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NSA reports easing
of hostile chatter inside VAJA,
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so the Eli Volk incident
is in the rearview for now,
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though noise continues
over Reza Mousavi's detention
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and ongoing sanctions.
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Finally, ma'am, DIA reports that
a Chinese light frigate warship
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fired warning shots
at a Russian-flagged oil tanker
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in the South China Sea,
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forcing it to reroute away
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from internationally
recognized shipping lanes.
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As established by the Singapore
Interchange you negotiated
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less than four years ago, ma'am.
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But since Russia wasn't
part of the accord, they...
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Moscow has been working
with Vietnam to exploit
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disputed oil and natural gas rights.
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So Beijing seized
on a-a political gray area
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to give the Heisman
to Russia's efforts?
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- Not exactly shocking.
- True.
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But recent surveillance photos
show an alarming buildup
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of Chinese military personnel
on one island in particular.
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Hainan Dao.
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Well, even naming it
breaks the spirit,
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if not the letter, of the treaty.
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- Thank you.
- So, basically,
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just another beautiful day
in the neighborhood.
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Ellen, when was our last naval flyby
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- near Hainan Dao?
- Couple of weeks ago.
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We usually go for one a month,
keep them honest.
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Let's move the next one
up. Soon as possible.
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I don't want Beijing
getting comfortable
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bullying other countries
in international waters.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Look, I...
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I know that the impeachment
hearing is on everybody's mind.
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I've been going
about business as usual
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because I do truly believe
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that it is best for
U.S. interests here
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and abroad.
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Anybody disagrees or has any concerns,
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I'm all ears.
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Okay. Thank you, everyone.
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Thank you, ma'am.
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So...
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House Judiciary just
scheduled your appearance
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before the committee.
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Day after tomorrow.
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- Good.
- Not good.
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Bad. Apocalyptically bad.
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Hanson's out there whipping
the press into a lather
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over you wagging the dog with Iran
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and collusion and nepotism
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and, I don't know,
sorcery and cannibalism.
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Your numbers are eroding
by the hour and you're about
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- to step into the Star Chamber.
- I know, Mike.
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Then do something about it.
You're losing the public.
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Use the bully pulpit
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to bully the crap out of them.
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Congress has the right to investigate.
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Not to defame. Not to lie.
Not to attack...
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You show me where in the
Constitution it says they don't.
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I am not going to attack Congress,
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no matter how much I deplore Hanson
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and Canning's tactics.
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- How's the whip count?
- Not good.
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If the House voted today, they'd
have impeachment by two votes.
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And the Senate will convict,
making you the first president
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to be removed from office.
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Hell, even Congressman Weenie
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- is sitting this one out.
- Yeah, what about Heeney?
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You know? We ever figure out
why he's being so timid?
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He's quoted in the Chronicle
piece saying he's simply
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"acceding to the chairman
and his Article One duty."
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Which makes me think
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Canning or Hanson
or one of their stooges
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has something on the good congressman.
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I could get into it.
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Russell,
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- what's next?
- Uh, NEC roundtable
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in the Roosevelt Room.
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Okay.
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There's leftover tempeh tacos.
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Well, they're not
really tacos. They're...
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uh, just these
shell-like things and...
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Gee, when you put it like that...
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- You want to come up?
- No.
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Kind of want to stay here
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while I still can.
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You want company?
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Yeah.
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I know that this is hard on you, too.
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Well, only when I see them
go after you.
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Politics ain't beanbag.
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Yeah, but it ain't supposed to
be The Hunger Games, either.
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Go home, Blake!
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Not while you're still here, ma'am!
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I am still here,
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aren't I?
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Yeah, it would seem so.
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You know, I once read that
you can effect more change
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in a day as president than you can
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for the rest of your life
after you leave office.
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I believe that.
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So, let's make a bucket list.
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E-Everything that we want to do...
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before we leave here.
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Okay... oh, oh.
I've always wanted to...
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sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom.
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- Does that count?
- Okay, yeah.
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- Yeah.
- Not that it's gonna effect any change...
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It will for us.
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- Tonight.
