--- description: Two weeks after a controversial meeting at the White House with President Trump, rapper Kanye West said that he is done with politics. title: 'My Eyes Are Now Wide Open': Kanye West Says He Was 'Used' and Vows He's Done With Politics image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ec7865867c2fe51/69893cb897cdff29396b6792/gettyimages-1051894352.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Kanye West](/tag/kanye-west/) ## Kanye West Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'My Eyes Are Now Wide Open': Kanye West Says He Was 'Used' and Vows He's Done With Politics by [Gina Martinez](/author/gina-martinez/) ## Gina Martinez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 31, 2018 12:32 AM CUT  OCT 11: Rapper Kanye West speaks during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office OCT 11: Rapper Kanye West speaks during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval OfficeSAUL LOEB—AFP/Getty Images by [Gina Martinez](/author/gina-martinez/) ## Gina Martinez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 31, 2018 12:32 AM CUT Two weeks after a controversial [meeting at the White House](http://time.com/5422270/kanye-west-trump-speech/ "undefined") with President Trump, rapper Kanye West said that he is done with politics. In a series of tweets posted Tuesday afternoon, West claimed his “eyes are now wide open” and that he was being “used” to spread messages he does not believe in. > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1057382916760707072) West has been increasingly vocal of his support of President Trump, proudly wearing a Make America Great Again hat and tweeting he loves Trump’s “[dragon energy](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/989179757651574784?lang=en "undefined").” West also used his most recent appearance on Saturday Night Live to [give an impromptu, unaired speech](http://time.com/5411117/trump-kanye-west-saturday-night-live/ "undefined") in support of Trump. West’s tweets on Tuesday also clarified his political beliefs, stressing he supports prison reform and “common-sense” gun laws. > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1057366616432930816) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1057366623621955586) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5439805/kanye-west-politics-twitter-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5439805/kanye-west-politics-twitter-trump/"},"headline":"'My Eyes Are Now Wide Open': Kanye West Says He Was 'Used' and Vows He's Done With Politics","datePublished":"2018-10-31T00:32:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T21:53:14.511Z","description":"West has been increasingly vocal of his support of President Trump","url":"https://time.com/5439805/kanye-west-politics-twitter-trump/","keywords":["Kanye West","onetime","Donald J. Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ec7865867c2fe51/69893cb897cdff29396b6792/gettyimages-1051894352.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Gina Martinez","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/gina-martinez/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ec7865867c2fe51/69893cb897cdff29396b6792/gettyimages-1051894352.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-PEOPLE-politics-RACE-TRUMP-KANYE","caption":"US-PEOPLE-politics-RACE-TRUMP-KANYE","creditText":"SAUL LOEB—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/kanye-west/","name":"Kanye West"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5439805/kanye-west-politics-twitter-trump/","name":"'My Eyes Are Now Wide Open': Kanye West Says He Was 'Used' and Vows He's Done With Politics"}}]}] ```