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Obama Calls Kanye a 'Jackass'. The White House didn't want you to hear it – but here's the recording in all its glory

Barack Obama From TMZ.com

Published 16 September 2009

A recording of Barack Obama calling Kanye West a "jackass" has emerged, putting paid to attempts by ABC television and the White House to suppress the rather unpresidential epithet. When Obama made clear his views on the rapper's outburst at the MTV video music awards (VMAs) there was evidently much anger and embarrassment at how the details leaked out. The comment was initially tweeted by the ABC reporter Terry Moran: "Pres Obama just called Kanye…