The rapper has also found an ally in Kim Kardashian West, who has directly appealed to the Trump. Last summer, Alice Johnson, who had been serving life on drug charges, was granted clemency by Trump and released from prison after West visited the White House and appealed for Trump's help.
Trump also said that First Lady Melania Trump asked him to help the rapper.
(MORE: A$AP Rocky’s imprisonment in Sweden sparks outrage in Hollywood and hip-hop: Here's what we know so far) The State Department announced on Wednesday that Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch traveled to Sweden and is in the country currently.
The rapper is “suspected of aggravated assault,” according to a press release posted to the website of the Stockholm prosecutor's office. But the rapper's attorney told ABC News that he and his companions were acting in self-defense.
“This is unjust because he is incarcerated because the prosecutor is applying the rule of 'flight right,'' A$AP Rocky’s Swedish attorney, Sloban Jovicic, told ABC News in a phone interview on Friday. "There is no risk for flight risk or escape because A$AP would never jeopardize his career, brand, support from his fans, friends and celebrities all over the world," Jovicic said.
“You have to also see this from his point of view, he came to Sweden to perform for his fans and he was attacked, followed and harassed," Jovicic said on Friday. "My client begged and pleaded with these attackers to stop and he acted in self defense. And now he is the one in jail. That’s unjust.”
Trump's tweets marked the second day of public presidential support for the imprisoned hip hop star -- whose given name is Rakim Mayers. On Friday, Trump told reporters his office had been working with Sweden's Löfven to get the star released.