Kanye Takes the West Wing

Celine Castronuovo, Op/Ed Staffer

September 15, 2015

With a business magnate, a neurosurgeon, and a CEO, the race for the Republican nomination of 2016 has seen a plethora of outsiders to the world of politics. A 15-year-old boy identifying himself as “Deez Nuts,” has even gotten in on it. But forget 2016, 2020 is the hot topic now. Controversial rapper Kanye West announced at the 2015 Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 30, that he will be joining the circus act. He is going to run for president in 2020.

While the level of West’s sincerity is entirely questionable, West’s presidential bid has led many to question the sincerity of the presidential race as a whole. A dark cloud has formed over the presidential race. Hillary Clinton’s email controversy, Ted Cruz’s citizenship, and Donald Trump’s disregard for political correctness are only the beginning of this shameful competition.

If Mr. Trump is able to maintain a substantial following, perhaps more should come to accept “#yeezus2020.” After all, both Mr. Trump and West are aware of the influence they have; West defines himself as a “millennial,” and Mr. Trump continues to carry his backbreaking ego.

“I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created,” Mr. Trump said.

It could also be said that Mr. Trump’s insult of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly parallels West’s infamous stunt at the 2009 VMAs when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech.

“You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever,” Mr. Trump said to Ms. Kelly.

While it could be argued that West should be considered to be more than the rapper he is, that does not mean he would make a quality president. West seems to serve as a symbol of the lessening respect for the presidential race. Despite the Constitution requiring the president and the vice president to be U.S. citizens, residents within the United States for 14 years, and 35 years of age, these simple facts seem to slip the mind of Swift, announcing her desire to be West’s running mate. Swift is only 25 years old.

Even though some may rejoice in the fact that the Swift-Kanye feud is now over, I can’t say that I would want the man who views “Yeezus” as synonymous with Jesus conducting foreign policy with Syria. I’m sorry Kanye. I’m going to let you finish, but Beyonce would be the best president of all time.

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Celine Castronuovo, Op/Ed Staffer

Celine Castronuovo is a first-year staffer on The Muse working on the Op/Ed section and is a strings senior at Dreyfoos. While the violin has been a part of her life since second grade, her passion for journalism started with her participation on the newspaper staff at Bak Middle School of the Arts. Castronuovo attended the National Student Leadership Conference for Journalism, Film, and Media Arts at American University before starting her junior year and hopes to pursue a major in journalism in college with a focus on international relations. This is her third year as a violinist in the Dreyfoos Philharmonic Orchestra and she currently serves as Co-President of Tri-M Music Honor Society, Secretary of National History Honor Society, and Social Media Committee Chair of Key Club. Her recent participation in a mission trip to Haiti inspired her to become more aware of the world around her, an interest she hopes to bring to The Muse this year, as well as in her future career as a journalist.