President Obama had a few tips for Kanye West—who in August claimed he would be running for president in 2020. The president opened for the rapper during a fundraiser Saturday in San Francisco. "In case Kanye’s serious about this whole POTUS thing—or as he calls it, Peezy—I do have advice for him,” the president said.
Obama's Tip No. 1 could have been aimed at reality TV star turned presidential candidate Donald Trump — and maybe a few others in the crowded GOP field. "First of all, you've got to spend a lot of time dealing with some strange characters who behave like they're on a reality TV show," Obama said. "So you've just to be cool with that."
Tip No. 2 referenced West's fifth studio album. "Saying that you have a 'Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' — that's what's known as 'off-message' in politics," Obama said. "You can't say something like that. There are a lot of people who have lost their congressional seats saying things like that."
Tip No. 3 hit the Chicago-raised West close to home. "Do you really think that this country is going to elect a black guy from the South Side of Chicago with a funny name to be president of the United States?" Obama asked. "That is crazy. That's cray!"
