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The president’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared KushnerJared Corey KushnerFederal government pauses Kodak loan pending probes Beirut blast raises urgent questions about America’s leadership in the world Lincoln Project ad dubs Jared Kushner the ‘Secretary of Failure’ MORE met recently with hip hop artist Kanye WestKanye Omari West Illinois elections board says Kanye West short of necessary signatures to get on ballot Kanye West ‘not denying’ his campaign seeks to damage Biden The Hill’s Campaign Report: US officials say Russia, China are looking to sow discord in election MORE as the latter has stepped up his efforts to be on the November ballot as part of an independent bid for the White House.

Kushner recently met with West while traveling with his wife and fellow White House aide Ivanka TrumpIvana (Ivanka) Marie TrumpUS should support Ngozi for WTO Director General   Trump administration awarding M in housing grants to human trafficking survivors Deutsche Bank launches investigation into longtime banker of Trump, Kushner MORE in Colorado as part of a camping trip, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment from The Hill.

West, who was a vocal supporter of President TrumpDonald John TrumpDemocrat calls on White House to withdraw ambassador to Belarus nominee TikTok collected data from mobile devices to track Android users: report Peterson wins Minnesota House primary in crucial swing district MORE before throwing his hat into the 2020 ring, tweeted about the meeting following an inquiry from the Times, writing: “I’m willing to do a live interview with the New York Time about my meeting with Jared where we discussed Dr Claude Anderson’s book Powernomics.”

I’m willing to do a live interview with the New York Time about my meeting with Jared where we discussed Dr Claude Anderson’s book Powernomics

— ye (@kanyewest) August 12, 2020

According to its publisher, “PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America” offers “a five-year plan to make Black America a prosperous and empowered race that is self-sufficient and competitive as a group.”

The meeting will likely further speculation that Republican political operatives are assisting West’s bid, which he first announced last month, in an effort to handicap presumptive Democratic nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenNAACP seeks to boost Black voter turnout in six states Biden touts Trump saying Harris would be ‘fine choice’ for VP pick Kamala Harris: The conventional (and predictable) pick all along MORE.

“I don’t think there’s any question about that,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said of the possibility on MSNBC on Friday. “We saw what was going on in Wisconsin where he was getting help getting on the ballot. But African Americans, most especially, know what this campaign is all about.”

In an interview with Forbes on the same day, a reporter pointed out to West that he will not be on the ballot in enough states to secure the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the White House. 

“I’m not going to argue with you. Jesus is King,” the rapper responded. 

When the Forbes interviewer pressed West on the possibility that he could siphon votes from Biden, he replied, “I’m not denying it.”

President Trump, who hosted West in the Oval Office in 2018, has praised him in recent weeks but denied any connection to his presidential ambitions when questioned by reporters last week.

“I like him. He’s always been very nice to me,” the president said, adding, “I get along with him very well. I like him. I like his wife.”