Kanye West Denies Involvement in Anti-Democrat 'Blexit' Merchandise

UPDATE - October 30, 2018:

• Kanye West is denying any involvement in designing "Blexit" apparel, which encourages African-American voters to leave the Democratic party.
• Candace Owens, a conservative activist and founder of the Blexit movement, had shared images of the shirts and touted West's involvement during Turning Point USA’s Young Black Leadership Summit on Saturday.

"Blexit is a renaissance and I am blessed to say that this logo, these colors, were created by my dear friend and fellow superhero Kanye West," Owens said.

• But in a pair of tweets on Tuesday, the rapper claimed he introduced Owens to the designer, but had no further involvement.

Countable's original story appears below.

What’s the story?

• Kanye West has designed a line of shirts and hats for “Blexit,” a campaign encouraging black Americans to exit the Democratic party.
• Playing off “Brexit” – the slogan for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU – “Blexit” is a portmanteau for “Black exit.”

"Blexit is a renaissance and I am blessed to say that this logo, these colors, were created by my dear friend and fellow superhero Kanye West," the group's communication director, Candace Owens, said during the merchandise’s release.

• Earlier this month, West, a noted supporter of Trump, visited the White House to discuss prison reform and gang violence with the president.
• Blexit is "for those who have taken an objective look at our decades-long allegiance to the left and asked ourselves, 'what do we have to show for it?’” Owens said.

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