Rihanna would vote for Kanye West to become President of the United States.
During his Michael Jackson Video Vanguard prize speech at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Kanye said he wanted to run to be leader of America in 2020 and if he did Rihanna insists he would get her vote.
Speaking
to Entertainment Tonight, Rihanna - who did not attend the VMAs - said:
"I mean people are voting for [Donald] Trump. Who wouldn't vote for
Kanye?
"I got to see his speech and I'm really, really elated with it. His speech was incredible."
Kanye's bid for the presidency came at the end of his speech, when he
said: "If my grandfather was here right now he would not let me back
down! I don't know I'm fittin' to lose after this. It don't matter
though, cuz it ain't about me.
"It's about ideas, bro. New ideas.
People with ideas. People who believe in truth. And yes, as you
probably could have guessed by this moment, I have decided in 2020 to
run for president! (sic)"
We're not sure how serious Kanye was about his presidential
aspirations - he admitted to smoking a joint before coming out on stage -
but he's already secured some major political backing from the Democrats who sent their support to the Yeezus rapper on Twitter.
They
wrote: "Last night @kanyewest declared his candidacy for president in
2020. Welcome to the race, Mr. West. Glad to have you."
His announcement prompted host Miley Cyrus to quip: "Woah, now we all know what happens to Kanye West when he smokes weed."
