According to the online newspaper 20 minutos , during Obama's presidential campaign, Costos — whose title was announced on June 15, 2013 — and his renowned decorator spouse Michael Smith:
Laut dem Onlinemagazin 20 minutos unterstützten Costos und sein Lebensgefährte, der angesehene Innenausstatter Michael Smith , Obamas Wahlkampf, indem sie: