Kanye West met with Donald Trump after he was spotted arriving at Trump Tower , only days after the rapper first came back into the public eye following his hospitalization.
Trump spoke to reporters with West by his side, calling the rapper a “good man” and telling journalists that they have been “friends for a long time.”
West would not discuss the details of the meeting and ignored questions about whether he plans on performing at Trump’s inauguration.
West, who has mentioned Trump in his lyrics, asked for a 15-minute meeting with Trump,
This is yet another sign that the hip-hop mogul and rapper is open to working with the President-elect.
The reason for his visit is not yet clear . He was accompanied by an entourage that included a videographer.
West, who was hospitalized last month due to exhaustion, shocked fans in California when he abruptly ended a concert with a rant in which he proclaimed that had he voted, he would have voted for Donald Trump.
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