The hottest trend on social media right now has Kanye West to thank – or blame.

Social media is abuzz with the U.S. presidential election, but the U.S. rapper's recent announcement that he's joining the race to the White House has sent Twitter and Instagram into overdrive. And now, everyone wants to become president, mostly of the country but also other things.

Kanye chose the Fourth of July to reveal his intent on becoming the 46th president of the United States, taking many by surprise.

"We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States," he tweeted, adding an emoji of the U.S. flag, followed by the hashtag #2020Vision.

It's not clear whether West is serious about throwing his hat into the ring, but his surprise announcement has been fodder for jokes.

Singer and actress Hilary Duff quipped that she, too, is running for presidency in an Instagram post that also criticized those who refuse to wear masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"Other countries have come together in a beautiful way to contain or be Covid free. It's embarrassing that we are worse than ever because people need to party and Karens won't wear masks!”

"Oh and I'm running for President," she added.

Duff is not alone. Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda tweeted that he would also like to be considered for office.

"I, too am running for president*," he tweeted on Sunday, one day after Kanye revealed that he wants to run against current President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Shinoda clarified that the asterisk in his tweet actually meant: "*have new music out."

Others like comedian Sarah Colonna and writer and art historian Shannon Stirone also joined the fray of presidential hopefuls.

"I am running for President! (That's how this works right?). I have a slogan too," Colonna tweeted, adding an emoji of the U.S. flag followed by the hashtag #ColonnaNotCorona2020.

Not to be outdone by big showbiz names, ordinary Americans also declared their political ambitions.

A Twitter user named "aksel" said he wanted to be president of the "rad dudes club" as he considered himself a "pretty rad dude." Meanwhile another user, Steven Hay, made a strong case for his cat to be the next resident of the Oval Office.

Now the question is: Have candidates filed their paperwork to have their names added to the ballot list? With just four months to go, the clock is ticking.

(Cover image by Chen Yuyang)