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Dec. 17, 2013 / 2:47 PM

Obama says he's a 'House of Cards' fan

U.S. President Barack Obama (3R) and Vice President Joe Biden meet with executives from leading technology companies, including Apple, Twitter, and Google in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on December 17, 2913 in Washington, DC. The White House said the meeting focused on efforts to repair administration's troubled HealthCare.gov website. UPI/Mark Wilson/POOL

U.S. President Barack Obama (3R) and Vice President Joe Biden meet with executives from leading technology companies, including Apple, Twitter, and Google in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on December 17, 2913 in Washington, DC. The White House said the meeting focused on efforts to repair administration's troubled HealthCare.gov website. UPI/Mark Wilson/POOL | License Photo

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- At a White House meeting Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama told Netflix's top executive, Reed Hastings, he's a fan of the political drama "House of Cards."

Obama told Hastings, whose Internet rental and streaming service produced the Emmy-nominated show, he had hoped to get an advance screening of the highly anticipated second season, Politico reported.

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Obama also joked he admired the show's main character, the cold and sometimes vicious congressional leader Frank Underwood, portrayed by Kevin Spacey.

"I wish things were that ruthlessly efficient," Obama quipped during the public portion of a meeting held with technology company chief executive officers. "This guy's getting a lot of stuff done."

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