We wonder what Kanye West has to say about this one. Kim Kardashian was reportedly snubbed by President Obama earlier this week, who refused to meet her at Steven Spielberg’s USC Shoah Foundation gala.
President Obama was the honorary guest at the event and when the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star tried to meet him, his security said no.
A source told RadarOnline, “Obama’s table and surrounding area was swarming with Secret Service, and security was very tight. Kim’s lackey was told to go pound sand, and it was conveyed to Kim that she wouldn’t be able to meet him.”
Kardashian was “let down and disappointed,” as President Obama did mingle with other celebrities after the gala, when he had dinner with Spielberg.
Our commander-in-chief has been his feelings about Kardashian’s fiancé pretty clear, previously calling him a “jacka—“ for interrupting Taylor Swift’s speech at the MTV VMA’s in 2009.
He told CNBC at the time, “The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She's getting her award. What's he doing up there? He's a jacka--.”
Back in 2012, President Obama told The Atlantic he still feels that way about the rapper.
When asked to pick between Jay Z or West, he chose Jay Z. “Although I like Kanye. He’s a Chicago guy. Smart. He’s very talented,” he said.
“Even though you called him a jackass?,” David Samuels asked, to which he replied, “He is a jackass. But he’s talented.”