- Mm-hmm.
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I have always wanted to answer calls
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at the White House switchboard.
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There's a switchboard?
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I don't know.
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Where the calls come in.
I want to take calls.
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Gun control? Can...
I mean, is that too big?
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No.
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Are you kidding? It's our list.
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We can do whatever we want.
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- What else?
- Hi.
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ELIZABETH and HENRY: Hey.
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Blake told me you guys were in here.
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I hope I'm not interrupting anything.
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No, no, it's...
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- You okay, sweetie?
- Yeah.
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- Yeah?
- Uh, yeah.
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I'm pretty great, actually.
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Sorry. With everything going on,
I know that's not really...
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Oh, come on.
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Listen, we could use
a little "pretty great."
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What do you got?
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Okay, um, so it was
kind of a bumpy start.
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But things with Dmitri
are, like, really wonderful.
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I'm not sure
if I've ever been happier.
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- You deserve it.
- Well, that's a nice piece...
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- Thanks.
- ...of pretty great right there.
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Yeah, we're, like, making plans...
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playfully... but, you know,
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what are we gonna be doing
in a few years, like, ten years,
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and where we want to live
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and how many kids and...
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Where and how many?
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- Keep going.
- Okay.
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But it's just that...
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we-we know that we
want to be together.
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It's just, I'm-I'm worried.
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I think he might be afraid to take it
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- to the next level, like, to propose.
- Oh.
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- Just, everything that happened,
like, in my testimony.
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I just feel like there's
a moment for these things,
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and I-I really, I don't want us
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to miss our moment. So,
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- I am gonna propose to him.
- Oh!
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Oh, my God!
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- Is that crazy?
- Oh...
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- No, it's not crazy.
- Stevie. Oh, mwah.
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Look at where we are!
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- Yeah, girl power central here.
- Oh...
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But if it's gonna mess up your
lives... This is what I wanted
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to talk to you about.
I don't want to...
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Stevie, listen, don't
ever postpone your life
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- over political noise or anything else.
- Yeah. Hear, hear.
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- Got it.
- Now-now, c-come on. Tell us the details.
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Oh... Come on. Just...
How you gonna do it?
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- No, no. She's right.
- W-We won't... ask. You know.
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B-But how and when? But... yeah.
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Okay, you guys are talking so loudly,
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and I... can I just hear
this part, please?
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- Yes. Okay.
- Okay.
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Um, so the day after tomorrow...
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Uh, you guys know that Chinese
restaurant, Hong Kong Garden?
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Oh, the one in Dupont Circle,
or the other one?
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Okay.
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Dupont, yeah. Um, so they
have, like, these, uh,
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personalized, um, fortune cookies.
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So I'm going to have them
plant the proposal
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in the fortune cookie.
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- That's genius.
- That's great.
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Just proofread it before
they stick it in the cookie.
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Yeah, good call there, Elibet.
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That's a reference to
a skywriting proposal.
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See, this is why they have assistants.
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Hey, why don't you, um,
bring Dmitri over here after
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and we can have a champagne toast?
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Yeah. I will.
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Thanks.
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- Aw.
- I'm so excited.
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Oh, we're excited for you.
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- And grandkids.
- Just...
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- Just give her...
- She brought it up.
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Slow down, Mom.
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- Well, you're the one who brought it up.
- She's not even married yet.
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Good night.
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Speaking of up.
That's where I'm going.
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Come on. Go home, Blake.
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Okay. Uh, congratulation... um...
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Almost congratulations,
Dr. McCord, Madam President.
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Stevie's wedding.
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Lincoln Bedroom.
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- Let's go.
- Rawr.
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Let's push
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the DPC meeting.
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No point improving the
aqueducts while Rome burns.
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Ha! Good morning.
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- Hey.
- Rome burning again?
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I'm sorry, am... I late?
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Nope. No, I'm just...
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Carpe diem, you know?
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Which, as Henry pointed out,
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is part of a longer phrase.
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Carpe diem, quam minimum
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credula postero.
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It means,
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"Seize the day,
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put very little trust
in tomorrow," which...
