Kanye West opened up about abortion, religion, and international trade in his first campaign event in South Carolina

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• Rapper Kanye West hosted his first campaign event since declaring himself a presidential candidate on July 4.
• West touched on a number of topics ranging from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals.
• West has missed the deadline to qualify for the presidential ballot in four states.
• It's unclear if he is willing or able to collect enough signatures required to qualify in others, but he needs to collect 10,000 signatures by noon Monday to appear on the South Carolina ballot.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, delivered a lengthy monologue Sunday touching on topics from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals. Whether he's actually seeking the nation's highest office remains a question.

West said that while he believes abortion should be legal, financial incentives to help struggling mothers could be a way to discourage the practice.

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