Kanye West on politics: what the evidence says · JRE #1554

FACT CHECK // JRE #1554 // EXHIBIT LOG
EPISODE AIRED OCT 1, 2020 · THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE
CLAIM CMRCORSVSTATUS: PUBLISHED
SUBJECT: POLITICS
SpeakerKanye West
Timestamp2:26:19
Aired
// 00 · ABSTRACT

The short answer

Kanye West claims he is "definitely 100 percent winning" the 2024 presidential election. In this October 2020 interview, Kanye West predicted he would "definitely 100 percent" win the presidency in 2024. He did not appear on the 2024 general election ballot: after launching a 2024 campaign in November 2022, his attorney confirmed in October 2023 he was no longer a candidate.

RulingNeeds Context

Not a true/false call. Every claim is logged with its sources; read the exhibits below.

// THE CLAIM · ON TAPE
so if people got up people that never voted uh got up registered voted for me they'd have to take it take it to the house because i would you know i could possibly win now i'm definitely 100 winning in 2024
Kanye West@ 2:26:19
Watch on YouTubeJUMP TO 2:26:19

What the evidence says 01 / RECORD

In this October 2020 interview, Kanye West predicted he would "definitely 100 percent" win the presidency in 2024. He did not appear on the 2024 general election ballot: after launching a 2024 campaign in November 2022, his attorney confirmed in October 2023 he was no longer a candidate. Donald Trump won the November 5, 2024 election, called for him on November 6, 2024, after securing the necessary Electoral College votes. West received no electoral votes. The prediction was false by outcome.

Evidence sources 03 / EXHIBITS

Correction
· Cosmetic ASR correction, audio-verified against YouTube captions: Replaced the garbled "got a registered voter for me" with the contiguous verbatim caption passage ("got up ... registered voted for me ... take it take it to the house"); also drops the unspoken "percent" before "winning in 2024" that isn't in the captions.
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