After keeping the White House press corps waiting for more than 40 minutes in the rain, President Barack Obama finally emerged from the West Wing to hold a press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Obama took the first question from Bloomberg's Julianna Goldman, whose parents contributed at least $5,400 to Obama during the last cycle.
Today was not the first time Goldman has received preferential treatment from Obama. Obama personally served birthday cake to Goldman during an Air Force One flight from Afghanistan last May.
Goldman’s employer is currently facing a scandal. The company was caught granting its journalists access to data from financial terminals that it sells to clients.