President Trump is set to meet with one of his biggest A-list celebrity fans — rapper Kanye West. That’s according to the New York Times, who reported the news Monday.
The sit-down is set to take place Thursday at the White House alongside senior adviser Jared Kushner.
West has been a vocal supporter of President Trump since his 2016 campaign. He has sparked national attention by wearing a MAGA hat and praising the president during public appearances.
“Everyone around me tried to pick my candidate for me, and then told me every time I said I like Trump, I couldn’t say it out loud or my career would be over…I’d get kicked out of the black community. It took me a year and a half to have the confidence to stand up and put on the hat, no matter what the consequences were.” — Kanye West
Thursday’s meeting is expected to focus on reforming the justice system and creating more jobs for convicts after they are released from custody.
FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, Kim Kardashian West, left, and Kanye West arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. Kanye West will visit the White House on Thursday to meet with President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner talk about manufacturing in America, gang violence, prison reform and Chicago violence. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
This comes months after his wife — Kim Kardashian West — met with the president to discuss pardoning a woman, who was serving a life sentence for a first-time non-violent drug offense. OAN
