Not 100% Realistic
While The West Wing is known for being as realistic as possible in matching the actual White House, on some details they did stretch the truth a bit. One unrealistic issue – fast food. Actor Kal Penn who is probably best known for his work as Kumar in the Harold and Kumar films has actually been a government employee and worked under the Obama Administration. In 2009 Kal accepted a position as the associate director in the White House’s Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs. Kal has a degree in both film and sociology. Several years later he recounted in an interview with the New York Times about his time with the Obama Administration. He said his first night on the job he stayed working until 11 PM and suggested that they order Chinese. His colleagues quickly informed him that food delivery is not actually allowed in the white house. Kal said he responded, “but they do it on West Wing!”
