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Kanye West has been a vocal supporter of President Trump since the 2016 election. According to the New York Times, the rapper is headed to Washington to have lunch with the president
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Kanye West is in the house – the White House, to be precise.

The rapper, who has become one of Trump's highest-profile celebrity supporters, visited the president at the White House for a planned meeting Thursday afternoon. Trump, Jared Kushner and Ivanka, fellow musician Kid Rock and Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown.

After running up to hug Trump in the Oval Office, West told reporters that Trump gave him "a Superman cape" to help do good … My dad and my mom separated so there was a lot of male energy in my home and also I'm married to a family where, you know, there's a lot of male energy. It's beautiful, though. "

The rapper, who's sported a red "Make America Great Again" cape, also reiterated his claim that "they're trying to scare me to not wear this hat," he said "Saturday Night Live." "

West then gave a 10-minute soliloquy which he dropped an F-bomb, shared the password to his phone (apparently, it's 0000), likened his rhetorical style to "fine wine" ("it has complex notes to it"), announced that it had been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder and merely wasted sleep deprived.

"Let's stop worrying about the future we are here today," he continued "Trump is on his hero's journey right now. He might not have thought he'd have a crazy (expletive) like (me). "

After he finished, The president concluded, "He gets it," "adding that West" could be a future presidential candidate.

"Only after 2024," the rapper clarified.

Kid Rock, another celebrity Trump booster, watched the president of the landmark Music Modernization Act, which guarantees increased and higher rates for performers, songwriters and producers.

The Detroit musician arrived around 11 am and later posed for photos with White House advisor Kellyanne Conway in front of the West Wing Colonnade.

After the signing ceremony, he said, "Everybody knows that this music business is a pretty dirty business … But this is a great start to protect songwriters, producers, engineers – the unsung heroes behind many of these songs that go out there."

Turning to Trump, he added "There's a lot of people in this country do give you a lot of credit for everything you've been doing for this country. We know that some people do not give you as much as they should sometimes. "

This is the first high-profile meeting between trump and musician. Kid Rock visited the Oval Office in April 2017 and was famously traveled to Trump Tower in December 2016, where he discussed "multicultural issues" with the then-president-elect and posed for photos in the lobby building.

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The White House confirmed that West would be meeting with the president, with White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders saying that their conversation topics would include "manufacturing resurgence in America, prison reform, how to prevent gang violence, and what can be done to reduce violence" in Chicago. "

West's wife Kim Kardashian has also visited Trump in the White House several times, first meeting with Trump to champion the case of Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old grandmother who has spent more than two decades in prison on drug charges. After Trump granted Johnson clemency, Kardashian traveled to the White House again for a meeting on prison reform.

West's visit comes after he gets his social media accounts following his appearance on "Saturday Night Live," where he gave his "Make America Great Again" to praise an impromptu speech praising Trump and criticizing Democrats.

West commented that white people ask him, '' How could you like Trump, he's racist '? Well, uh, if I was concerned about racism, I would have moved out of America a long time ago. "

Contributing: John Fritze, USA TODAY

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