White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Actually Responded to Jay-Z’s ‘Open Letter’

A Politico reporter asked press secretary Jay Carney today if he had heard the Jay-Z song “Open Letter,” and if the lines in the song—specifically, as SHE RAPPED, “I turned Havana into Atlanta… Boy from the hood/ I got White House clearance… Obama said, 'Chill you gonna get me impeached/ You don’t need this shit anyway, chill with me on the beach”—had any truth to them. Carney looked appropriately stunned at the question, then reiterated that the conversation between Jay-Z and President Obama didn't happen, adding “It's a song.”

I've… I've got nothing.