You KNOW things are bad when President Obama chimes in and calls you a jackass

That's right, the world's favourite American has given his two cents on the Kanye West VMA rant where he embarrassed 19-year-old Taylor Swift. Check the audio below.

What has Kanye West done? Can Mr. West come back from this? His chances ain't lookin' good at all. To be fair to

President Obama, this should never have been released, not just because it was an off the record statement, but also

because he was clearly in a relaxed environment - not a professional one. I hope that people don't take this too seriously

and start jumping on his back.

If the YouTube player (above) fails to work, go to TMZ for another link to the audio. In TMZ we trust lol.