Obama Won’t Say He Thinks of Sean Penn Meeting with El Chapo

LAUER: "I would never have guessed in a million years that I would step into the Oval Office, probably the most recognizable office in the world, and step in here with you and say this. What did you make of Sean Penn and El Chapo?"

OBAMA: "(Laughing)"

LAUER: "Seriously, when you saw that picture of him shaking hands and know that he spent seven hours interviewing him, what did you make of that?"

OBAMA: "First of all, I want to compliment the Mexican government because, you know, them capturing him and as we go through an extradition process potentially, he is disabled, and that affects their ability to -- the Mexican government's ability to really crack down on some of the terrible crimes that are committed by these narco traffickers that I think is important. Now, in terms of how an interview like that gets set up and journalistic ethics, I figure you're probably in a better position to opine on that."