By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

President Barack Obama, appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday, responded to election rival Mitt Romney's comment that 47 percent of Americans “believe that they are victims," which were covertly recorded during a May fundraiser.

"I don't know what he was referring to," the president said. "But I can tell you this: When I won in 2008, 47 percent of the American people voted for John McCain. They didn't vote for me. And what I said on election night was: 'Even though you didn't vote for me, I hear your voices, and I'm going to work as hard as I can to be your president.'"