Obama couldn't claim to know exactly what Nicki meant by the line, but we just learned that he has a pretty good understanding of the eccentric rapper. "I'm not sure that's actually what happened," Obama replied, when asked if he'd heard that Minaj might vote for Romney. "I think she had a song on there, a little rap that said that, but she likes to play different characters. So I don't know what's going on there."

Clearly, Obama has heard of Ms. Minaj's troublesome alter ego Roman Zolanski, although he admits that his daughters aren't necessarily huge fans of the YMCMB rapper. "I don't think they really listen to Nicki Minaj that much," he said. "But let's face it, they're not hipper than me."