Kanye West left Saturday Night Live audiences stunned when he took over the mic from host Adam Driver and began speaking about President Donald Trump and his decision to wear a Make America Great Again hat.

You see they laughing at me. You heard em, they scream at me, they bully me. They bullied me backstage they said, “Dont go out there with that hat on.” They bullied me backstage. They bullied me, he said as show cut to the credits.

Removing his MAGA hat, he continued: And then they say Im in a sunken place. You want to see the sunken place? Okay, Ima listen to yall now.

He then put the hat back on and said: Or Ima put my Superman cape on, which means you cant tell me what to do.

BGUK_1354499 - ** RIGHTS: WORLDWIDE EXCEPT IN UNITED STATES ** Los Angeles, CA - Kanye West dresses as a water bottle in the first of three performances on Saturday Night Live. On the episode, hosted by Adam Driver,he firstr performed I Love It with Lil Pump. Kanye dressed as a Perrier bottle and Pump was a Fiji bottle as they rapped with Adele Givens projected on a screen behind them. They modified the chorus to, 'You???re such a freaky girl' though Kanye still used profanities throughout the track and had to be bleeped several times. For his second appearance, Kanye brought out Teyana Taylor to play a new song. The song, which leaked earlier this summer, includes the lyrics: ???We got love, love love/You better believe it.??? It appears to features a voice memo from Lauryn Hill, which Taylor previously teased on Twitter. Kanye then performed for a third time as the credits rolled. While wearing a MAGA hat, he invited 070 Shake, Kid Cudi, and Ty Dolla $ign on guitar to play Ghost Town from 'ye'. After the show ended, Kanye stayed on stage and gave a speech to the SNL audience, captured on Chris Rock???s Instagram story. In the clips, Kanye mentions his old promise that he would run for president in 2020. He also addressed his affinity for Trump, saying: "So many times I talk to a white person about this and they say: ???How could you like Trump, he???s racist???? Well, if I was concerned about racism I would???ve moved out of America a long time ago." *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH USER'S PUBLICATION OF THE MATERIAL* Pictured: Kanye West BACKGRID UK 29 SEPTEMBER 2018 BYLINE MUST READ: NBC / BACKGRID UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
Kanye was booed by the audience (Picture: Backgrid)

The oration was caught on camera by audience members, some of whom clapped politely while others booed; Chris Rock also recorded the moment on Instagram Stories and could be heard whispering my God as he kept the camera rolling.

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The moment occured at the end of the episode when the cast members and band were all on stage; Kanye also invited fellow artists Kid Cudi, 070 Shake and Ty Dolla $ign on stage.

BGUK_1354499 - ** RIGHTS: WORLDWIDE EXCEPT IN UNITED STATES ** Los Angeles, CA - Kanye West dresses as a water bottle in the first of three performances on Saturday Night Live. On the episode, hosted by Adam Driver,he firstr performed I Love It with Lil Pump. Kanye dressed as a Perrier bottle and Pump was a Fiji bottle as they rapped with Adele Givens projected on a screen behind them. They modified the chorus to, 'You???re such a freaky girl' though Kanye still used profanities throughout the track and had to be bleeped several times. For his second appearance, Kanye brought out Teyana Taylor to play a new song. The song, which leaked earlier this summer, includes the lyrics: ???We got love, love love/You better believe it.??? It appears to features a voice memo from Lauryn Hill, which Taylor previously teased on Twitter. Kanye then performed for a third time as the credits rolled. While wearing a MAGA hat, he invited 070 Shake, Kid Cudi, and Ty Dolla $ign on guitar to play Ghost Town from 'ye'. After the show ended, Kanye stayed on stage and gave a speech to the SNL audience, captured on Chris Rock???s Instagram story. In the clips, Kanye mentions his old promise that he would run for president in 2020. He also addressed his affinity for Trump, saying: "So many times I talk to a white person about this and they say: ???How could you like Trump, he???s racist???? Well, if I was concerned about racism I would???ve moved out of America a long time ago." *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH USER'S PUBLICATION OF THE MATERIAL* Pictured: Kanye West BACKGRID UK 29 SEPTEMBER 2018 BYLINE MUST READ: NBC / BACKGRID UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
Kanyes support for Trump has left many fans shocked (Picture: Backgrid)

Kanye started off by singing: I wanna cry right now. Black man in America, youre supposed to keep what you feel inside right now. And the liberals bully you and tell you what you can and cannot wear, where you and they cant not stare. And they look at me and say, “Its not fair. How the hell did you get here?” Well.

He then told the audience that so many times I talk to a white person about this, and they say, “How could you support Trump? Hes racist”.

Well if I was concerned about racism, I would have moved out of America a long time ago. We dont just make our decisions off of racism. Ima break it down to you right now: If someone inspires me and I connect with them, I dont have to believe in all they policies.

Now you got a situation where we need to have a dialogue and not a diatribe because if you want something to change, its not going to change by saying, “F*** that person.” Try love. Try love. Try love. Try love.

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Kanyes support for Trump has left many fans shocked, mainly thanks to Trumps connections with the alt-right.

They first posed for pictures weeks after Trump was elected president in 2016, with the pair posing for pictures along with Trumps daughter Ivanka.

Donald Trump and Kanye West in 2016 (Picture: Getty Images)

In April 2018, Kanye returned to Twitter and showed off his signed MAGA hat in a now-deleted tweet.

He also wrote: You dont have to agree with trump but the mob cant make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I dont agree with everything anyone does. Thats what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.

Trump retweeted this and wrote: Thank you Kanye, very cool!

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