Trump's team: Kanye West not "traditionally American" enough to play inauguration
By Andrea Park CBS News
Kanye West might be buddies with President-elect Donald Trump, but he won’t be performing at Friday’s inauguration.
That’s because he wasn’t invited to take the stage.
Tom Barrack, chairman of Trump’s Presidential Inauguration Committee, told CNN that though West and Trump are friendly, West is not “traditionally American” enough for the event.
“He’s been great, he considers himself a friend of the president-elect, but it’s not the venue,” Barrack said. “It’s going to be typically and traditionally American, and Kanye is a great guy — we just haven’t asked him to perform.”
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"Black Leaders," cozying up to Trump seem to be unaware of the definition/functions of tokenism. Kanye's inauguration snub is an example.
10:35 AM - 19 Jan 2017