The Donald embraces his troubled 'friend' at Trump Tower and escorts him out after meeting as Ivanka looks on - but did the rapper offer to perform at his inauguration?

Kanye West swept into the lobby of Trump Tower in a move which suggests he is meeting Donald Trump. The rapper was followed by an entourage which included a videographer but did not say what he was doing there. The 39-year-old, who until recently had been recovering from a nervous breakdown in hospital in Los Angeles, was taken upstairs. It is unclear if he is meeting Trump or another member of the transition team, or part of the Trump business empire. Trump's transition team is currently looking for performers at the inauguration on January 20, and the addition of one of rap's biggest names would clearly be a huge coup.