Kanye West Is Now 'Distancing Himself' From Politics

CHICAGO (CBS)--Less than a month after President Trump hosted Kanye West as a special guest in the Oval Office, the rapper announced today on Twitter his decision to distance himself from politics.

West, spotted on Oct. 18 at a restaurant in west suburban Naperville wearing his 'Make American Great Again' baseball cap, has publicly been supporting President Trump for months. 

Tuesday afternoon he suddenly changed tides by tweeting a possible break from pushing Trump's agenda.

"My eyes are now wide open and now realize I've been used to spread messages I don't believe in," West wrote on Tuesday. "I am distancing myself from politics and completely focusing on being creative."

In another tweet, Kim Kardashian's husband wrote: