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West, Trump's biggest celebrity supporter, also
sought to distance himself from a new campaign that encourages
black Americans to quit the Democratic Party.
"My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to
spread messages I don’t believe in. I am distancing myself from
politics and completely focusing on being creative!!!" West
tweeted, without mentioning Trump, who is a Republican, or any
other names.
The singer and fashion designer, who has said he is bipolar,
also said he "never wanted any association" with a campaign
launched last weekend called Blexit that seeks to draw
African-Americans away from their long-standing support for
Democrats.
West, 41, was linked to the campaign after its leader,
conservative activist Candace Owens, said he had designed the
logo for the movement's hats and T-shirts.
"I introduced Candace to the person who made the logo and they
didn’t want their name on it so she used mine," West tweeted on
Tuesday. "I have nothing to do with it."
West posted his comments just a week before U.S. congressional
elections on Nov. 6 and after months of erratic behavior,
including describing slavery as a choice.
On Oct. 11, he met Trump in the Oval Office and launched into a
rambling 10-minute-long speech carried live on television in
which he said Trump made him feel like a superhero, and
referenced the existence of an alternate universe.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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