Kanye West raised some eyebrows when he announced his plans to run for president in 2020 on Sunday night — and he even inspired a Ready for Kanye PAC to coach along his nascent White House bid (as a Republican). If Kanye's ambitions and announcement speech sound familiar, Jimmy Kimmel had a theory why on Monday's Kimmel Live.
West "has a great deal in common with another famous person who wants to be president," Kimmel said. And he made his case with a mashup of Kanye's presidential announcement at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards with Donald Trump's campaign launch and subsequent comments. If it's not perfect, it's at least entertaining. And you can watch below. Peter Weber
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