Kanye West filed his first FEC report and he’s already spent $6.7 million on his alleged presidential campaign:
Kanye West's first FEC report is in and he's spent $6.7 million on his presidential campaign
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) September 4, 2020
Of that, almost $1.5 million was spent in Arizona through a company called Fortified Consulting:
Kanye West has spent $1,473,284 in Arizona — those $$ passed thru an Arizona firm calling itself "Fortified Consulting."
AZ consultant @MeghanCox, who has worked for litany of GOPers, was seen, today, talking with individuals claiming to be with Kanye West's campaign here. https://t.co/fiTPDVGIoE
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) September 4, 2020
Politics 101: Don’t let your paid gatherers pretending to be supporters get caught on tape saying things like, “Can we get our checks now?”:
Team Kanye West chanting outside of AZ Sec of State’s office.
Overheard: “I didn’t realize we were paid to protest too.”
Many of them: “Can we get our checks now?”
Signature gatherers have been out here for 10 days. Had to drive to a hotel after this to pickup their checks. pic.twitter.com/4C8Jafkvqg
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) September 5, 2020
When asked, none of them said they were from Arizona, and from the looks of it, only one is supporting Kanye for president:
Scene: Kanye West campaign in Arizona ??
NBC: “Who here is from Arizona?”
Paid gatherers: […]
NBC: “Who here wants Kanye West to be president?”
Paid gatherers: […] https://t.co/MSszdyLYkV pic.twitter.com/giSkek9xjx
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) September 5, 2020
Busted.
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