Kanye’s presidential bid was reportedly the ‘final straw’ for Kim Kardashian

Sources close to Kim Kardashian have revealed there was one distinct moment which led to the reality star seeking a divorce from Kanye West.

Kanye West’s dream of being president of the United States soured his marriage to Kim Kardashian, according to a report.

West, 43, stunned Americans on July 4, 2020, when he announced his bid for the presidency.

Shortly after, West’s public commentary and unleashing of revelations about his family on Twitter spawned numerous reports claiming the pair were on the brink of divorce.

The divorce proceedings are  now official with The Sun reporting today that the couple are preparing to divide their $2.54 billion-dollar portfolio. It added the proceedings have been “all amicable” with “no drama”.

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Sources say Kanye’s presidential bid was the ‘final straw’ for Kim. Picture: AFP.

Page Six — who rang the alarm about Kardashian readying for divorce in January — reported it was indeed West’s last-minute campaign that caused her to reflect on their future with more scrutiny.

An insider told the outlet that Kardashian, 40, “needed to end the marriage for the sake of her kids and her own sanity.”

The Power rapper’s presidential bid was simply the “final straw” for Kardashian, the source explained.

Meanwhile, a second source said Kardashian opposed it from the start: “She never came out publicly and endorsed him. Her silence on it spoke volumes.”

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Kim hired divorce lawyer to the stars Laura Wasser. Picture: Getty Images.

West made headlines early on in his campaign, beginning with his first campaign rally in South Carolina in July, leaving Kardashian reportedly “furious” after he told a crowd the couple once considered aborting their first child, daughter North, 7.

West went on to claim he has been “trying” to divorce the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star since 2018 after she attended a prison reform event also attended by rapper Meek Mill.

The Yeezy designer also shaded Kardashian’s past Playboy spread and called the reality star’s mother, Kris Jenner, “Kim Jong-Un” and claimed she was no longer allowed to see his children. He later issued a public apology to Kardashian.

Concerns for West’s mental health state grew, with the hashtag #PrayforYe trending on Twitter over the summer. It was then that Kardashian broke her silence on her husband’s bipolar disorder for the first time, asking the public for compassion.

The first source said Kardashian was “really supportive” of West’s mental health journey. But she also “knows she has to do the right thing for her kids.”

The outlet reported that Kardashian hired well-known divorce lawyer Laura Wasser.

Kim is moving on. Picture: Backgrid.

According to TMZ, Kim and Kanye's separation has been as “amicable as a divorce can be,” with Kardashian, 40, asking for joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s four children: North West, Chicago West, Psalm West and Saint West.

The sources state West, 43, has also agreed to their co-parenting arrangement, with the couple also “far along” in reaching a property settlement agreement across their reported $118 million portfolio.

West and Kardashian tied the knot in May 2014 in Italy.

This article originally appeared on Fox News and is reproduced here with permission.