Lil Wayne praises Trump's push for White House ballroom
Rapper Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., voiced support this week for President Trump’s plan to add a permanent ballroom to the White House, arguing the president was right that performers and guests have too often been stuck holding events outdoors. “I’m so glad to hear Trump say… everything we do, we have to do it on the damn lawn,” Mr. Carter said during a Monday appearance on the Friends Keep Secrets podcast, hosted by producer Benny Blanco.
- ▪Rapper Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., voiced support this week for President Trump’s plan to add a permanent ballroom to the White House, arguing the president was right that performers and guests have too often been stuck holdi
- ▪“I’m so glad to hear Trump say… everything we do, we have to do it on the damn lawn,” Mr.
- ▪Carter said during a Monday appearance on the Friends Keep Secrets podcast, hosted by producer Benny Blanco.
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Rapper Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., voiced support this week for President Trump’s plan to add a permanent ballroom to the White House, arguing the president was right that performers and guests have too often been stuck holding events outdoors. “I’m so glad to hear Trump say… everything we do, we have to do it on the damn lawn,” Mr. Carter said during a Monday appearance on the Friends Keep Secrets podcast, hosted by producer Benny Blanco. “People who don’t know nothing [are] hearing that thinking he’s just being Trump — no, for real, I was glad to hear him say that,” he added. Mr.
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