Donald Trump has praised Kanye West as “so great”, following the rapper’s intentions to run for president in 2020.
The business mogul, who is frontrunner for the US Republican party, said his feelings towards the Stronger hip-hop star are reciprocated.
“You know what? I will never say bad about him, you know why? Because he loves Trump!” Donald said.
“Kanye West has been so great,” he added.
Kanye announced his presidency plans as he accepted the Video Vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 30.
Donald continued: “He goes around saying ‘Trump is my all-time hero’. He says it to everybody. So, Kanye West, I love him. I only hit people when they hit me, and Kanye West has been so great. I would never say bad about him because he says such nice things about me.”
The Apprentice star said he may reconsider his views if the 21-time Grammy winner – who has referenced the billionaire in his lyrics – follows through on his presidential ambitions, and they become political rivals.
“Now, maybe in a few years I will have to run against him, I don’t know. So I’ll take that back,” Donald said.
Kanye and his pregnant wife Kim Kardashian appear to be backing Democratic party candidate Hillary Clinton, whom they previously met.
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