Kanye West fails to raise any money for presidential bid after antisemitic tirades

He launched merchandise to support his presidential bid, and his campaign website, still named 'Kanye 2020' from the previous election cycle, remained open for donations.

However, campaign filings published this week reveal that West received $0 in donations in the period covering October to December 2022. Not a single person, campaign, or political action committee donated any money to support his presidential bid.

The filings also reveal that West's campaign spent $142,216.91 on travel, accommodation, and various campaign administrative expenses.

Uber and United Airlines were used a number of times by the campaign, and a total of $8,434.52 was spent at Courtyard Marriott hotels.

White supremacist and antisemite Nick Fuentes also received $14,719.87 in travel expense reimbursement from the campaign. It was announced that Fuentes had joined West's presidential campaign after outrage over his attendance at a dinner West had with Donald Trump at his Florida home in late November.

British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos also received a total of $59,995 for "domain transfer" and "campaign wrap up services". Yiannopoulos is described by the Anti Defamation League as a member of the alt-lite, a term used to distinguish individuals sometimes associated with the alt-right from those who are openly white nationalist and antisemitic.

Thousands of dollars was also spent on various accounting and administrative services.

This is West's second run for president, having stood in the 2020 election cycle, and he earned about 60,000 votes in a dozen states.