'Kanye West? He's a jackass,' says Obama : Barack Obama has called Kanye West a "jackass" for interrupting Taylor Swift during the MTV VMA.
The outspoken rapper was drowned out with boos at the Video Music Awards on Sunday night when he grabbed the microphone from the young country star Taylor Swift and announced that Beyonce had made a better video.
Asked about the row during an interview with CNBC, President Obama appeared to sum up the national mood pretty well, albeit undiplomatically.
The problem was that his remark was made during an off-the-record part of the interview which was not going to be made public. Terry Moran, an ABC reporter who was at the recording and overheard the comment, then broke the agreement by deciding to tweet it.
Terry Moran, wrote on
his Twitter,
Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a 'jackass' for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential.
Mr Moran quickly deleted the tweet but it was too late. His remarks were captured by many of his followers.
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