"I’ll come home and turn on the news and I’ll think, you know, our story lines are not that crazy"

Stephanopoulos suggested that the president probably pines to be as effective as the show’s protagonist, Frank Underwood, who goes to murderous lengths to gain power in Washington.

“It does seem like even President Obama has a little bit of Frank Underwood envy,” Stephanopoulos said.

“I can imagine why he would!” responded Spacey.

“I’ve heard from lots of people,” Spacey continued. “Some people feel that 99 percent of the show is accurate, and the 1 percent that isn’t is that you could never get an education bill passed that fast.”