Kanye West received a parting gift from Donald Trump after their meeting on Tuesday - a signed copy of the President-elect's TIME magazine Person of the Year cover.
The 39-year-old rapper tweeted out a photo of the magazine cover just a day after the meeting in Trump Tower, in which he said they spoke about multicultural issues.
'To Kanye you are a great friend. Thanks,' read Trump's message, accompanied by his autograph in silver permanent marker.
Just after their meeting, Kanye sent out a series of tweets saying he had wanted to discuss 'multicultural issues', which he said were 'bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago', with Trump.
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'I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change,' he said.
Finally he tweeted: '#2024.'
Trump told reporters after the meeting that he and the rapper 'discussed life'. Kanye, Trump and his daughter Ivanka then posed for photos in the president-elect's personal office.
Then Trump descended to the lobby of Trump Tower to say goodbye to West, an honor he has extended to just one other visitor, and to none of the people he interviewed about top-level posts in his administration.
'We're just friends, just friends. He's a good man. Going well. Long time – We've been friends for a long time,' Trump said. 'Life, we discussed life.'
Kanye - who until last week was in hospital in Los Angeles recovering from a reported nervous breakdown - did not respond to questions about whether he would run in 2020 and said: 'I just want you to take my picture right now.'
As Kanye left Trump said: 'Man, you take care of yourself, I'll see you soon.'
During the meeting, Kanye gifted a book of photos of nudes and people in hoodies and tattoos to Trump, though the title of the book is unclear.
A source told TMZ that it would not be going on the Trump office's coffee table - possibly in reference to its content.
There has been no independent confirmation from the Trump transition team of the nature of the discussion.
The rapper had swept into Trump Tower with an entourage which included his mother-in-law's 35-year-old boyfriend shortly after 9am for the meeting with the man he recently called a 'genius'.
President? Anything is possible in the US of A. Just make sure you target the uneducated and that's 9/10th of the population.
ReplyDeleteBy the end of next year Trump will be impeached by a Republican Congress and Pence will be put in his place as President Of The United States.
DeleteTrump's writing is worse than mine!! And that's saying something. Lol.
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ReplyDeleteThis is more important than intelligence briefings with the CIA? Okay then
ReplyDelete"What are we gonna do tomorrow night Trumpy?" "Same thing we do every night Kanye, try and take over the world!"
ReplyDeleteGee. Kanye was considered authentically black for over a decade.
ReplyDeleteNow that he's met with President Elect Trump, Kanye is a sellout.
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I'm amazed they could find a room big enough to fit their two egos.
ReplyDeleteFinally a celebrity in hollywood who is A. Not blind and B. able to speak out without the fear of hatred for liking a politician like its a witch trial. Props to Kanye!
ReplyDeleteWasn't Trump saying he had no use for celebs?
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