Kanye West announces run for president at VMAs, Twitter responds

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Sunday evening, Kanye West took the VMA stage and announced to everyone in the free world that he — the almighty Yeezus — would be running for president in 2020.

Given who we currently have running for the 2016 race, instead of dismissing it as a joke, people both in the audience (and on social media) collectively gasped and did their best to discern if this declaration was fact or fiction.

Whether the rapper/designer really does have his sights on the Oval Office remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure: ‘Ye’s antics sent the Twittersphere into a frenzy for the rest of the night.

First off, the fact that he showed up high — on life — should’ve been a red flag. In the clip below, John Legend is doing his best to look like he’s down with it, but note how he fidgets and never makes eye contact. That’s because he’s probably panicking on the inside. If you were at the VMAs with a “turnt up” Kanye, you would be too.

https://twitter.com/SOMEXlCAN/status/638196098805444608

https://twitter.com/leovmello_/status/638184021122547713

But once ‘Ye announced “I have decided in 2020 to run for president,”  the Internet was on it!

https://twitter.com/kanyeIife/status/638202360158883840

https://twitter.com/zekNcashe/status/638181745716670464

https://twitter.com/DukeOfZamunda/status/638180582816616448/photo/1

https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/638182497940074496

https://twitter.com/AniCaribbean/status/638213341660364800

https://twitter.com/PrezidentYeezy/status/638204218696966144

https://twitter.com/Nancy_Colorado/status/638203811581030400

https://twitter.com/PrezidentYeezy/status/638198878320361472

As many noted — Yeezy is too old to ever use “we” and “millennial” in the same sentence again.

https://twitter.com/sailornegro/status/638213258009276416

https://twitter.com/RelatableQuote/status/638188988394811392

https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/638183527876591616

https://twitter.com/AtEaze808/status/638195968748326912

Eventually, all the excitement got to our future commander in chief, and he went night night.