A few days later, he was hospitalized after reportedly suffering a nervous breakdown. He was released nearly two weeks later.
There was some speculation that Trump met with West to set up a smokescreen for the media, as Trump picked Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson for his secretary of state. Some media outlets derided the pick, saying Tillerson has ties to Russia and President Vladimir Putin—but that was drowned out by the meeting with West.
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