Kanye West, who has become a controversial and polarizing figure in the entertainment industry and in the African-American community over his vocal support of Trump, sat down with Trump and retired NFL player Jim Brown in the Oval Office after the bill signing.
After Trump, West, and Brown discussed issues including urban redevelopment, economic opportunity for African-Americans, and gang violence over lunch, their televised Oval Office sit-down took a different theme when West launched into a freewheeling 10-minute soliloquy.
"Trump is on his hero's journey right now, and he might not have expected to have a crazy motherf---er like Kanye West," he said.
West also discussed his thoughts on bipolar disorder and mental illness, offered opinions on improving American manufacturing and job creation, and said wearing a "Make American Great Again" hat made him "feel like Superman."
"You are tasting a fine wine," West said after his impromptu remarks. "It has multiple notes to it." The meeting ended with West embracing Trump in a hug.
"He can speak for me anytime he wants," Trump said of West. "He's a smart cookie. He gets it."