Apparently, the Louis Vuitton Don is so busy, it took him almost a full year to respond to President Obama’s comments regarding his now famous incident at the 2009 VMAs. For those of you who don’t remember, ‘Ye acted like a first rate jackass while crashing Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech. His  response to the Prez appears in the new issue of XXL, but check them out below:

When Obama called me “jackass”, after the Taylor incident, I thought that the person to be speaking off the record. Obama has way more important stuff to worry about than my public perception. He was trying to pass the healthcare bill. And if he said that to relate to the room or lighten the room up and the whole mood, then I’d be more than happy to be the butt of all of his jokes if it in the some way helps his overall mission. I’m a soldier of culture. I’m resilient. I’m sure I’ll still beat him in basketball.