Why Kim Kardashian West went to the White House

The reality TV star’s surprise summit with Trump focused on prison reforms

Trump, Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian West with Donald Trump in the Oval Office
(Image credit: Twitter)

Much of the world’s attention has been on the potential meeting between the US president and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but a summit with a different Kim took place at the White House yesterday.

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