Wyoming life coach Michelle Tidball, 57, who claims she was first visited by God at six-months-old is Kanye West's Vice Presidential pick (and she believes HOUSE CHORES help cure mental illness)
Kanye West garnered plenty of headlines after announcing his bid for The White House, but far less attention has been paid to the woman who would serve as his Vice President.
In an interview with Forbes Wednesday, West named Michelle Tidball, 57, as his running mate ahead of the 2020 election.
Tidball hails from Cody, Wyoming - the same town where West owns a $14 million ranch - but she has scrubbed clean her web presence in recent days.
However, internet archives reveal a glimpse into the mind of the elusive 'Biblical life coach', who reportedly ran the website Yarash.org.
The site is currently 'under construction', but TMZ accessed one archived page featuring a biography of Tidball, which describes her journey to religious enlightenment.
Tidball was reportedly visited by God when she was just six months old and on the brink of death.
West-Tidball 2020! In an interview with Forbes Wednesday, West named Michelle Tidball (right) as his running mate ahead of the 2020 election
'In a hospital tent God first visited me and spoke life and destiny which I can still recall today,' the biography states.
Tidball's religious convictions only grew stronger, as she recounts: 'Being raised in the church I loved God, encountered Him, but wanted to know more. At seventeen I had an encounter in the heavenly realms and made a decision to serve Him all the days of my life'.
The biography further states that Tidball has 'various degrees in mental health and criminal justice.'
TMZ confirmed she received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Wyoming in 2003, but her additional academic credentials are unclear.
In a now-deleted audio recording, Tidball claims 'discipline' with house chores can help in the battle against mental illness.
'I have said this before, and I'm sure my colleagues still don't like me for this statement. I worked with chronically mentally ill for ten years, [and] if you would get up every day and make your bed and do your dishes - you would be better,' she is heard stating in the audio.
Meanwhile, another archived page promotes free MP3 recordings made by Tidball . She explains that they are free to her fans because 'you cannot sell God’s revelation.'
Tidball has scrubbed clean her web presence in recent days. However, internet archives reveal a glimpse into the mind of the elusive 'Biblical life coach', who reportedly ran the website Yarash.org. The site is currently under construction
Tidball hails from remote Cody, Wyoming, where West owns a $14 million ranch (pictured)
In his interview with Forbes, West did not detail how he came to meet with Tidball.
However, in the long and explosive interview with the publication, the rapper made it clear he has broken ranks with President Trump - whom he once supported.
He said he would either run as a Republican if Trump dropped out, or as an independent if not.
'Like anything I've ever done in my life, I'm doing to win', he stated.
West revealed that he would run under a new banner, the Birthday Party, because 'when we win, it's everybody's birthday,' he reasoned.
West, who initially intended to run in 2024, said he would definitely be making a bid for power this November.
He denied that his aim was to split the black vote and hurt the chances of Trump's Democratic opponent, Joe Biden.
In a long and explosive interview with Forbes on Wedesday, West made it clear he has broken ranks with President Trump - whom he once supported
It was 'a form of racism and white supremacy' to suggest all black people should support the Democrats, he said.
He noted during the interview that he had never voted before in his life and said he believes that vaccines are the 'mark of the beast.'
The rapper told Forbes he had been ill with COVID-19 in February, and would be suspicious of any vaccines developed to prevent the infection.
Repeating false theories that link vaccines with child developmental disorders, he said: 'So when they say the way we're going to fix COVID is with a vaccine, I'm extremely cautious.'
Also in the four-hour interview, West said he envisions a White House management model based on the secret country of Wakanda in the film Black Panther.
Among the highlights of the interview with Kanye West were:
- On Democrats: West said that he had been threatened as a black man to support the Democrats or his music career would be over. He added that this was the reason why he had been too 'scared' to register to vote before now. He said there is a form of 'racism', 'white supremacy' and 'white control' that says all black people need to be Democrat.
- On why he supported Trump: The rapper said Trump is a president who allows God to be part of the conversation. He said he wore the MAGA hat to protest the segregation of votes in the black community.
- On abortion: West said that his belief in God and the words of the bible have led him to be pro-life.
- On vaccines: He referred to vaccines as the 'mark of the beast' and said he was skeptical when scientists say they will treat Covid-19 with a vaccine. He continued that 'they want to put chips inside of us, they want to do all kinds of things, to make it where we can't cross the gates of heaven.'
- On coronavirus: West said he was praying and that the virus was related to God, suggesting humans need to stop doing things that make God mad.
- On the moment he decided to run for president: He said he was in the shower when it hit him that he would run for president. 'I just laughed in the shower, I don't know for how long, but that's the moment it hit me.'
- On his foreign policy: The rapper admitted that he had not yet developed a foreign policy and he would concentrate on America first.
- On the Wakanda management model: West referred to the film Black Panther to outline his election platform, saying the Wakanda framework was the best to describe what he would do in the White House. He added: 'You got Kanye West, one of the most powerful humans—I'm not saying the most because you got a lot of alien level superpowers and it's only collectively that we can set it free.'
West's announcement was met with with mixed reactions of skepticism and excitement, as online bookmakers cut his odds of winning the election from 500/1 to 50/1.
Presidential bid: The 21-time Grammy winner celebrated Independence Day with the announcement on Twitter, which was met with mixed reactions
Reality star-turned-activist Kim Kardashian West would be no stranger to the White House, having met with President Trump on more than one occasion lobbying for criminal justice reform. Kim is pictured with husband Kanye in November 2019
The new odds indicate his implied probability of winning the election has increased from 0.2 percent to two percent.
West's odds are still well behind those of the two current frontrunners, with incumbent Republican President Donald Trump at seven to four and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden at eight to 11, according to OddsChecker.com.
While there is no official deadline to enter the presidential race, candidates must meet certain filing requirements under Ballot Access Laws that vary by state.
The deadline to add independent candidates to the ballot has not yet passed in many states, including California.
Saturday's announcement, which came amid Fourth of July celebrations and protests across the country, immediately caused a stir on social media.
Wife Kim Kardashian had little to say immediately after the news broke, but showed her support for her husband by tweeting an American Flag emoji in response.
In October 2018, West infamously revealed his support for Donald Trump following a bizarre Twitter rant that sparked concerns for the rapper's mental state.
Soon after, he paid a visit to Donald Trump himself at the White House, wearing the president's trademark MAGA hat and delivered a rambling, profanity-laden speech in which he discussed alternate universes and his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, which he said was actually sleep deprivation.
During an interview in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said that West's 2020 candidacy would make a 'great trial run' before making a bid for the White House in 2024.
'It's very interesting,' Trump said.
'It'd have to be limited to certain states because in some states the deadline has been missed.'
Wyoming life coach Michelle Tidball, 57, who claims she was first visited by God at six-months-old is Kanye West's Vice Presidential pick (and she believes HOUSE CHORES help cure mental illness)
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