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Trump denies helping Kanye West's bid to get on the 2020 ballot
Donald Trump has denied any involvement after reports suggested Republicans are aiding Kanye West’s 2020 presidential election bid.Since rapper West, who has previously supported Donald Trump, announced he was joining the race to the White House in July, sceptics have accused Republicans of encouraging the 43-year-old to run in order to siphon votes away from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.A report by CNN said longtime Republican lawyer Lane Ruhland, who has ties to the Trump campaign, dropped signatures off at the Wisconsin election board in a bid to get West added to the state ballot.New York Magazine also reported how Republican operative Gregg Keller is listed as the West campaign contact in Arkansas, while Chuck Wilton, a