Obama Announces Who He Will Be Backing In 2016... Your Jaw Will Drop Kanye West had the nation laughing when he expressed his desire to be President in 2020. That is, until we realized he was serious. Now, the situation has gotten even worse: President Obama is actually endorsing the rapper to run, and giving him advice on how to survive the White House. Obama gave Kanye the nickname The Peezy and offered a few tips, including dealing with strange characters who act like reality TV stars. Obama sealed their partnership by both signing a wallObama as the 44th president and Kanye as the 46th. 