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Kanye West claims in rally Harriet Tubman never 'freed the slaves,' tearfully discusses abortion

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Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutKanye West made controversial claims about Harriet Tubman in his first campaign rally Sunday and said he and Kim Kardashian seriously pursued abortionA link has been sent to your friend's email address.A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the ConversationTo find out more about Facebook commenting please read theWelcome to our new and improved comments.This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you.You do not need a Facebook profile to participate.You will need to register before adding a comment.Typed comments will be lost if you are not logged in.Please be polite.It's OK to disagree with someone's ideas, but personal attacks, insults, threats, hate speech, advocating violence and other violations can result in a ban.If you see comments in violation of our , please report them.CLOSEKanye West sent out a tweet on Independence Day calling for a "unified vision" as he announced he's running for president in 2020.Rapper&nbsp;, who announced his intent to run for president on July 4, hosted his first, often-rambling political campaign rally&nbsp;Sunday night in South Carolina. He is seeking to qualify for the ballot in that state as an independent candidate.Wearing a flak jacket marked "security," West strolled the stage at the Exquis Event Center in North Charleston&nbsp;and spoke without&nbsp;a microphone, according to livestream videos of the event for registered guests posted online.&nbsp;During one controversial moment, West, 43, claimed abolitionist Harriet Tubman&nbsp;"never actually freed the slaves. She just had the slaves go work for other white people."Kanye said this and I left immediately. I went for a laugh and I got one. But when it got disrespectful for me it was over. — Toe Knee (@toekneerlynos) West spoke tearfully against abortion, saying he and wife Kim Kardashian had seriously pursued terminating their first pregnancy.But a message from God changed his&nbsp;mind&nbsp;and, in a telephone call, Kardashian told him: "We're going to have this baby," said West.&nbsp;The couple gave birth to their first child, ."So even if my wife were to divorce me after this speech, she brought North into the world, even when I didn't want to," West said. "She stood up, and she protected that child."&nbsp;West said his own mother, Donda West, had made the same choice when she was pregnant with him more than 43 years ago.&nbsp;"My dad wanted to abort me. My mom saved my life. There would have been no Kanye West, because my dad was too busy," said West, breaking down into tears."I almost killed my daughter," he said, sobbing.The abortion discussion with the audience was contentious, with one spectator taking to the stage to argue when West said, "No more Plan B — Plan A."&nbsp;West clarified&nbsp;he would fight to keep abortion legal, but outlined an option&nbsp;he called "maximum increase." "The maximum increase would be everybody that has a baby gets a million dollars or something in that range," said West. "If you had&nbsp;opportunity to be given a million dollars, just for being pregnant, would you have considered it?&nbsp;And then everybody would start having children, the greatest gift of life."West needs 10,000 signatures by noon Monday to appear on South Carolina's ballot for the Nov. 3 election. He has urged followers to aid the cause. West's campaign last week&nbsp;filed the required paperwork to , but the campaign has&nbsp;missed the deadline to appear on many state ballots, including key states like Florida and Texas.In federal campaign forms filed last week, West listed his party affiliation as "BDY."&nbsp;West said in a July 8&nbsp;Forbes interview&nbsp;that he was running for president in 2020 under a new banner — .Happy birthday, Kanye West: The rapper's life in picturesA link has been posted to your Facebook feed. ReplayRead or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/19/kanye-west-president-rally-harriet-tubman-abortion/5469501002/to help improve our site experience!More Stories

Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutKanye West made controversial claims about Harriet Tubman in his first campaign rally Sunday and said he and Kim Kardashian seriously pursued abortionA link has been sent to your friend's email address.A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the ConversationTo find out more about Facebook commenting please read theWelcome to our new and improved comments.This is a test to see whether we can improve the experience for you.You do not need a Facebook profile to participate.You will need to register...

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