President Obama Gets To See Game Of Thrones Before Everyone Else

President Barack Obama speaks during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. At the end of his fifth year in office, Obama's job ap... President Barack Obama speaks during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. At the end of his fifth year in office, Obama's job approval and personal favorability ratings have fallen to around the lowest point of his presidency. Obama will depart later for his home state of Hawaii for his annual Christmas vacation trip. It's the first time in his presidency that his departure plans have not been delayed by legislative action in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama gets early copies of HBO’s Game of Thrones before the general public.

The show’s creators confirmed to Vanity Fair that the president received copies of the show before it’s released to the general public.

In a report published Tuesday, Vanity Fair asked Game of Thrones creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff about a rumor that Obama regularly gets episodes of the show early. They responded in an email “one perk of being the most powerful man in the world: yes, you get to see episodes early.”

Obama has said in the past that he likes Game of Thrones along with Homeland, The Wire, and House of Cards, according to a New York Times report last year.

Game of Thrones season 4 premieres April 6.

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