Jimmy Kimmel has the inevitable Kanye-Trump presidential launch mashup, and it's pretty good

Kanye and Trump: Two birds of a feather — (Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

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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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.