Trump Thanks Kanye West for Support on Twitter.
TAPPER: We're back with the politics lead and my panel and words I thought I would never say, President Trump just tweeted: thank you music mogul Kanye West for his support. Back up a little. Kanye had tweeted, you don't have to agree with Trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We're both dragging energy -- I'll just repeat that, that's not a typo. We are both dragging energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does, that's what makes us individuals and we have the right to independent thought. This comes after a week of Kanye West tweeting some controversial affirmations for opinions that maybe in the progressive community are not shared. President Trump re-tweeting it, says, thank you so much, very cool. It's interesting. This does put him at odds with his wife -- I can't again, once again, Kim Kardashian-West, this puts him at odds. She was a -- she was a Hillary Clinton supporter. Why? Why would the president want to bring attention to Kanye West saying that he doesn't hate Trump and he supports him, he's his brother, they're both dragging energy?</s>KIRSTEN POWERS, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: I don't know how to get into his head. I guess he likes -- he likes celebrities and -- and he wants their approval and now he has the approval of one of them.</s>DAVID URBAN, CNN POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Look, I think Kanye West is a cultural icon.</s>TAPPER: Sure.</s>URBAN: Look at the price of Yeezys, I gone online and tried to get -- I'll tell you, I tried with my son and tried to buy a pair actually. My son would not let me buy a pair.</s>TAPPER: Yes. He's very -- I mean, he's incredibly talented musician. He's also a controversial public figure. But it is interesting that he has been expressing support for the president. I mean, it does show the president loves people who love him.</s>NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER: Yes, I think that's right. And that is why you see the president saying, you know, this is a cool thing, it came up in the briefing. It's almost not surprising. I mean, Kanye did meet with the president or -- when he was the president-elect in New York. He also tweeted that he loves Hillary Clinton and his wife is tweeting back at people saying don't be too hard on my husband, don't necessarily make it seem like he's going through a mental break down which we know he's had mental health problems. So, yes --</s>HENDERSON: And I think he tweeted about --</s>TAPPER: That was the accusation that people are making and Kim Kardashian --</s>TAPPER: And she said that when he expressed himself, that's when he's out of his pit. So, anyway -- we have a lot more to talk about. It's not Kanye related. We have some breaking news on the Hill. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the hot seat, refusing to say moments ago if he would resign if the president desired to fire his number two Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The host of questions this raises next. Plus, we have some breaking news on Dr. Ronny Jackson. Stay with us.