Earlier today, Kanye West broke the Internet (again) but this time not for his infamous rants. He was shown meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump, for whom, during one of his rants, he had expressed admiration for.
The two controversial figures posed for photos but declined to take questions from journalists.
But it didn’t take much to decipher that while Jay Z might have been a favourite of the outgoing president Barack Obama, his former protege (who declared that their relationship is now strained) might be an insider at the new White House.
However, Kanye has taken to Twitter to explain why the meeting took place.
I wanted to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 13, 2016
These issues included bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 13, 2016
I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 13, 2016
#2024
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 13, 2016
READ: Kanye West says he’s running for president in 2020
The last tweet suggests that Kanye West has shifted his own run for the American presidency back by four years: at the MTV VMAs, he had declared his intention to run in 2020.