Barack Obama Brands Kanye West A ‘Jackass’ Over VMAs Outburst

Barack Obama has reportedly joined the backlash against Kanye West over his VMAs outburst by branding the outspoken rapper a “jackass.”

The president is understood to have made the remark during an off-the-record segment of an interview with CNBC yesterday.

The comment was relayed by Night line host Terry Moran via Twitter.

He wrote: “Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a ‘jackass’ for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT’S presidential.”

Moran’s bosses at ABC have since issued a statement apologizing to The White House for “prematurely” tweeting comments “that turned out to be from an off-the-record portion of the interview”.

Kanye has faced a barrage of criticism for interrupting Swift as she accepted the award for Best Female Video at the ceremony in New York.

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