Donald Trump says he has no idea about any Republican efforts to help Kanye West get on the general election ballot. CNN has reported yesterday (August 5th) that Republican Operatives has been helping Kanye get on the presidential general election ballot in several states.
Trump told reporters at the White House, “Kim Kardashian, she’s got a good heart, a very good heart, and I like Kanye very much, but I have nothing to do with him getting on the ballot.” Tim Murtaugh, Trump’s campaign communications director, also released a statement, saying “We have no knowledge of anything Kanye West is doing or who is doing it for him.”
The denials come one day after Lane Ruhland, a Republican lawyer who has worked for the Trump campaign, delivered signatures to the Wisconsin board of elections of behalf of Kanye's campaign in order to get him on the ballot in the state.
The blanket denials came one day after Lane Ruhland, a Republican lawyer who has worked for the Trump campaign, delivered signatures to the Wisconsin board of elections on behalf of West’s campaign in order to get him on the ballot in the state.
Other Republican lawyers with various ties to Trump’s campaign have also collected and delivered signatures for West in states like Ohio, West Virginia and Colorado.
