Some people send flowers to the ones they love and support. Tom Hanks sends espresso machines.
He sent a note as well: “Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice and the American way. Especially for the Truth part.”
”The note — which was typed in Hanks’ signature style — includes an illustration with the caption, ‘Fresh, spirited American troops, flushed with victory, are bringing in thousands of hungry, ragged, battle-weary prisoners,’” noted EW.
“As CNN producer Allie Malloy noted in her tweet, this is the third machine the soon-to-be published author has sent them, part of a tradition Hanks first started in 2004, when he sent the press corps a new coffee maker during President George W. Bush’s time in office after he noticed they didn’t have one during a tour of the White House.
“According to The Hill, the new coffee machine replaces the one he bought in 2010, with Hanks joking, ‘You know, you are supposed to clean this after every use.’”
Other caffeinated coverage:
Tom Hanks note to the WH press corps attached to the espresso machine he gifted. pic.twitter.com/JAZy8ghetc
— Allie Malloy (@AlliemalCNN) March 2, 2017
Tom Hanks has been responsible for caffeinating the White House press since 2004: https://t.co/d14c1R9PoU pic.twitter.com/Q0vKTWWk0m
— Slate (@Slate) March 3, 2017
Tom Hanks shows his thanks to White House press corps https://t.co/o056e8qb5s pic.twitter.com/dcAe7l03JW
— daily news (@DailyNews4k) March 2, 2017
The espresso machine Tom Hanks bought for the press is now officially the only thing in the White House that hasn’t lied about Russia.
— Frederick Douglass (@HITEXECUTIVE) March 2, 2017
Tom Hanks sends espresso machine to WH press corp. Trump demands he be prosecuted for giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
— Eric Gelber (@ergelber) March 2, 2017
Thank you @tomhanks. The espresso is delicious and this machine is a little more idiot proof than the last. pic.twitter.com/ZJlJCIqLV0
— Tamara Keith (@tamarakeithNPR) March 2, 2017
This is the third time over the last few years that Mr. @tomhanks has sent a brand new espresso machine to the White House press corps pic.twitter.com/TRkSKBwlYe
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 2, 2017
Out with the old, in with the new. Thanks @tomhanks How does it work? #CaffineForEveryone pic.twitter.com/O4FUU86dt0
— C-SPAN Field Techs (@CSPANBen) March 2, 2017