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Here’s why Kanye West met with Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian may have taken a “make or break” trip to save their marriage last week, but West seems to have made time for another important meeting - with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, no less.

West, 43, and Kushner, 39, reportedly met in private last weekend in Colorado, according to the New York Times. But they weren’t chatting about new Yeezy sneakers or Maga hats.

Instead, West, who announced his own run for the US presidency on Twitter last month, confirmed (via Twitter, of course) that the two met to discuss a book on empowering Black Americans.

Kanye West (Getty Images)
Kanye West (Getty Images)

“I’m willing to do a live interview with the New York Times about my meeting with Jared where we discussed Dr. Claud Anderson’s book PowerNomics,” shared West before he tweeted out photos of a t-shirt which read, “Kanye 2020 Vision.”

The Kushner-West news comes as the rapper’s bizarre presidential campaign has escalated concern over his mental health. Despite his latest tweet, many have alleged that West, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is being helped by the Trump campaign in an effort to hurt Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s chances of winning the election.

Jared Kushner with wife Ivanka Trump, who was also reportedly at the meeting with Kanye West (Getty Images)
Jared Kushner with wife Ivanka Trump, who was also reportedly at the meeting with Kanye West (Getty Images)

According to Forbes, it is mathematically impossible for West to become president in November, as he has missed multiple deadlines to be included on state ballots. But that hasn’t prevented him from continuing his campaign or speaking “almost daily” with Kushner as Forbes has reported.

On August 6, West was interviewed by the publication, where he seemingly acknowledged he was aware he was hurting Biden’s campaign. “I’m not denying it; I just told you,” he said to Forbes. Though later that same day, West tweeted, “The goal is to win.”

Kanye West with Donald Trump in 2018 (Getty Images)
Kanye West with Donald Trump in 2018 (Getty Images)

This isn’t the first time that West has made his support of Trump and his family known. Following the 2016 presidential election, West said at a concert, “I told y’all I didn’t vote, right? But if I would’ve voted, I would’ve voted for Trump.”

West and Trump later met at Trump Tower in 2016, and in 2018, he visited Trump in the White House wearing a Maga hat.