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The audio was recorded just before Obama went on camera to do an interview with CNBC on Monday night. Before the interview began, Obama started chatting about Kanye’s antics onstage the night before, saying: “I thought that was really inappropriate,” adding, “He’s a jackass.”

After making the remarks, the Prez became worried the joke would go viral, saying slyly: “Cut the President some slack.” Obama’s Kanye Diss has been making headlines all day, after Nightline correspondent Terry Moran posted a Tweet claiming the President had made an off color remark about West.

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