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# Kanye West Declared Not ‘Traditionally American’ Enough For Trump Inaugural Events
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/kanye-west-declared-not-traditionally-american-enough-for-trump-inaugural-events/
- Published: 2017-01-20T09:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-20T09:28:00.000Z
- Description: MUSIC
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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In an interview with CNN, Tom Barrack, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Committee told the news network that Kanye West wasn't invited to perform as he was not a good fit for the inauguration festivities.

"It's going to be typically and traditionally American, and Kanye is a great guy, we just haven't asked him to perform. And we move on with our agenda," Barrack said.Kanye publically praised Trump's off-the-cuff and blunt manner of speaking several times during the elections and met with the real estate mogul in December, posing for an awkward photo with the President-Elect in the lobby of Trump Tower.Performers who did make the traditional American cut for various inaugural events include Lee Greenwood, 3 Doors Down, Irish stepdancer Michael Flatley, Cowboy Troy, Big & Rich, Silhouettes, The Rockettes, Pelican212, The Piano Guys,Tony Orlando and Josh Weathers. via [Celebrity Access](http://www.celebrityaccess.com/?ref=hypebot.com)

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