Independent presidential candidate Cornel West has made a striking accusation.
Appearing on the Status Coup News Podcast over the weekend, the longtime theologian, social critic, philosopher, scholar, author (this list could go on…) let it slip that the Harris-Walz campaign offered him a potential job in their Administration and to possibly pay off his campaign debts. There was one very obvious catch: drop out of the race, and endorse Kalama Harris as President.
Let’s start off with a short clip showing some of the conversation between West and Jordan Chariton:
Cornel West says Democrats offered to pay off his campaigns debt along with a position in Harris’s administration if he were to drop out and endorse Harris.
If Democrats were willing to work with Cornel West why did they refuse to work with RFK Jr? pic.twitter.com/JRiVjvzhR6
— End Tribalism in Politics (@EndTribalism) August 26, 2024
I want to point out that “quid pro quo” is not illegal, unless the exchange, the favor, the transaction under question actually breaks the law. But I also want to point out that BRIBERY, particularly when it involves influencing any official act, is very much a criminal offense.
These are serious charges being