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You can see how
that might speak to me.
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- I think it's beautiful.
- Right?
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So I made a to-do list for today.
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Oh.
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- South China Sea.
- What about it?
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Fix it.
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After the dustup
between China and Russia,
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why not revisit
the Singapore Interchange?
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We can address all outstanding issues
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and finally bring peace
and stability to the region.
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- Is that all?
- Ha! No.
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That is very... Do you really want
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to take on one of the most
intractable problems
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in the world while your head
is on the chopping block?
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Yep. Have Susan get into it
with Chen and Avdonin.
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And then I want to get serious
about carbon reduction.
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- Uh-huh.
- And expanding health care rolls.
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- Okay.
- And... ah, ugh... gun control.
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Mm-hmm.
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Why not just do world
peace while you're at it?
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That's the spirit.
What the hell? Write that down.
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World peace. Got it.
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You do...
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you do realize you need Congress
at your back,
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not actively trying to bury you,
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in order to get anything done.
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Russell, if I hunker down,
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aren't I just burying myself?
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All due respect, y-you did pass
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- ESI and-and...
- Yes!
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...the VA Mental Health
Modernization Act...
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- Yes.
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...the free trade agreement
with South Korea.
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It's true. So, I want to push forward
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while they try to stop me.
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Good morning, Madam President.
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Carpe diem, Blake.
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Quam minimum credula postero.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Dr. McCord, Dmitri Petrov is
a little early for your 3:00.
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Oh, uh, thanks. Great. Send him in.
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Right this way, Mr. Petrov.
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Hey, there he is. Wow, looking sharp.
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Hey. Thanks for making the time.
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Oh, of course. Any time.
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I've got a lot of ideas for you.
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Well, I hope you didn't
spend too much time
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thinking about my future prospects
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because that was a ruse.
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Really?
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Forgive me, I'm a little nervous.
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You know Stevie and I
have been back together
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- for a while now.
- I do.
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I think it's great.
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I'm very relieved to hear that.
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Because, with your permission...
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I want to ask Stephanie to marry me.
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Oh, my God!
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Wow, wow...
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Yes, yeah, uh, yes.
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But you don't have to ask me.
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Oh, I should ask the president, too?
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No, no, I just mean...
well, neither of us.
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Stevie's an adult, uh,
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but I appreciate the sentiment,
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given our past.
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Yeah, thanks.
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I wasn't sure with
the whole investigation
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if maybe you'd want me to wait
or just disappear altogether.
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Nonsense, life goes on
despite politics.
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Although I can't make
any guarantees about Stevie.
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Oh, of course not.
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That's on me.
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So, if you don't mind me asking,
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when were you gonna pop the question?
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Tomorrow night.
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Yeah, we're going out for
Chinese food, and then...
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Uh-huh... after that, I booked
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a private cruise on the Potomac.
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- So, after dinner?
- Yeah.
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Yeah, she has no idea.
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You're secret's safe with me.
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But I don't understand
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why I have to take
time out of my schedule
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to practice telling the truth.
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Because I'm gonna be the counsel
of record at your side.
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You only get one chance not
to screw up your testimony
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and making me look bad.
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Okay, okay.
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Where are we on the list?
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The EPA is putting together a package
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of new carbon-reducing measures
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to present to Congress.
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Good, sounds like a good start.
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Yeah, what's next?
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I will have drafts by end
of the day of a bill
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to ban assault weapons
and an executive order
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directing NIH to research gun violence
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as a public health crisis.
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- Excellent.
- Oh, crap!
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- What?
- My cavity-search
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of Congressman Heeney's
entire life turned up bupkis.
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I mean, detention in
the third grade for fighting,
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but he was defending some poor dweeb
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who was jumped by a gang
of fifth-graders.
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Damn yinzer's a saint
like his father before him.
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- Wait, Heeney is from Pittsburg?
- Yeah.
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He and his dad have been
clinging to that seat
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so long, Pittsburgh's gonna
name a barnacle after them.
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- Huh.
- What?
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Is that good?
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Could be.
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Hey, handsome.
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You going for a world record?
