The 41-year-old West, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat in support of President Trump, began to lecture the audience - chastising the Democratic party for creating black welfare and calling it a "Democratic plan." 

NBC cut the feed and went to credits, running short on time, before West finished his musical performance - but West went on to deliver a speech in spite of the fact that he was no longer on the air.

But the full rant was captured on video by former SNL castmember Chris Rock, who was sitting in the audience. Rock can be heard saying "oh my God" at one point, while others in the crowd jeered the performance.