msnbc.com
updated 11:39 a.m. CT, Tues., Sept . 15, 2009
In what were supposed to be off-the-record comments, President Barack Obama called musician Kanye West a "jackass" because of the performer's outburst at a music awards ceremony.
The comments were mistakenly sent out via the online service Twitter by ABC News' Terry Moran, who had access to off-the-record comments Obama made while being interviewed Monday by CNBC.
"Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a 'jackass' for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential," Moran, a "Nightline" co-anchor, wrote Monday evening.
Moran quickly deleted the comment but it was still accessible online.
ABC News later issued a statement apologizing for reporting comments meant to be off the record.
West was widely criticized, and later apologized, for interrupting Taylor Swift after she won a best female video award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
West took the microphone from Swift to proclaim that Beyonce was more deserving.
updated 11:39 a.m. CT, Tues., Sept . 15, 2009
In what were supposed to be off-the-record comments, President Barack Obama called musician Kanye West a "jackass" because of the performer's outburst at a music awards ceremony.
The comments were mistakenly sent out via the online service Twitter by ABC News' Terry Moran, who had access to off-the-record comments Obama made while being interviewed Monday by CNBC.
"Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a 'jackass' for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential," Moran, a "Nightline" co-anchor, wrote Monday evening.
Moran quickly deleted the comment but it was still accessible online.
ABC News later issued a statement apologizing for reporting comments meant to be off the record.
West was widely criticized, and later apologized, for interrupting Taylor Swift after she won a best female video award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
West took the microphone from Swift to proclaim that Beyonce was more deserving.