
US Press Secretary at a press meet with Star Wars characters in The White House. (Image courtesy: AFP)
Mr Earnest also shared a video of the President Barack Obama addressing the press which he started by saying: "Clearly this is not the most important event that's taking place at the White House today. There is a screening of Star Wars for Gold Star families and children [of fallen soldiers] coming up, so I'll try to be relatively succinct." (Also Read: 10 Star Wars Secrets Only a True Fan Would Know)
We made a lot of progress in 2015, but as @POTUS made clear, the best is yet to come. Watch his end-of-year presser: https://t.co/F7ZFvZA1ik
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) December 18, 2015
After making the speech and answering the questions by reports POTUS concluded by saying: "Okay, everybody, I've got to get to Star Wars."
Mr Earnest posted a picture on Twitter, because he 'couldn't resist':
Stormtroopers at the @WhiteHouse, I couldn't resist pic.twitter.com/vzqMikY6uI
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) December 18, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by JJ Abrams, released in US and Canada on December 18, and a day before on December 17 in UK. It will be released in India on December 25. (Also Read: Star Wars Surprise: What Happens When You Type Opening Words Into Google)
The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Lupita Nyong'o.