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Lily Waddell

Kanye West confesses 'I almost killed my daughter' as he sobs at campaign rally

Kanye West said "I almost killed my daughter" as he broke down in tears at a campaign rally.

The rapper detailed his heartbreaking discussion with Kim Kardashian about aborting their daughter North, according to Us Weekly.

Kim's husband, 43, appeared to be going ahead with his ambitious 2020 Presidential bid after he signed official documents.

Emotions were running high when the rapper spoke at his first ever political event and campaign rally in South Carolina on Sunday.

In an outburst, Kanye said the words: "I almost killed my daughter. I almost killed my daughter."

Kanye West's outburst 'I almost killed my daughter' as he sobs at campaign rally (REUTERS)

Kanye then explained to the crowd he was urged not to tell the crowds about this particular story.

He added: "You can't tell them about this story."

Just moments before, Kanye revealed his dad wanted his mum Donda to have an abortion.

Kim and Kanye with their four kids (Kim Kardashian/Instagram)
Emotions were running high when the rapper spoke at his first ever political event and campaign rally in South Carolina on Sunday (REUTERS)

The rapper declared his mum saved his life as there would have been "no Kanye West".

"My mum saved my life. My dad wanted to abort me. My mum saved my life.

"There would have been no Kanye West because my dad was too busy."

Kanye has withdrawn his own support for Trump in order to run for office himself (X02844)

Crowds begun to cheer and chant his name when he spoke out.

He went on to explain that while he believes abortion should be legal, financial incentives to help struggling mothers could be a way to discourage the practice.

"Everybody that has a baby gets a million dollars," he said as an example.

During last night's rally, some audience members walked out over his "disrespectful" comments regarding political activist Harriet Tubman.

The rapper drew ire from the crowd after suggesting that activist Harriet Tubman "didn't free the slaves" and "just had them go work for other white people".

American abolitionist Harriet Tubman was born into slavery but managed to escape and made 13 missions to free 70 enslaved people.

She also worked for the Union Army as a cook and nurse before going on to act as an armed scout and spy. She later went on to liberate more than 700 slaves by guiding a raid at Combahee Ferry.

Sharing the clip online of Kanye's comments, an audience member tweeted: "Kanye said this and I left immediately. I went for a laugh and I got one. But when it got disrespectful for me it was over."

In the clip, Kanye addressed the crowd as he said: "Harriet Tubman never actually freed the slaves, she just got the slaves to work for other white people."

Straight after his remarks, an audience member was heard saying: "Yo, we leaving right now."

Loud groans were also heard in another video, with one man from the crowd calling out: "Come on, man!"

Last week, Kanye qualified to appear on Oklahoma's presidential ballot, the first state where he met the requirements before the filing deadline.

Kanye needs to collect 10,000 signatures by noon on Monday to appear on the South Carolina ballot, according to state law.

He tweeted a list of locations around the Charleston area where petitions could be signed.

Mirror Online has approached Kanye West's representatives for further comment.

 
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