李尔·韦恩说他与总统进行了一次“伟大的会晤”唐纳德·特朗普周四，就在2020年总统大选前几天，讨论特朗普政府提出的美国黑人“白金计划”选举。
这位说唱歌手在推特上写道:“刚刚与(唐纳德·特朗普总统)进行了一次很好的会面。除了他迄今为止在刑事改革方面所做的工作之外，白金计划将赋予社区真正的所有权。”他还附上了自己与特朗普的照片。“他听了我们今天要说的话，并向我们保证他会并且能够完成这件事。”
白宫副新闻秘书贾德·迪尔(Judd Deere)周四向美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)证实，总统和这位说唱歌手的会面在特朗普国家多拉尔迈阿密度假村举行。
作为商业大亨，特朗普三十多年来一直是嘻哈音乐的偶像，包括李尔·韦恩在内的说唱歌手在数百首歌词中称赞他的财富和权力，但一旦他在2015年进入政界，他遭到嘻哈社区的强烈拒绝。
李尔·韦恩曾在《衣架上的衣架》等歌曲中提到特朗普，并说唱“像唐纳德·特朗普一样赚钱”，他在2016年表示支持民主党总统候选人希拉里·克林顿。他没有表明他是否在2020年投票给特朗普。
说唱歌手艾斯·库伯之后，李尔·韦恩会见了总统多次为自己在特朗普政府中的顾问角色辩护提议的计划。
本月早些时候，特朗普的顾问卡特里娜·皮尔森(Katrina Pierson)在推特上透露，他为竞选提供了建议，这引发了对这位NWA传奇人物的强烈反对。
艾斯·库伯一直是特朗普的直言不讳的批评者，他在2018年发行了一首名为《逮捕总统》的歌曲，他说，他在2020年没有支持任何人，但在7月发行了他的《与美国黑人的合同》后，他与特朗普和拜登的竞选团队都谈过话。
今日美国体育通过路透社，文件
2019年6月22日，底特律，三头怪和三部曲之间的篮球比赛前，艾斯·库伯向观众讲话。
这位说唱歌手辩称，“黑人进步是一个两党问题”，他敦促政治家们支持这份13点文件，该文件被描述为“实现种族经济正义的蓝图”，涉及广泛的问题，包括金融、警察、刑事司法和教育改革。
李尔·韦恩和艾斯·库伯与特朗普竞选团队交谈之际，民主党和总统候选人乔·拜登(Joe Biden)正在努力应对来自进步派和保守派的批评，包括总统候选人和嘻哈明星坎耶·韦斯特(Kanye West)，批评称其政治家几十年来一直将黑人选民视为理所当然，没有通过努力提升黑人社区来赢得他们的支持。
韦斯特在新成立的生日派对上竞选总统，在过去几年里，他表达了对总统的支持，并赢得了粉丝的强烈反对众所周知，2018年10月，我在椭圆形办公室见过他。
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2018年10月11日，说唱歌手坎耶·韦斯特在白宫椭圆形办公室的一次会议上与唐纳德·特朗普总统握手。
几名活跃在共和党政界的特工与韦斯特的总统竞选有关对韦斯特竞选的动机提出了质疑。
宣布参选总统后，韦斯特收回他对特朗普的支持在今年夏天接受《福布斯》采访时，他说:“这次采访，我要摘下红帽子。”
他还承认，他的总统竞选可能会榨干拜登的黑人选民，他说，“说黑人投票是民主党的，是种族主义和白人至上的一种形式。”
Lil Wayne meets with Donald Trump on plan for Black America days ahead of election
Lil Wayne said that he had a "great meeting" with PresidentDonald Trumpon Thursday to discuss the Trump administration's proposed "Platinum Plan" for Black America, just days ahead of the 2020 presidentialelection.
"Just had a great meeting with (President Donald Trump) besides what he's done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership," the rapper tweeted, along with a photo of himself with Trump. "He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done."
The meeting between the president and the rapper took place at the Trump National Doral Miami resort, White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere confirmed to ABC News on Thursday.
As a business mogul, Trump was an icon in hip-hop music for more than three decades and rappers, including Lil Wayne, hailed his wealth and power in hundreds of lyrics, but once he jumped into the political ring in 2015,he was fervently rejected by the hip-hop community.
Lil Wayne, who name dropped Trump in songs like "Racks on Racks," rapping, "get money like Donald Trump," voiced support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016. He did not indicate whether he is voting for Trump in 2020.
Lil Wayne's meeting with the president comes after rapper Ice Cuberepeatedly defended his role in advising the Trump administrationon the proposed plan.
Intense backlash was leveled against the NWA legend earlier this month after Trump adviser Katrina Pierson revealed on Twitter that he advised the campaign.
Ice Cube, who has been a vocal critic of Trump, famously releasing a song titled "Arrest the President" in 2018, said that he did not endorse anyone in 2020, but had spoken with both the Trump and Biden campaigns after releasing his "Contract With Black America" in July.
Ice Cube speaks to the crowd before the basketball game between the 3 Headed Monsters and the Trilogy in Detroit, June 22, 2019.
Arguing that "Black progress is a bipartisan issue," the rapper urged politicians to back the 13-point document, which is described as "a blueprint to achieve racial economic justice" and touches on a wide range of issues, including finance, police, criminal justice and education reform.
Lil Wayne and Ice Cube's conversations with the Trump campaign come as the Democratic Party and presidential nominee Joe Biden grapple with criticism from progressives and conservatives -- including presidential candidate and hip-hop star Kanye West -- that its politicians have been taking Black voters for granted for decades and have not done enough to earn it by working to uplift Black communities.
West, who is running for president under the newly formed Birthday Party, had battled backlash from fans over the past few years after he voiced support for the president andfamously met with him at the Oval Office in October 2018.
Rapper Kanye West shakes hands with President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 11, 2018.
Several operatives who have been prominently involved in the Republican political worldhave been linked to West's presidential bid, raising questions about West's motives to run.
After announcing his presidential bid, Westwalked back his support for Trumpduring an interview with Forbes over the summer, saying, "I'm taking the red hat off, with this interview."
He also acknowledged that his presidential bid could bleed out Biden's Black voters saying, "To say that the Black vote is Democratic is a form of racism and white supremacy."
