Nick Cannon has endorsed rapper-turned-U.S. Presidential candidate Kanye West in the 2020 elections.
Mariah Carey‘s ex-husband told TMZ the U.S. needs another black man in office, referring to former President Barack Obama, who is biracial.
Cannon said of his longtime friend’s campaign: “I love it! We need another black man in power.”
The news comes amid reports that Kanye is under investigation for election fraud.
CNN correspondent April Ryan tweeted, “Two states declaring #KanyeWest ineligible to be on #POTUS ballot due to faulty signatures could open him up to an #ElectionFraud investigation.”
“Kanye West will also not be permitted on the New Jersey ballot due to faulty signatures. His ‘campaign’ withdraws petition.”
Two states declaring #KanyeWest inelligible to be on #POTUS ballot due to faulty signatures could open him up to an #ElectionFraud investigation.
I would imagine other states where reported GOP operatives assisted him to get on the ballot will soon be reviewing. #Election2020
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) August 9, 2020
Ryan continued saying, “I would imagine other states where reported GOP operatives assisted him to get on the ballot will soon be reviewing.”
Last week, Kanye jokingly said he was campaigning to draw votes away from Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Nick sparked concern last month when he made headlines for anti-Semitic comments he shared on his podcast show, “Cannon’s Class,” in which he labeled white people “savages” who act “evil” and “rob, steal, rape, kill in order to survive”.
In subsequent social media posts, he wrote that things “couldn’t get any worse” for him, and he hinted at taking his own life after none of his A-list friends rushed to defend him.
The public fallout was swift and harsh as ViacomCBS severed longstanding ties with the comedian, taking millions of dollars in revenue with them.
Cannon’s bank account took another hit as his daytime talk show, The Nick Cannon Show, has gone on hiatus and his radio show on Power 106, Nick Cannon Mornings, is temporarily suspended.
Since making the controversial comments, Nick has met with rabbis and learned about Judaism during a visit to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles.
He also pledged his first paycheck from his daytime talk show to the Jewish center.
