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'My eyes are now wide open': Kanye West says he's been 'used' and plans to quit politics

Jacob Shamsian
Updated

  • Kanye West said he's "distancing himself from politics" to focus on creative work.

  • West - a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump - said he's been "used" to spread messages he doesn't believe in.

  • The fallout follows a dispute with Candace Owens, who said West designed a logo for "Blexit," a movement to convince African-Americans to leave the Democratic party. West said he didn't design the logo.

In a move that's being hailed as a "Yexit," Kanye West said Tuesday he was quitting politics to focus on his creative work.

"My eyes are now wide open," he wrote on Twitter. "I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative !!!"

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West said he's been "used" to spread messages he doesn't believe in. He singled out Candace Owens, a conspiracy theorist and the outreach director for Turning Point USA, a conservative outreach organisation that targets college students.

At Turning Point USA's black leadership summit on Saturday,Owens said West designed a logo for "Blexit" - a movement she invented hoping to get African-Americans to leave the Democratic party.

West said on Twitter he didn't create the logo, but merely introduced Owens to the person who did.

"I never wanted any association with Blexit. I have nothing to do with it," West said.


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In a series of tweets, West outlined some of his political beliefs before explaining that he was leaving politics.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1057366616432930816?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1057366623621955586?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1057366629326053376?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1057382888520499201?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1057382916760707072?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

West has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump since the beginning of his presidency and met with him in the Oval Office earlier in October.

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