Kanye West is at Trump Tower to meet with the president-elect

Kanye West.
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Kanye West has entered the building.

The rapper, producer, fashion designer, and self-proclaimed 2020 presidential candidate was spotted in Trump Tower early Tuesday, where he will be meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.

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West stopped a concert in late November to tell the audience in a long, rambling rant that "if I would've voted, I would have voted on Trump." Shortly thereafter West was admitted to a hospital and canceled the rest of his tour dates.

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It isn't immediately clear what West and Trump are meeting about.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.