Kanye West met with President Donald Trump at an Oval Office meeting where he went on an unprepared 10-minute monologue\u2014drawing Trump’s commendation.<\/b>
\nKanye West met with President Donald Trump on Oct. 11 at the Oval Office where the rapper gave an unprepared 10-minute monologue in front of reporters, drawing praise from Trump for his honesty.
Donning a signature red \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d (MAGA) hat, West, sitting just feet away from the president at the Resolute Desk, talked freely about mental health, prison reform, and improving life for African-Americans. Former NFL star Jim Brown, who has previously voiced support for the president, was also in attendance.
Surrounded by flashing cameras, West\u2019s remarks came before a planned lunch at the White House where they would discuss the manufacturing resurgence, how to prevent gang violence, and reducing violent crime in Chicago, where West grew up. He also met with Jared Kushner, Trump\u2019s adviser and son-in-law, who spearheaded the president\u2019s prison reform initiative in Congress.
West and Trump have a friendship that goes back to before the 2016 presidential election. The president recently told law enforcement that he would be sending reinforcements to Chicago to \u201cstraighten it out.\u201d
Just days ago, West, one of Trump\u2019s most famous supporters, publicly exalted the President during a segment on Saturday Night Live that was cut short. West continued to praise Trump at the meeting, at one point running around the desk to hug him.
\u201cThey tried to scare me to not wear this hat,\u201d West told Trump, referencing his SNL appearance.\u201dWhen I put this hat on, it made me feel like Superman\u2014my favorite superhero. You made a Superman cape for me.\u201d
West said the president was brave for trying to tackle criminal justice issues. He then lamented over the lack of support for conservates in the entertainment industry and how the president is portrayed in the media.
\u201cWhat I need \u2018SNL\u2019 and liberals to improve on is, if [Trump] don\u2019t look good, we don\u2019t look good. He has to be the freshest, the flyest, have the flyest planes. He has to look good!\u201d West said. \u201cWhen we make everything in China and not America, we\u2019re cheating on our country.\u201d
Trump\u2019s MAGA agenda has made waves in the African-American community. Blacks have recently been enjoying the lowest unemployment since government recording began in 1972. Violent crime also started declining in 2017 after two years of increases.
West discussed a wide range of subjects, from his own business deals to gun control. \u201cIllegal guns [are] the problem, not legal guns, we have the right to bear arms,\u201d he said.
After West\u2019s lengthy soliloquy, Trump, who earlier described West as \u201ca friend of mine for a long time\u201d thanked him for his remarks.
\u201cI tell you what, that was pretty impressive,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThat was quite something.\u201d
\u201cIt was from the soul,\u201d West responded. \u201cI just channeled it.\u201d
West\u2019s wife, Kim Kardashian West, visited the White House in September to discuss prison sentencing reform with Trump. In May, she met with the president to seek clemency for Alice Marie Johnson, 63, who was imprisoned for drug conspiracy.
After the meeting, on June 6, Trump commuted the life sentence of Johnson after taking account of her behavior as well as the 22 years she\u2019s already spent behind bars.
In April, Kanye West hit back at critics on Twitter who reacted negatively to his posting a compliment toward Trump. He declared that the \u201cmob\u201d can\u2019t make him forgo his support for Trump.
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to agree with trump but the mob can\u2019t make me not love him,\u201d West tweeted.\u201dWe are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don\u2019t agree with everything anyone does. That\u2019s what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.\u201d<\/p>\n

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