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Friday, November 13, 2026Nov 13

Sohn: Trump’s too busy for briefings, but not for Kanye

President-elect Donald Trump with Kanye West in the lobby of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York on Tuesday. (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times)
President-elect Donald Trump with Kanye West in the lobby of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York on Tuesday. (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times)

Our president-elect says he can’t make time for security briefings in this highly complicated age and world.

And this week he put off discussion – beyond a Twitter tweet – of how he will avoid the conflicts of interest between his business empire and his upcoming part-time job of being president.

Yet on Tuesday morning, he made time to meet with musician Kanye West at Trump Tower.

And then he even made more time for a photo opportunity with Kanye in the Trump Tower’s gilded lobby.

Maybe Kanye gave him a security briefing?