WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Entertainer and Trump supporter Kanye West recently met with White House adviser and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, a source familiar with the meeting said on Wednesday as the entertainer pursues his efforts to appear on the presidential ballot this November.
The New York Times, which first reported the meeting, said it took place in Colorado last weekend and also included President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, Kushner’s wife and another top White House adviser.
West appeared to confirm the meeting in a tweet late Tuesday night, saying they discussed a book on empowering Black Americans, and he offered to do a live interview with the Times.
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West’s appearance as an independent on the ballot could possibly disrupt the race between Trump, a Republican who is seeking re-election, and former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden if he were able to garner any votes in U.S. states where the contest is close.
The Washington Post last week reported that West’s campaign has so far filed petitions to appear on the presidential election ballot in 10 U.S. states and that Republican operatives, including some with ties to Trump, were involved in efforts to support his candidacy in at least five of them, including Arkansas, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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Kanye West met with Kushner as rapper eyes 2020 election spot https://t.co/NlzSe8MkMG pic.twitter.com/Q7MFw1Qldv
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2020
This is illegal. https://t.co/h3KFVTi1MM
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) August 12, 2020
Natch https://t.co/qdncDt55Fb
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 12, 2020
JUST IN: Jared Kushner comments on meeting with Kanye West: "There's a lot of issues that the President has championed that he admires." https://t.co/nemdllxjLB pic.twitter.com/pn39StkeVu
— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2020
Kanye taking time off from voter fraud? His signature collecting in Illinois, New Jersey and Wisconsin didn’t go so well.
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