Kanye West might be buddies with President-elect Donald Trump, but he won\u2019t be performing at Friday\u2019s inauguration.
That\u2019s because he wasn\u2019t invited to take the stage.
Tom Barrack, chairman of Trump\u2019s Presidential Inauguration Committee, told CNN that though West and Trump are friendly, West is not \u201ctraditionally American\u201d enough for the event.
\u201cHe\u2019s been great, he considers himself a friend of the president-elect, but it\u2019s not the venue,\u201d Barrack said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be typically and traditionally American, and Kanye is a great guy \u2014 we just haven\u2019t asked him to perform.\u201d
The comment had Twitter users speculating what Barrack meant by \u201ctraditionally American.\u201d Some pointed out that Michael Flatley of Irish musical \u201cLord of the Dance\u201d is performing.
Actor Jesse Williams pointed out that Trump\u2019s grandparents were not born in the U. S. (Trump\u2019s father\u2019s parents were from Germany and his mother was born in Scotland), and said, \u201cKanye\u2019s \u2018more American\u2019 [than] Trump.\u201d He also incorrectly said that Michael Flatley is an Irish national (Flatley was born in the U. S.).
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