Sure, they had been mates for a few years, although because the president famous whereas speaking to reporters within the Oval Workplace, it appears Combs soured on Trump as soon as he entered politics.
Its unclear if Trump and Diddy had been bosom buddies, or simply “mates” within the sense that they had been two reality-TV celebrities who ran in the identical circles within the late ’90s and early ’00s. However we do know that they publicly mentioned their friendship on a number of events, praised one another’s enterprise abilities, and had been photographed collectively at many occasions.
A 1999 Vibe piece written by Nancy Jo Gross sales about Trump’s relationship with the hip-hop group famous that he was the primary to indicate as much as Diddy’s party, and that then-17-year-old Ivanka was impressed that her dad knew such a cool celeb. “I feel Puff Daddy is a good man,” Trump stated.
Throughout a 2012 episode of The Superstar Apprentice, Trump informed contestant Aubry O’Day, who had labored for Diddy, that he was a buddy.
“I like Diddy. You already know he’s a great buddy of mine, he’s a great man,” Trump stated. He then requested O’Day, “Is he a great man?” and he or she stated she didn’t wish to reply. (Years later, the singer accused Diddy of “grooming” and stated she was kicked out of the woman group he created, Danity Kane, for not doing “what was anticipated” of her — “not expertise smart however in different areas.”)
“I feel he’s a great man, I’m going to stay up for him,” Trump stated.
Diddy referred to Trump in his 2006 hit “We Gon’ Make It,” rapping, “I spend absurd cash, non-public hen cash / That Invoice Gates, Donald Trump, Bloomberg cash (you recognize what it’s).”
In 2015, months after Trump launched his presidential marketing campaign, Diddy informed the Washington Submit, “Donald Trump is a buddy of mine, and he works very exhausting.”
