John Harwood on Obama's 'Jackass' Comment

CNBC's Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood, a Duke alum, weighed in on ABC leaking President Barack Obama's now infamous "jackass" comment about Kanye West at the VMAs over on Michael Calderone's Blog on Politico.  Harwood said he deemed the comment off the record.

“The custom in television, as I understand it, is that when you have an interview of this kind, the little chit-chat when you are getting ready to sit down to do the real interview is off the record,” Harwood said.

“It’s one of those things that’s like an understanding, as people have understandings with sources,” he continued. “And if you have a relationship of trust with someone, as I feel I do with the White House and the president, specifically, I felt like I should honor it.”