Donald Trump to attend Kendrick Lamar gig at College Football Playoff

Mr Trump could be cheering from the sidelines at a championship game between Georgia and Alabama 
Half-time show: US rapper Kendrick Lamar
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Emma Powell4 January 2018
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Kendrick Lamar once referred to President Donald Trump as a “chump” – but the Republican is reportedly planning to attend the rapper’s half-time show at a national college football game.

Mr Trump could be cheering from the sidelines at the CFP National Championship Game between Georgia and Alabama in Atlanta on January 8.

USA TODAY reported that the news was confirmed by two anonymous White House sources who were not authorised to speak publicly because Mr Trump’s schedule isn’t yet official.

Mr Trump is said to be attending as a guest of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Nick Ayers.

In the diary: President Donald Trump could be singing along to Kendrick Lamar 
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Lamar previously took aim at the President on single, The Heart Part 4, last year, rapping: “Donald Trump is a chump/ Know how we feel punk/ Tell ’em that God comin’/ And Russia need a replay button/ Y’all up to something.”

But he recently revealed that he decided against directly taking on Mr Trump on his new album DAMN because he is tired of talking about him.

Speaking to Rolling Stone he said: “I mean it’s like beating a dead horse. We already know what it is. Are we gonna keep talking about it or are we gonna take action?

“You just get to a point where you’re tired of talking about it. It weighs you down and it drains your energy when you’re speaking about something or someone that’s completely ridiculous.”

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