But they could have gotten a lot more help than that.

Salesforce.com founder and CEO Marc Benioff, known for his close ties to the Obama Administration, actually offered to fix the website at no charge, and run it for free for five years, Benioff told the Washington Post.

But the White House couldn't accept.

 

Benioff made the offer because he considered President Obama to be a friend. He was among 35 people to be "co-chairs" of President Obama's re-election campaign and continues to help with fund raisers. He just hosted the President at his San Francisco home last week.