Kanye Westward Rants in Oval Office, Says MAGA Hat Makes Him 'Feel Like Superman' (Video)
"You lot made a superman greatcoat for me," rapper tells President Trump
Final Updated: October xi, 2018 @ 11:08 AM Kanye West went on a lengthy rant in the Oval Office on Th where he was meeting with President Trump for luncheon to discuss prison reform.
At one point, in between effusive praise for the president, West said that wearing Trump's red Brand America Great Once again hat made him feel similar Superman.
"When I put this hat on, it made me experience like Superman," said Westward. "You made a superman greatcoat for me."
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"No bulls—," he added before alarm assembled news crews carrying the feed to blip him.
West said Hillary Clinton did not resonate with him as a man who didn't take many positive male influences.
"I dear Hillary. I love everyone, merely the campaign 'I'k with her' just didn't make me experience — every bit a guy who didn't get to come across his dad all the time — like a guy who could play catch with his son."
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West'due south coming together lasted nearly thirty minutes, with the rapper touching on subjects from mental health reform, gun violence, black voters, Democrats, trade with China to his desire to repeal the 13th Amendment — which abolished slavery.
"What black and African Americans — we really go caught up in the thought of racism instead of the thought of industry," said West. "A liberal would endeavour to control a black people through racism because black people are proud emotional people."
Trump sat generally speechless, which ended with West hugging the president — who remained seated.
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"That was pretty impressive," said Trump. "That statement is astonishing."
"It was from the soul," Due west proclaimed.
Before this year, West'southward wife, Kim Kardashian, met with President Trump to talk over prison reform. As a result of the meeting, the president granted charity to Alice Johnson, who was in prison for a drug offense.
Kathy Griffin'due south Biggest Feuds, From Donald Trump to Barbara Walters (Photos)
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You don't become to the top of the D-list without picking a few fights kickoff. Kathy Griffin is both adored and reviled for her outspokenness and provocative comedy. Along with her vocal dislike of President Trump -- as exemplified by an infamous photograph of her posing with the likeness of his decapitated head -- she'due south had it out with many in the GOP and media. Here are some of the biggest feuds in which Griffin has engaged -- some of which date back to earlier the Trump incident.
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Julie Chen:
In the wake of the Les Moonves sexual misconduct scandal at CBS, Griffin wrote a Twitter thread directed at Moonves' married woman Julie Chen. Griffin said she would love to be a guest on Chen'due south show but changed her mind afterward hearing from her own acquaintances "how Julie has treated people." She then revealed she sent Chen a text saying, "F--- you and your misogynistic husband. You lot two deserve each other." Griffin went on to report she heard Moonves would not consider a adult female to supercede Craig Ferguson for "The Late Late Bear witness" hosting gig.
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Tomi Lahren:
Griffin gave a blunt response when she received an interview request from Tomi Lahren's people at Fob News. "Become f--- yourself." Griffin shared a screencap of an e-mail she received from the correct-wing firebrand'south people and captioned it, "You and your network told me my career was over and that I was irrelevant. Now you want to interview me." Lahren responded in mode, giving a taste at what would've surely been a fiery interview if it always happened. "Thought perhaps you'd like to hash out your Trump Derangement Syndrome on the almost-watched cabe news network. Guess non! Have a dainty 24-hour interval!"
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Louis C.K.:
Griffin fumed when she learned that Louis C.K. attempted to make his comeback by performing a brief stand-up gear up back in August. "You know how many talented women and POC comics are knocking on doors trying to get some fourth dimension in front end of audiences or powerful people in this concern?" Griffin wrote in the start of 5 tweets. "And Louis just gets to glide back in on his own terms? Gosh, does information technology payoff to exist in the boys club..the white boys social club."
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Donald Trump:
By far her near infamous feud, Griffin's career was put on pause when she posed in a photo and video property the likeness of President Donald Trump's bloody, decapitated caput. The fallout was swift, with Griffin losing her spot on CNN, among many other jobs. Griffin apologized, but afterward took back the apology in a bluster condemning Trump's family on "The View." Trump appeared to proceed the feud as Griffin said she'd been detained at every international airport she'd visited since posting the photograph. "The shows were cancelled because the President of the United states of america and his family were offended by an epitome I released and decided to unleash an army on me," she said.
