Tom Hanks Takes Pity on 'Poor Slobs' in White House Press Corps

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Tom Hanks dropped in on the "poor slobs" in the White House press corps Thursday after the actor and producer Steven Spielberg enjoyed a private screening of their new HBO series, "The Pacific," with President Obama and his family.

Hanks detoured from the White House movie theater to the Brady Briefing Room to check on an espresso machine that he presented to reporters in 2004 after discovering the working press didn't have a simple coffee pot, CNN reported. The espresso-maker was still there, but not in very good shape. You're supposed to clean it after each use, he advised.

"I am going to get you another espresso machine," Hanks decided. "Let me see what I can do for the poor slobs in the Fourth Estate here."

With that zinger, the Oscar-winning actor left his ink-stained friends behind and headed back to Hollywood.

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