The US rapper revealed plans to run for election in 2020 as he won the Video Vanguard Award, in a rambling 10-minute speech.
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Kanye West announced he is running for presidency
Taylor Swift presented him with the gong, showing that they had resolved their feud, which started at the 2009 event, when Kanye interrupted her acceptance speech for Best Video, claiming Beyonce should have won instead.
"I first met Kanye six years ago at this show," she joked. "Since then, we've had a lot of time to talk about a lot of different things.
"I'm gonna let you finish! But, Kanye West has had one of the greatest careers of all time, and right now I'm honoured to present the Video Vanguard to my friend Kanye West."
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Taylor Swift presented Kanye with his award
As Kanye took to the stage, he discussed grocery stores, baseball stadiums and awards shows, admitting that he “rolled up a little something” prior to the show, before telling fans of his presidency plans.
"This is a new mentality. We're not gonna control our kids with brands, and we're not gonna teach low self-esteem or hate. We're gonna teach our kids to believe in themselves,” he said.
“If my grandfather was here now, he would not let me back down. I don't know what I'm gonna lose after this, but it's not about me. It's about ideas – people who believe in truth. Yes, as you probably could have noticed, I have decided to run for president in 2020."
And here was us thinking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was the most ridiculous thing we’d heard all year...
MTV VMAs 2015 Red Carpet
Miley Cyrus(01 of28)
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Taylor Swift(02 of28)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Taylor Swift attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Britney Spears(03 of28)
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West(04 of28)
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Emily Ratajkowski(05 of28)
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Bella Thorne(06 of28)
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Lily Aldridge(07 of28)
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Kourtney Kardashian and Kylie Jenner(08 of28)
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Rita Ora(09 of28)
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Selena Gomez(10 of28)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Actress/singer Selena Gomez attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)