West, a frequent critic of Obama, said the president did not care when "black folk" get shot in his own state.

"Not a peep not a mumblin' word when the black folk gettin' shot!" he said" But now Newtown Connecticut, vanilla side, low in behold we got a major conversation."

He made his comments during a recent edition of The Smiley & West Show. West has called Obama a "Republican in Blackface."