White House adviser says Obama loves pie

BURBANK, Calif. — Presidents have had their indulgences — Ronald Reagan loved jelly beans and Bill Clinton binged at McDonald's. What's President Barack Obama's weak spot?

Pie.

Obama's senior adviser, David Axelrod, told Jay Leno Friday that the president was forced to "separate" from the White House pastry chef to break his bad eating habits.

"One of the things that happened when he came to the White House is they have a very great pastry chef. It became a big problem," Axelrod confided on "The Tonight Show."

The president, he said, "has a weakness for pie."

The chunky-built Axelrod might just be needling his boss.

The pie problem didn't come up earlier this year when the 48-year-old president was declared in excellent health by his doctors.