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“He considers himself a friend of the president-elect, but it’s not the venue… It’s going to be typically and traditionally American,” inauguration planner Tom Barrack said.
Inauguration planner Tom Barrack has revealed Kanye West was not asked to perform at Trump’s inauguration due to it being a “typically and traditionally American” event.
Barrack made the comments on CNN on Monday, adding that “Kanye is a great guy, we just haven't asked him to perform.”
“He considers himself a friend of the president-elect, but it's not the venue,” Barrack said. “The venue we have for entertainment is filled out, it's perfect. It's going to be typically and traditionally American.”
The announcement follows a much publicized photo-op between the rapper and the president-elect at Trump Tower.
“We’ve been friends for a long time,” Trump told reporters on Dec. 13, while posing for pictures with West.
West did not respond to questions, saying, “I just want to take a picture right now.” He later tweeted that he met with Trump to “discuss multicultural issues.”
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