Flashback: Obama Calls Kanye West a ‘Jackass’

FLASHBACK: Obama Called Kanye a ‘Jackass’ (NTK Network)

Pop superstar Kanye West’s offered vocal support for President Trump on Twitter Wednesday. Is President Obama’s past criticism of the artist part of the reason why?

Following West’s interruption of Taylor Swift’s speech at an awards show in 2009, Obama described him as a “jackass” while preparing for an interview.

With the cameras rolling, the exchange was caught above.