WASHINGTON — Even the leader of the free world isn't above the Star Wars craze.

After taking questions from reporters about a range of serious issues at his annual year-end news conference, President Barack Obama made a dash for it.

"Okay everybody, I gotta get to Star Wars," Obama said, leaving behind a White House press corps filled with questions.

Obama finaliza conferencia de prensa: "Tengo que ir a ver 'Star Wars'" (función con niños en @lacasablanca) - CNN pic.twitter.com/o6PfMg589m — Opy (@OpyMorales) December 18, 2015

The White House is hosting a private screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Friday for members of Gold Star families, an organization of family members who lost relatives in military combat.

Spoiler alert: The press was not invited to come along. But it appears that reporters got their own Star Wars fix, too.