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I have 11 seconds left.
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Hey, listen, I got your text...
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and I am dying to hear
all about the Dmitri thing,
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but did you know...
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that Congressman Heeney
is from Pittsburgh?
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Yes, I-I-I knew his
old man a little bit
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when I was a kid.
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How did I not know that?
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I didn't know him that well.
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I certainly didn't know Junior.
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Back in the day, my dad
organized his chapter
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to phone bank and
door-knock for Heeney Sr.
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Well, how do you feel about exploiting
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that paternal connection
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to suss out Heeney Jr.'s
acquiescence to Canning?
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Thought you didn't
want to play politics.
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Well, I don't.
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But I also don't want to go
whistling to the guillotine.
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That's Mike's metaphor.
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Uh, listen, I'd be happy to
reach out to the congressman.
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We can reminisce about...
I don't know...
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our dads and when he
used to support you.
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Thank you.
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So, what about Dmitri's French farce?!
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So I completely forgot
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we had this meeting on the books.
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Is he really propose
tomorrow night, really?!
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After the dinner
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when Stevie is proposing to him.
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He even mentioned going
out for Chinese food.
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Should we warn her?
I mean, just in case
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she wants to give him
a chance to propose first?
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And betray the confidence
of our future son-in-law
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before they're even engaged?
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Oh, very good point.
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Truman Balcony tonight.
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Congressman Heeney is here, sir.
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Oh, great. Thanks.
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- Good morning, Dr. McCord.
- Hi.
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It's not every day I get
invited to the White House.
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Ah, well, welcome.
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I still can't believe
that I live here.
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- Yeah.
- Please, have a seat.
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Thank you.
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Uh, your dad was a union
organizer, I believe.
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- I think you knew my old man?
- Yeah.
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In fact... I remember
your dad being at my house
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on more than a few rye-soaked
evenings and them getting
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into it over negotiations
with USW and steelmakers.
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Even when they agreed,
it sounded like fighting.
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Mm. "If you work hard,
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"you should be able
to earn a decent wage.
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Make a good life for your family."
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Our old men were
in the fight every day.
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And here we are.
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- Yeah.
- Different time.
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But still in it.
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So, I understand your
camp was, uh, disappointed
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I didn't run interference for you
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and your daughter at the hearings.
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Well, we weren't looking for
interference... we were just
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hoping you would speak up
when Chairman Canning
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made unsubstantiated charges.
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Well, the committee has to
investigate before we can
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determine what was
unsubstantiated and what wasn't.
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I appreciate that.
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But Canning is making
baseless accusations
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through innuendo and conjecture.
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And trying to manipulate
public opinion
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to exact a political price
before the investigations
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turned anything up.
I-I was just surprised that
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someone with your background
would let that happen.
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I'm sorry you feel that way.
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But one yinzer to another,
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my dad also taught me
that political survival
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is about relevance.
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Sometimes it doesn't make any sense
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to throw yourself in front
of a train you can't stop.
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So, letting Canning
steamroll the administration
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and the truth is about
political expediency
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and self-preservation?
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I didn't come here for a lecture.
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Administrations come and they go.
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My dad and I have been
protecting workers' rights
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in Pittsburgh for 60 years.
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And I intend to continue doing so
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when the next
administration takes over.
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And the one after that.
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"He who ignores public injustice
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welcomes it into his house."
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You can quote scripture all you want.
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I have to be practical.
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That's not scripture, Congressman.
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It's your father.
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Democracy works only
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when government is held accountable.
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To that end, for the past
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two months my administration
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has promptly responded
to numerous document requests
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and interrogatories.
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I have made my staff
unconditionally available
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for interviews with the Senate
Intelligence Committee.
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My executive assistant did not oppose
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an FBI warrant served on his premises.
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And both my own husband
and my daughter
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have appeared
for extensive questioning
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before this committee.
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And I now sit here,
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against the advice of counsel,
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to answer questions
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in a proceeding whose sole aim
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is to oust me from office.
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00:16:57,196 --> 00:16:59,841
Instead of invoking
executive privilege,
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I have chosen to cooperate
without limitation.
