John Legend ‘disappointed’ in friend Kanye West for meeting with Donald Trump in ‘publicity stunt’

John Legend has said that his is ‘disappointed’ in his friend Kanye West for meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.

The actor and musician has branded the high-profile meeting a ‘publicity stunt’ and has insisted that he won’t be doing the same any time soon.

Hitting out at his long-time friend’s decision to go to Trump Towers on Tuesday, Legend told Clique.tv:

“I don’t think it’s impossible to talk to [Donald Trump] about issues, but I won’t be used as a publicity stunt. I think Kanye was a publicity stunt.

“I’m pretty disappointed with Kanye that he says he would have voted for Trump.

“I think the things he’s promised to do have been very concerning for a lot of people, and for Kanye to support that message is very disappointing.”

When the interviewer suggested that rapper West might have had something else ‘in mind’ while meeting with the President-elect, Legend retorted:

“Whatever’s in his mind, I disagree with him.”

West shocked fans by admitting that he ‘would have’ voted for Trump in the US elections during an on-stage political rant last month.

He took his support one step further this week as he was spotted heading in to a private meeting with the President-elect and later posing for pictures with him.

West later tweeted: “I wanted to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues… These issues included bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago…

“I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change…”

He also suggested that he would be running for President himself, simply tweeting ‘#2024’.