Cornel West, an independent presidential candidate, reportedly received a financial contribution from Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow for his contentious White House bid.
A report from the Federal Election Commission shows that Crow gave West $3,300 on Aug. 7. According to the Hill, West received the maximum donation before he switched parties. The notable civil rights activist and academic was previously identified as a Green Party candidate.
His run for office has caused fear for Democrats and raised questions about whether his third-party campaign will snatch votes away from President Joe Biden in 2024. West took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to address the donation pushback on Thursday afternoon.
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“As an independent candidate and a free Black man, I accept donations within the limits of no PACs or corporate interest groups that have strings attached,” West wrote. “I am unbought and unbossed. Despite my deep political differences with brother Harlan Crow (who is an anti-Trump Republican), I’ve known him in a non-political setting for some years and I pray for his precious family.”
People on social media called out the language he used to describe Crow: “My brother Harlan Crow is not a sentence that should be uttered by anyone on the left,” one person wrote.
“Honestly. The fact that you were bought for 3,300 dollars is so f–king embarrassing. Like you need [to] reevaluate your sellout price,” another person chimed in. “At least Clarence didn’t come cheap. Clarence racked up a f–king bill.”
Crow, a billionaire real estate developer who reportedly…
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