullin and Jonathan Oatis)
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