Donald Trump Reacts To Controversial Dinner With Kanye West, Says "He Is Crazy"

Donald Trump met disgraced rapper Kanye West over dinner at Mar-a-Lago, which has been severely criticised.

Former US President Donald Trump has slammed rapper Kanye West after controversy over a dinner they had at Mar-a-Lago resort. The event, meant to be a private affair, soon snowballed into a controversy, prompting an avalanche of criticism from some Republican rivals as well as allies. Mr Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Saturday that he met West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, in order to "help" him as he has been "decimated in his business and virtually everything else", according to a report in Rolling Stone. The former president also called West "a seriously troubled man, who happens to be black," according to the outlet.

West has seen his fortune tumble as a number of brands ended partnership with the disgraced rapper's anti-semitic remarks.

Mr Trump further fumed that West requested a meeting "alone", but showed up with three people. One of them was Nick Fuentes, famous for his anti-semitic views, said Rolling Stone.

Mr Trump said he didn't know two of those men, including Fuentes. But Ye claimed in a video that Mr Trump was impressed by Fuentes.