Published 12:24 IST, July 9th 2020

Kanye West reveals he no longer backs Donald Trump; says 'looks like one big mess to me'

Kanye West, who has been widely criticised because of his support of President Donald Trump, told Forbes he has lost confidence in the commander in chief.

Reported by: Alifiya Shaiwala
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Kanye West, in a new interview with Forbes, said that he is taking red hat off and that he longer supports President Donald Trump. West, who has been widely criticised because of his support of President Donald Trump, told publication he has lost confidence in commander in chief. Kayne asserted that it looks like one big mess to him and that he doesn't like that he caught wind that Donald Trump hid in bunker.

In same interview, West talked about his past support for Republican president and his own alleged plans to make a bid for White House this year. Kanye West has faced massive criticism for backing Donald Trump due to which he h to face many hurdles later. However,  musician said that he is coming to terms with his own reservations about president.

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When Kanye West, in interview, said that he doesn’t like that he caught wind that Donald Trump hid in bunker, he referred to hundreds of peaceful protesters who gared near White House on a Sunday in Washington. Several reports in June that said that Donald Trump was briefly taken to underground bunker for a period of time. However, Donald Trump later refuted  news and claimed that he only visited bunker during day for “a short inspection".

Kanye West furr told publication that he is running for president but he hasn't actually taken any steps. Kanye, who broke big news of his presidential bid on Twitter on June 5, also told Forbes that his run is t a publicity stunt and that he h issue with idea that his planned run could potentially take votes away from presumptive Democratic minee Joe Biden and aid in re-election of Donald Trump.

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Kanye West's presidential bid

American rapper-producer, Kanye West took to his Twitter on July 5 and anunced that he would be running for president of United States. As rap superstar Kanye West put himself forward for top job, social media users and popular faces from across globe reacted to his tweet. Kanye's tweet came after  US celebrated Independence Day on Saturday, July 4.

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12:24 IST, July 9th 2020