Kanye West visits Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump during trip to New York

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Kanye West visits Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump during trip to New York

BYPETER SBLENDORIO

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 8:49 AM

Maybe he’s seeking advice for his own campaign.

Kanye West – a vocal Donald Trump supporter who has vowed to run for president in 2020 – met with the president-elect Tuesday for a 15-minute conversation inside Manhattan's glitzy Trump Tower.

Trump and the “Famous” rapper posed for photos together in the lavish high-rise's golden lobby after their short discussion, with Trump vaguely telling reporters that they spoke about "life."

"We've been friends for a long time," Trump said.

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West, meanwhile, was even more tight-lipped, blatantly ignoring several questions before finally shutting down reporters.

Kanye West stopped by the Trump Tower on Tuesday.

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"I just want to take a picture right now," the rapper said in a CNN video.

West made waves early Tuesday morning when he showed up at the Trump Tower with a sprawling entourage -- including his own cameraman -- and hustled through the lobby before disappearing into an elevator.

He emerged downstairs shortly after with Trump by his side, with the two exchanging a handshake before party ways.

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The surprising meeting took place after West, 39, requested to sit down with the soon-to-be commander in chieft, and Trump obliged, according to TMZ.

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There's been considerable speculation in recent days about which musical artist will perform at Trump's inauguration next month.

The commotion at the Trump Tower comes weeks after West was booed at his San Jose, Calif. concert after revealing he would’ve voted for Trump had he bothered to cast a ballot in last month’s presidential election.

He then referred to Trump multiple times during his now-infamous rant two days later at his show in Sacramento, which he ultimately ended early after performing just three songs.

West – who was recently hospitalized for over a week after a nervous breakdown – first declared at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards that he intends to run for president in the next election – a promise he has reiterated multiple times since.

Kanye West flew to New York in hopes of finding a new member for his medical team.

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His lyrics reflect that, as he raps “2020 I’ma run the whole election” in his hit song “Facts.”

West jetted to Manhattan on Monday in hopes of finding a psychiatrist to add to his medical team, TMZ reports.

He was reportedly accompanied by several of his West Coast-based doctors on the cross-country venture from Los Angeles with the intention of interviewing psychiatrists to become his main shrink while he's on the East Coast.

The "Famous" rapper continues to receive daily medical attention from his current team of exclusively West Coast doctors, who have placed a tremendous focus on making sure West takes his medication, according to the celebrity gossip site. West had reportedly stopped taking his prescribed dosage of medication before last month's trip to the hospital.

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The trek to New York appears to be West's first trip outside of Los Angeles since he checked out of the UCLA Medical Center, where he was taken in late November after displaying disconcerting behavior reportedly stemming from exhaustion and dehydration.

West's stay at the hospital ended up lasting longer than doctor's originally anticipated, however, as the rapper struggled with long-standing issues of paranoia and depression, according to TMZ.

The eight-day hospital stint took place a few days after West unleashed his fuming rant at a Sacramento concert, where he sounded off on Jay Z, Beyoncé and the music currently played on the radio while also referncing Trump. He eventually cut the show short despite performing just three songs.

West canceled the remaining 21 concerts on his "Saint Pablo Tour" two days later — hours before he was taken to the hospital.

Since being released, the "Fade" artist has devoted his time to activities that don't cause him stress, like remodeling the Hidden Hills mansion he owns with wife Kim Kardashian, according to TMZ. He reportedly also made time to speak to designers and architects while in Manhattan.

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