Spoilers of war: President Obama entrusted with highly classified 'Game of Thrones' episodes

Brett T. | 8:34 PM on April 13, 2016

The president has had a busy day blowing bubbles at the White House science fair and visiting CIA headquarters for an update on America’s progress in the fight against ISIS, which reportedly is going very well. If he finds some free time tonight, though, President Obama has a season’s worth of advanced episodes of “Game of Thrones” to look forward to.

Outrage! President Obama got advanced copies of the new season of "Game of Thrones" https://t.co/eVItr31vql pic.twitter.com/SxSkEtDoLl

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 13, 2016

Dan Pfeiffer, former senior advisor to Barack Obama, notes that being president has its advantages beyond taxpayer-funded vacations and on-demand flights to the country’s finest golf courses.

The Presidency has its perks https://t.co/oIY0YjDuOI

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) April 13, 2016

@danpfeiffer @TheFix the American people need to know what happens to Jon Snow!! 😀

— Alexis (@kaydeelex) April 13, 2016

@danpfeiffer @TheFix What if he spoiled it during a press conference? Approval rating would plummet. heh

— The Id DM (@TheIdDM) April 13, 2016

@danpfeiffer Obama should threaten to tell Republican senators spoilers if they don't vote on his Supreme Court nomination.

— James (@JamesW_754) April 13, 2016

As the president said himself, “there’s classified, and then there’s classified” — and then there’s the “ultra-secret” preview of upcoming “Game of Thrones” episodes. Entertainment Weekly reports that not only is the president the only person outside of HBO to receive advanced copies, but that he requested them. “Finding out the president wanted advanced copies of the episodes was … a very strange moment,” showrunner Dan Weiss told EW.