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NRATV:
Griffin's face has appeared in numerous GOP entrada ads as a symbol of the liberal Hollywood resistance against Trump. NRATV, the National Burglarize Association's media arm, used footage of Griffin to misleadingly suggest she had adopted Trump's "Build the Wall" policy on immigration. Griffin took notice and chosen the network "stupid and embarrassing."
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders invoked Kathy Griffin's name when asked about the cancellation of "Roseanne" and the president's response to the news. "Where was the amends for Kathy Griffin going on a profane rant against the president on 'The View' later a photograph showed her holding President Trump's decapitated head," Sanders said during a White House press briefing. Griffin pushed back difficult. "B---, practice not come up for me. I did not call y'all," Griffin wrote in a tweet containing a snippet of the conference that mentioned her. "And for f---'due south sake, take a cold reading class, mayhap you lot won't stumble and so much."
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Melania Trump:
The Donald isn't the but Trump who Griffin has feuded with. Griffin took a swipe at Melania Trump's #BeBest anti-bullying entrada when Melania chosen Griffin'southward decapitation photograph "very disturbing." "#BeBest - When your husband is an erratic whack task who tweets crazy s--- and really puts the country in danger and you take the time as First Lady to question a photo of a comic holding a halloween mask and ketchup."
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Harvey Levin and TMZ:
Griffin has railed on Harvey Levin and TMZ on several occasions. In the wake of her decapitation photo fallout, she accused Levin of being in bed with Trump. "They have done hit pieces on me to the point where information technology's actually affected my career," she said. "Harvey Levin, have you ever done annihilation honorable, ever?" She as well criticized the outlet for their coverage of how fellow comedian Lisa Lampanelli combatted a heckler at a show. TMZ referred to the incident as a "nuclear meltdown," and Griffin said this was indicative of how TMZ treated all women and people of colour in their coverage.
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Andy Cohen:
Andy Cohen was tapped to replace Kathy Griffin in her CNN New year's day's co-hosting gig, but the ii too traded jabs in 2017. Cohen was Griffin'due south boss at Bravo while her prove "My Life on the D-List" was on the air, and she's appeared on his talk show twice, but in an interview he repeatedly pretended he didn't know her. Griffin called him "deeply misogynistic" in response. She afterwards escalated the feud by saying Cohen twice offered her cocaine earlier appearing on the show (Cohen denied it) and by sharing a text from someone who had been in a relationship with Cohen. Cohen "is a small-scale guy, non just in height," the message read, taking a jab at his manhood.
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Melissa Rivers:
Kathy Griffin and Joan Rivers were very close, even though they disagreed politically. But that mutual respect didn't transfer over between Griffin and Rivers'southward girl Melissa. Griffin was chosen to supplant Rivers on the E! show "Mode Police" after her death, just and so quickly departed. Melissa Rivers eventually responded past saying that Griffin had "s--- all over" her mother'due south legacy. "Past calling the comedy and the style of information technology old-fashioned. Information technology was similar, I sympathize what you were doing, you're trying to salve yourself, only don't crap all over my mother to do it," Rivers said.
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Jerry Seinfeld:
On "Seinfeld," Griffin played an upwards-and-coming comedian named Sally who got her big intermission past making fun of Jerry on phase. The ii comics had some other feud in real life, though it was all in good fun. Griffin said that after she had poked fun at Seinfeld in a routine, Seinfeld sent her a parcel and letter of the alphabet as a prank that she said gave her "instant diarrhea." "I mean, I fabricated it to the bathroom, just just barely," Griffin joked.
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Barbara Walters:
Griffin has been banned from several talk shows, but her virtually prominent would exist a lifetime ban from "The View," which she in one case guest hosted. In her stand up-upwardly routine, Griffin joked that Howard Stern had wanted to have sex with host Barbara Walters, which led to her being barred from the show. "She will cut a b---," Griffin joked on Conan.
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Comedian of "My Life on the D-List" has earned the ire of many in media and GOP
Y'all don't get to the top of the D-list without picking a few fights first. Kathy Griffin is both adored and reviled for her outspokenness and provocative comedy. Along with her vocal dislike of President Trump -- every bit exemplified by an infamous photo of her posing with the likeness of his decapitated head -- she'south had it out with many in the GOP and media. Here are some of the biggest feuds in which Griffin has engaged -- some of which appointment dorsum to before the Trump incident.
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