Obama calls Kanye West a "jackass"Timelines InvolvedKanye WestAnalysis Following the incident of Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's VMA speech, before an interview with CNBC, Obama calls Kanye West a jackass which he assumed was off the record. *There may be errors on this page.Event Date: September 15, 2009Edit Post https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJIH0obw3hsYoutube embed about Obama calls Kanye West a "jackass"CNN Runs Video of Obama Calling Kanye "Jackass" - YouTubemore at cnn.com