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And my hope is
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that such cooperation will finally
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yield an end to this inquiry,
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so we can get back
to the business of governance...
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the reason the American people
put us here.
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Thank you.
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Then, uh, in service of your desire
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for a swift resolution,
Madam President,
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let us begin. Madam President,
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would you agree that your
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senior staff ultimately answer to you?
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- Yes.
- And you must also agree
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that you should be held
accountable for their conduct.
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For actions taken at
my direction, yes, of course.
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00:17:35,834 --> 00:17:38,246
Let's start with your former
press secretary, Daisy Grant.
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Fired because she failed
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to disclose she was
in possession of evidence
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that Iran tampered with the election.
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To be accurate, Ms. Grant resigned.
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But you would have fired
her if she hadn't, correct?
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Yes, yes.
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Because you were looking
for a scapegoat for a decision
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that you knew
that you were responsible for.
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00:17:54,019 --> 00:17:56,564
No, Mr. Chairman.
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Because Ms. Grant acted outside
the scope of her employment,
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without consulting me
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and in violation of her duties.
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Well, I think the evidence
to date has shown
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that your staff
was fiercely devoted to you.
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And they took no action
that they thought
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you would've disapproved of.
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Is there a question here,
Mr. Chairman?
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Yes, there is, Counselor.
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Madam President, are you telling
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this committee
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that Ms. Grant was a rogue actor?
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- Yes.
- Who wasn't even acting
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at your implied direction?
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Asked and answered.
Let's move on, Mr. Chairman.
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Then I'll cut to the chase.
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For the record, did you act
in concert with any member
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of the Iranian government
to undermine your opponent
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in the presidential election?
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No, I did not.
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Did you have any knowledge that Iran
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was interfering on your behalf
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during the presidential campaign?
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00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,478
No, I did not.
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You are aware that your answers today
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are under penalty of perjury?
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Yes, Mr. Chairman, I am.
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And your implication
notwithstanding, I...
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I believe I have demonstrated
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how seriously I take
these proceedings.
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00:18:57,316 --> 00:18:58,927
Why don't we test that
proposition by turning
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to your many contacts with
Iranian Foreign Minister Tousi
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during the election year.
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00:19:03,322 --> 00:19:04,599
You were exceptionally close
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to the foreign minister, weren't you?
504
00:19:06,625 --> 00:19:08,069
We have a situation.
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One of our destroyers was fired
on by a Chinese patrol boat
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in the South China Sea.
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00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:15,910
Casualties?
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24 American sailors killed.
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We engaged the Chinese vessel.
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Sank it.
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We're expecting
hundreds of casualties.
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- Mr. Chairman, I'm very sorry.
- Mr. Chairman,
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due to pressing matters
of state, the president
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00:19:30,749 --> 00:19:32,309
must adjourn
her testimony at this time.
515
00:19:33,385 --> 00:19:35,096
We object to this
choreographed interruption!
516
00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:36,304
Madam President?
517
00:19:37,389 --> 00:19:40,668
Madam President, this is
an insult to this committee!
518
00:19:40,692 --> 00:19:41,936
What the hell is going on?
519
00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,006
The Arleigh Burke class
destroyer Edwin James
520
00:19:45,030 --> 00:19:48,476
was three miles outside
the coast of Hainan Dao
521
00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:49,811
when it came under attack
522
00:19:49,835 --> 00:19:53,181
from two Chinese
Type 22 missile boats.
523
00:19:53,205 --> 00:19:54,849
Unprovoked?
524
00:19:54,873 --> 00:19:55,984
Yes, ma'am.
525
00:19:56,008 --> 00:19:59,220
I recommend going
to worldwide DEFCON 4
526
00:19:59,244 --> 00:20:02,624
and DEFCON 3 in INDOPACOM AOR.
527
00:20:02,648 --> 00:20:04,626
Do it.
528
00:20:04,650 --> 00:20:06,995
What the hell is
President Li thinking?
529
00:20:07,019 --> 00:20:08,263
General Hayes, where are we?
