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More than 17.4 million followers of Kanye West were in for a surprise when the rapper used a headshot of Kris Jenner, his ex-mother-in-law, as the profile picture of his Instagram account on Wednesday.

To change the narrative

Through Instagram stories, the 45-year-old artist also shared his intentions behind the act. He is said to have done this with the thoughts of ‘RESPECT’ and ‘PEACE’ and that it's an effort towards changing the narrative.

Kris Jenner is the mother of Kim Kardashian, 41, his ex-wife with whom West has had some bitterness previously. He aired his grievances with Jenner by taking it to social media

What would Kanye West have to do to run for President?

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Kanye for President?

With less than four months to go for the November 3 US election, Kanye West has his work cut out for him - if he's serious about running for president, that is.

What he's up against

West, who announced that he was running on Twitter, would have to work fast to get his name on the ballot alongside President Donald Trump, a Republican, and the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.

His options

West would have two routes to doing so.

He could try to secure the backing of a smaller political party.
Without a party helping him get on the ballot, another option would be to try to appear as an independent candidate.

Tough road ahead

But deadlines for registering that way have already passed in many states, including New Mexico and key battleground North Carolina. Getting on the ballot as an independent would also require hiring staff or recruiting volunteers to quickly gather many tens of thousands of signatures across the nation before other registration periods close in August and September, a task now made more difficult by the pandemic.

Too late to the party?

It is unclear if West, who is also known for his marriage to reality TV star Kim Kardashian West, has filed any official paperwork to appear on state election ballots.

Even with a serious campaign, West would be unlikely to draw more than a few percentage points of the vote, peeling away similar numbers of votes from Trump and Biden.

What Kanye West said:

West has even said earlier this month that he felt Kim and Kylie Jenner, 25, were coerced by their mother to pose for Playboy.

West has said pornography has ‘destroyed’ his family. He shares four children with Kim: North and Chicago, four and nine years old, while the sons Saint and Psalm are six and three, respectively.

According to HollywoodLife, Jenner was upset about what West said about her as she felt to have tried to ‘help’ him and nothing else. According to the sources on the site, Kris thought Kayne was way out of line for whatever he said about her. And that these comments really hurt Kris.

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