The Kanye West-Donald Trump flirtation was consummated with a hug. Although Kanye wasn't present as promised when Trump signed the Music Modernization Act into law earlier today, he made sure no one could miss him during a lunchtime summit with the president in the Oval Office today. Joining Kanye was retired NFL legend Jim Brown.
As usual, Kanye had lots to say. "Time is a myth," for instance. He also told Trump that putting on the MAGA hat made him "feel like Superman" and gave him the "balls" to score a huge payday from Adidas, whereas Hillary Clinton's "I'm with her" campaign didn't connect with him as a child of divorce who didn't see his father much growing up. (Or something?) Oh, and the president "needs to be the flyest."
He also addressed ongoing controversies around gun violence (the problem is "illegal guns," not legal ones) and police violence against blacks. "As black people, we have to take responsibility for what we're doing. We kill each other more than police officers," Kanye said. "And that's not saying that the police officer is not an issue because they are in a position of power."
Kanye also entered his phone password live on camera. It's 000000, in case you're wondering.
And yes, there was a hug. The phrase "I love this guy right here" was uttered. It was really something.
Watch footage of the meeting below.
https://twitter.com/nick_ramsey/status/1050510679684321280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