530
00:20:08,287 --> 00:20:10,298
Madam President, we're sending
531
00:20:10,322 --> 00:20:12,567
Carrier Strike Team 5
to assist the James
532
00:20:12,591 --> 00:20:15,537
and deter any further
incursions by hostiles.
533
00:20:15,561 --> 00:20:17,539
All right.
534
00:20:17,563 --> 00:20:19,140
Admiral Fanning,
I want to speak to the captain.
535
00:20:19,164 --> 00:20:22,544
Captain Woodcliff was KIA, ma'am.
536
00:20:22,568 --> 00:20:24,479
Executive Officer Harris in command.
537
00:20:24,503 --> 00:20:26,047
Let's get him on screen.
538
00:20:26,071 --> 00:20:28,183
Harris here.
539
00:20:28,207 --> 00:20:30,985
Commander Harris,
this is the president.
540
00:20:31,009 --> 00:20:33,655
I need you to describe
for me what happened.
541
00:20:33,679 --> 00:20:35,390
It was a routine flyby, ma'am.
542
00:20:35,414 --> 00:20:38,126
We were in egress when they lit us up.
543
00:20:38,150 --> 00:20:39,360
Was there any kind of warning?
544
00:20:39,384 --> 00:20:41,496
None. Phalanx CIWS
545
00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,165
shot down most
of their missiles, but one
546
00:20:44,189 --> 00:20:45,700
made a direct hit on the bridge.
547
00:20:45,724 --> 00:20:46,901
Damage control reports...
548
00:20:46,925 --> 00:20:48,269
Commander Harris?
549
00:20:48,293 --> 00:20:49,771
...our best to triage.
550
00:20:49,795 --> 00:20:51,105
Commander Harris, can you proceed
551
00:20:51,129 --> 00:20:52,207
to the fallback point?
552
00:20:52,231 --> 00:20:54,509
Negative.
553
00:20:54,533 --> 00:20:57,512
Chief engineer reports
total engine failure.
554
00:20:57,536 --> 00:20:58,846
We're sitting ducks.
555
00:20:58,870 --> 00:21:00,848
You sit tight, Commander.
556
00:21:00,872 --> 00:21:01,983
Help is on the way.
557
00:21:02,007 --> 00:21:03,251
Thank you, ma'am.
558
00:21:03,275 --> 00:21:05,053
This is a list of military targets
559
00:21:05,077 --> 00:21:07,388
on Hainan Dao.
560
00:21:07,412 --> 00:21:08,690
Codeword: Dragonfly.
561
00:21:08,714 --> 00:21:10,725
Madam President,
we have an Ohio-class sub
562
00:21:10,749 --> 00:21:14,062
armed with conventional
warheads standing by.
563
00:21:14,086 --> 00:21:15,697
You want to retaliate.
564
00:21:15,721 --> 00:21:18,066
If we don't, we'll be
sending a message of weakness,
565
00:21:18,090 --> 00:21:21,102
giving the Chinese
carte blanche to escalate.
566
00:21:21,126 --> 00:21:24,772
Uh, and we've already killed
hundreds of their sailors.
567
00:21:24,796 --> 00:21:27,642
- That was self-defense.
- Yes, but to the Chinese,
568
00:21:27,666 --> 00:21:32,247
any further aggression
will be seen as gratuitous.
569
00:21:32,271 --> 00:21:35,717
They'll attack the Fifth Fleet next.
570
00:21:35,741 --> 00:21:37,118
Our war games make
571
00:21:37,142 --> 00:21:38,786
- no such assumption, ma'am.
- How many deals
572
00:21:38,810 --> 00:21:41,256
have you negotiated
with the Chinese, General?
573
00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,091
I need to speak with President Li.
574
00:21:43,115 --> 00:21:45,660
Due respect, ma'am,
actions speak louder.
575
00:21:45,684 --> 00:21:48,796
I will not risk war
without a dialogue.
576
00:21:48,820 --> 00:21:51,599
This is a rescue mission
until I say otherwise.
577
00:21:51,623 --> 00:21:54,110
- Are w... are we clear?
- Yes, ma'am.
