Obama is looking for ‘ass to kick’

US President Barack Obama said he wanted to know “whose ass to kick” over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, adding to the pressure on energy giant BP as it tried to capture more of the leak from its gushing well.

“I don’t sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar. We talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answer so I know whose ass to kick,” Obama told the world’s media.

They were the angriest words yet about the catastrophe from Obama, who has been criticised for his response to the worst oil spill in US history. Obama also reiterated that all those affected should be adequately compensated.