After
the Republican’s surprising win in 2016, many celebrities were
quite vocal in their dislike for the country’s president. Kanye, on
the other hand, spoke out in favor of the controversial politician
several times. The rapper has also been photographed wearing a red
baseball cap that reads Make America Great Again which is the slogan
used by Trump supporters on social media.
Recently,
it has also come to light that the rapper was invited to join the
former businessman for lunch at the White House on Thursday, 11th
of October 2018. Before their meeting, Donald Trump spoke about Kanye
in an interview confessing that to him, the artist is no less than a
genius. The Republican also shared that ever since Kanye voiced out
his support for him, the number of African-American supporters that
he has, have gone up. According to Donald Trump, his support from the
African-American community has seen an increase of 25 percent.
Kanye’s
visit to the White House was supposed to include a lunch with the
President himself, his son-in-law Jared Kushner who is also his
political advisor. The three of them were going to discuss a few
economic and social issues. However, before Kanye’s arrival, Donald
Trump had already signed the Music Modernization Act for the year
2018. Several other celebrities like Kid Rock and John Rich had been
present to witness the former businessman sign the act that contains
the laws, according to which, singers and songwriters will now be
able to earn more from streaming services and be paid for recordings
made prior to 1972.
This
lunch was the second time that the rapper has met up with Donald
Trump ever since he won the office back in 2016. Because Kanye was
unable to be present when the Republican won the elections, he showed
his support openly by visiting the Trump Tower that is situated in
New York in the December of 2016.
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