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Obama gives Kanye West some tips for his presidential run
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're going to run for president, Kanye West, you might as well listen to someone who's been there and done that.
"I do have some advice for him," President Barack Obama said during a West Coast fundraiser featuring an appearance by the rapper. "Just some stuff that I've picked up on the way."
When West appeared on the MTV Video Music Awards last month, he announced that he would run for president in 2020.
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.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Obama-gives-Kanye-West-some-tips-for-his-6563991.php