John McAfee announces that he is running his 2020 presidential campaign “in exile” due to fleeing felony charges from the IRS.

If there’s one sure thing you can say about cybersecurity and cryptocurrency maverick John McAfee, it’s that he’s never boring. Just over a week ago, he announced his U.S. presidential campaign for 2020. He has staked a bold approach to his campaign, asking that people do NOT vote for him and essentially solely focusing on cryptocurrency. However, his campaign took a bizarre turn as he has fled the United States and is now running his presidential campaign “in exile.”

Taking a Principled Stand

On his official campaign website, McAfee states that he is fighting to give true freedom to the people. The opening paragraph of his short platform statement reads:

My campaign platform contains one item: how do we free ourselves from a government that no longer serves us, but instead has become our master – controlling our every action, down to the detail of what we may or may not put into our bodies and minds.

The McAfee 2020 Campaign is, as of this day, in exile. I am being charged with using Crypto Cuttencies in criminal acts against the U. S. Government. More videos coming shortly. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/C75zcbnKTD — John McAfee (@officialmcafee) January 22, 2019

The internet maverick says that he has no illusions on winning, but he wants to shed some light on how corrupt and futile our political institutions have become. He also hopes to gain enough traction to be part of the Libertarian Party debates, during which he will only discuss cryptocurrency. He forcefully says to not ask him about foreign relations, immigration, education, and other subjects.

He says that it’s impossible to offer any real solutions due to a true lack of knowledge, which is kept from the people by the government. His platform further states:

Any attempt to address national problems, of any nature, is doomed to failure. The best that can be hoped is a solution driven by conflict and incomplete in substance. Until we free ourselves, we are powerless to create any real change. And since our insane government keeps massive secrets from us and is masterful at disinformation, there is not a single National issue that we know the true state of. How then can we address it? You cannot fix what you cannot see. So do not ask me about immigration, foreign relations, education etc. I have no idea. Those claiming that they do are lying to themselves, or if not, they are purposely lying to you. We must first be free. Freedom for The People is my only goal.

The Campaign of John McAfee Takes a Bizarre Turn

McAfee’s campaign took a major detour as he posted on Twitter that he has now been forced to run his campaign “in exile” from his “Freedom Boat.” The reason for this is that he is fleeing the IRS, who have charged him with several felonies. In a video posted to Twitter, he says:

Today a grand jury was convened by the IRS to indict Janice [McAfee, John McAfee’s wife] and myself and four as-yet-unnamed campaign workers, for various tax fraud issues.

How we will run my campaign in exile: pic.twitter.com/evqxZQRTxH — John McAfee (@officialmcafee) January 23, 2019

What is utterly tremendous is that the crypto curmudgeon refuses to give up. His campaign will continue on and be carried out by thousands of “road warriors” who will wear McAfee masks. He explains:

[Volunteers] are creating masks of my face which are going to be given to thousands of people in two different groups. First our road warriors who, once a month are going to appear in parks, street corners, restaurants all around America while I speak through loud speakers through them.

Another group will represent McAfee at conferences and events, again while wearing a mask of his face. He elaborates:

I will be going to conferences as a surrogate. I will be looking at people through a camera, answering questions, shaking hands as I tell my surrogate to shake hands, and speaking.

No matter how you view John McAfee, there’s no denying that the man has some serious brass balls. The 2020 U.S. presidential campaign is looking to be an entertaining and wild ride with McAfee on board. It’s worth checking out his Twitter feed as he does answer some questions posed to him, and he’s posted some seriously awesome memes about his campaign. Most of them are definitely NSFW.

What do you think about McAfee having to flee from the IRS? Will his campaign suffer from him being in exile? Let us know in the comments below.

Images courtesy of Twitter/@officialmcafee and John McAfee.