New York Magazine

Kanye West Adviser Says ‘He’s Out’ of White House Run

Rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West is reportedly ending his 2020 presidential bid less than two weeks after breaking the internet with his announcement, so says Steve Kramer, an election specialist who was enlisted to assist West in getting on key ballots after the “Jesus is King” artist missed the ballot deadline in a handful of states.

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Nolte – Busted: Yashar Ali Fabricates Quote to Defend False Report from ‘New York Times’

Over the holiday weekend, Yashar Ali, a writer at New York Magazine and HuffPo, claimed he had a smoking gun recording of a White House background briefing that proved President Trump lied when he refuted something reported in the New York Times. The only problem is that — in the apparent hope no one would actually listen to his “smoking gun” recording — Ali made it all up.

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