Keeping up with Kim Kardashian’s pick for POTUS
For a moment there, it seemed that Hillary Clinton had lost the Kim Kardashian vote.
The reality television star and mogul backed Clinton as early as August 2015 and, in typical Kim Kardashian fashion, had declared her allegiance via selfie.
But last week, reports emerged that Kardashian was thinking of voting for Donald Trump after her step-parent Caitlyn Jenner — a Republican who spoke during the party’s convention this summer — encouraged her to reconsider her vote.
Headlines declared “Kim Kardashian Is Suddenly (And Disappointingly) Considering Voting For Donald Trump;” “Caitlyn Jenner Convinces Kim Kardashian to Consider Trump” and “Hillary Clinton Supporter Kim Kardashian Might Vote for Donald Trump.”
And, according to Kardashian, her phone blew up with messages from family, friends and both candidates’ camps. So she took to her website Saturday night and explained why she was “‘on the fence’ about my vote,” she wrote.
“There was a point when I wasn’t 100% sure I was even going to vote in this election; I didn’t want to vote blindly,” she wrote. “But I also thought about how not voting would mean that I wasn’t making my voice heard, so I decided to talk to my closest friends and family who I love and trust, to have an open conversation about politics.”
Kardashian continued: “I found that without a doubt, I stand with Hillary. I’m with her. I believe Hillary will best represent our country and is the most qualified for the job. This year, I’m not just voting for myself, but also for my children, and I took that into careful consideration when I made my decision.”