Kanye prez bid: last straw

KANYE West’s failed presidential run was “the final straw” for Kim Kardashian, who up until then had battled to save their troubled marriage. The Post exclusively revealed that the couple is now heading to divorce after nearly seven years of marriage. His bizarre 2020 campaign made Kardashian realize that she “needed to end the marriage for the sake of her kids and her own sanity,” a source told Page Six.

West’s self-serving bid kicked off in July with an insane speech during which he wrongly claimed Harriet Tubman “never actually freed the slaves.” That same month, he also called momager Kris Jenner “Kris Jong-Un” on Twitter and claimed that the Kardashians were trying to force him into psychiatric treatment.

A second source told us of Kim: “She never came out publicly and endorsed him. Her silence on it spoke volumes.”

The first source continued, “Kim has been very supportive of Kanye during his struggle with his mental health. But she knows she has to do the right thing for her kids.”

Kardashian has hired power divorce attorney Laura Wasser, who is helping her negotiate a confidential settlement ahead of a divorce filing. She and West have a prenup, but they have not yet reached the stage of settling their finances or child custody, the source added.

Despite a Twitter campaign for Kardashian to date CNN’s Van Jones, she isn’t seeing anyone else. A source said, “She’s not dating anyone because if she was, it would be a career move. She can’t go to restaurants now on dates and [be photographed by] paparazzi [due to COVID]. She can’t date quietly — she doesn’t even understand what that would be like.”

Another source close to Kardashian told us things are amicable with West. “There isn’t a war happening. They’ve been working through a lot for a while now, for a few months,” the insider said. “This isn’t about one thing. There are things that have accumulated over time and created distance between them.”