Fox News contributor Lawrence Jones breaks down the topics tackled by the rapper.
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my mom saved my life,
my mom saved my life.
My dad wanted to kill me
guns, dont kill people,
people kill people.
Most outrageous thing said
out loud. The idea, if Kanye West
runs for President im going to
split the black vote.
Democrats, aint, inaudible
Trump Biden nor Kanye West- can
free us,
Griff, Kanye West, holding his
first campaign event in North
Charleston, South Carolina and
certainly raising a lot of
eyebrows
here to react. Fox news analyst
Lawrence Jones
Lawrence Good Morning to you.
What do you make of Kanyes
first campaign stop
good morning Griff.
You know I was watching the
response as well as watching the
scene yesterday,
and it seemed like most of the
people that have a lot to say
about this speech only saw
portions of it. There is a lot of
stuff making headlines.
What I hear from Kanye is what I
have been hearing from him for
years.
I have listened to his music for
years.
I interviewed him.
He talked about the Democratic
Party and what they have done
for Black America.
He talked about ownership and
people being a part of boards.
His own experience on being a
part of boards,
he talked about owning wealth
and how important that was, and
dangers of social media.
He talked about him learning and
this not really being a campaign
for the presidency but more of a
movement,
and then he lets get to some
of the headlines that you keep
hearing people talk about was
how did he feel about pro life
issues?
It was very deeply personal for
him, as all things are with
Kanye.
He talked about the potential of
aborting, his first child and Kim
Kardashian. Not wanting to do
that and how painful it was to
him now realizing the dangerous
effects of that. So again, there
was a lot talked about,
as I continue to tell people.
This is not about some
presidency for Kanye
and he said that in his speech
yesterday,
this is about a movement for
Kanye.
If you think this is just about
some dumb campaign, I think you
havent been following Kanye
long enough
Griff, you know Lawrence Kanye
said everybody who has a baby
gets a million dollars
campaign promise. Obviously
couldnt fulfill.
Here is my question.
I have 18 year old daughter: do
the young voters who may not be
inclined to even bother to go
out in south president?
Would they perhaps tuned in to
Kanye and think about vote for
Kanye, which would how impact the
election take away from Biden or
Trump?
I dont see it actually
like. I said this is not about a
campaign.
Most of us say he cant even get
on the ballot right now.
I guess some people can write
him in, but I dont think its
going to do that. Much of a you
know difference in this
campaign.
This is why I know that it
has Kanye is a smart guy.
This has nothing to do with a
presidential election.
Again, I think its important to
know. There is controversy about
his remarks about Harriet Tubman
and what she did.
Obviously she was a freedom
fight, early and spy for the
union as well.
Kanye has got to continue to
educate himself,
Griff does Kanye Lawrence
just get off of the trail and
blurring. It
took a first step
asking people to get him on the
ballot in South Carolina.
You are saying he is not
actually serious about running
yeah,
I dont think. Is he serious
about unking? Are
most political experts would
tell you that he cant even get
on the ballot in most states?
Kanye has always been about the
movement,
and I understand people that are
outsiders that are not used to
you know watching Kanye. They
will follow the bouncing ball,
that is by design with Kanye.
Again, I think its about
getting his message out
a lot of young people going to
be enlightened during this
journey just like when he went
on his gospel tour as well. You
saw kids parents couldnt, get
them to church, but came because
of Kanye
Griff Lawrence Jones. Thank you.
Transcript generated on 2020-07-21.