If you somehow managed to avoid reality for the past 12 hours, Kanye West is running for President. You’ll just have to wait until 2020.
Kanye West used his acceptance speech for the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at MTV’s Video Music Awards to announce that he would be running for President in 2020. And then the internet exploded.
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Unfortunately you won’t be able to vote for West in the upcoming 2016 United States election. But if you’re wondering just what Kanye West as President might look like, Tumblr already has the answer. The Kanye West Wing blog combines Kanye lyrics with stills of Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing, and it’s AMAZING. Who knew Tumblr could be so prophetic?
Tumblr takes on Kanye 2020: The Kanye West Wing
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The blog applies Kanye’s timeless lyrics with all of the different The West Wing characters, but for this exercise we’ve chosen only those featuring President Josiah Bartlet because, you know, he’s the President. Of course, it would be on Tumblr that we discover Aaron Sorkin and Kanye West are (somehow) a perfect fit.
These mashups were made before Kanye’s Presidential announcement, so if you need something a little more specific to Kanye 2020, then Twitter is the place for you. Here are the best reactions to Kanye 2020 (so far, we imagine the fun will continue on for some time).
Twitter takes on Kanye 2020: The United States of Yeezus
THE UNITED STATES OF YEEZUS #Kanye2020 pic.twitter.com/RxTpepsc04
— NO CHILL (@NoChillPosts) August 31, 2015
I HATE TWITTER OMG 😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀💀 #VMAs #Kanye2020 pic.twitter.com/tgvYTfkPIU
— BDAY GIRL 08|31♍ (@khendoll) August 31, 2015
2020 Presidential Poll finna be like #Kanye2020 pic.twitter.com/BbKjt3RfEA
— Basketball Forever (@Bballforeverfb) August 31, 2015
God, I love Reddit sometimes. #Kanye2020 pic.twitter.com/I86TvDQJ1x
— Simon Taylor (@MrSimonTaylor) August 31, 2015
kanye running for the presidency in 2020 hahahaha 🙌🏾 #Kanye2020 pic.twitter.com/MLCy1l84oX
— Kyle Secades (@edwardsecades) August 31, 2015
Would the Kanye 2020 campaign have your vote?
Okay, yes, we know the announcement was probably a joke. But it was also one of the greatest mic drops in recent history. Kanye sure knows how to make an announcement, and an exit.
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