578
00:21:54,111 --> 00:21:55,366
- Understood.
- Thank you.
579
00:21:57,690 --> 00:22:01,355
You invaded Chinese territory.
There is nothing more to say.
580
00:22:01,356 --> 00:22:05,369
President Li, we both know
accidents can happen.
581
00:22:05,393 --> 00:22:09,140
I'm offering you a chance
to walk this back.
582
00:22:09,164 --> 00:22:11,614
This was no accident.
Well, then, your attack
583
00:22:11,615 --> 00:22:13,593
was reckless and unprovoked.
584
00:22:13,617 --> 00:22:15,295
These flybys are routine.
585
00:22:15,319 --> 00:22:18,465
There's nothing routine
about defending our sovereignty.
586
00:22:18,489 --> 00:22:20,467
It is our island.
587
00:22:20,491 --> 00:22:23,636
You want to litigate that point,
let's do it in Singapore.
588
00:22:23,660 --> 00:22:25,305
At a renewed diplomatic interchange.
589
00:22:25,329 --> 00:22:29,215
We no longer recognize
that interchange.
590
00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:33,279
Apologize and withdraw your forces.
591
00:22:33,303 --> 00:22:35,482
I won't engage in ultimatums.
592
00:22:35,506 --> 00:22:37,484
Those are my terms.
593
00:22:37,508 --> 00:22:41,494
The rest is up to you,
Madam President.
594
00:22:45,883 --> 00:22:48,328
Can we expect support from our allies?
595
00:22:48,352 --> 00:22:50,830
In public, yes. In private,
I'm hearing concerns.
596
00:22:50,854 --> 00:22:53,867
Yeah, and in the meantime,
world markets are in free fall.
597
00:22:53,891 --> 00:22:55,401
Supermarkets are being overrun
598
00:22:55,425 --> 00:22:57,403
by people hoarding basic supplies
599
00:22:57,427 --> 00:23:00,373
and the top search on Google
is "nuclear war."
600
00:23:00,397 --> 00:23:04,677
It might be time to consider
an Oval Office address, ma'am.
601
00:23:04,701 --> 00:23:07,146
Well, and say what? If we want
to allay people's concern,
602
00:23:07,170 --> 00:23:09,015
we have to get our sailors
603
00:23:09,039 --> 00:23:10,938
- and the James out of there...
- Madam President,
604
00:23:10,939 --> 00:23:13,375
SIGINT confirms the PLA has gone
605
00:23:13,376 --> 00:23:15,955
to combat readiness condition level 2.
606
00:23:15,979 --> 00:23:17,123
Dongfeng 5
607
00:23:17,147 --> 00:23:18,892
ICBMs are moving to launchpads.
608
00:23:18,916 --> 00:23:21,895
They'll be capable of
nuclear first strike
609
00:23:21,919 --> 00:23:24,130
within a few hours.
610
00:23:24,154 --> 00:23:26,366
- That's absurd.
- And yet, it's happening.
611
00:23:26,390 --> 00:23:27,534
Ma'am,
612
00:23:27,558 --> 00:23:28,968
- we must respond.
- I agree.
613
00:23:28,992 --> 00:23:31,170
If this is how Li
614
00:23:31,194 --> 00:23:33,172
is choosing to communicate,
615
00:23:33,196 --> 00:23:35,208
we have to answer with strength.
616
00:23:35,232 --> 00:23:37,410
Go to DEFCON 2.
617
00:23:37,434 --> 00:23:40,079
Have all essential personnel
recalled to safe locations.
618
00:23:40,103 --> 00:23:42,415
- Yes, ma'am.
- Yes, Madam President.
619
00:23:42,439 --> 00:23:48,087
Okay. I... We need to track
President Li's logic here.
620
00:23:48,111 --> 00:23:50,390
It's a calculated flex.
621
00:23:50,414 --> 00:23:53,560
Probably because he believes
that I'm hamstrung
622
00:23:53,584 --> 00:23:55,094
by the impeachment hearing, right?
623
00:23:55,118 --> 00:23:57,497
Li thinks you're too weak to risk
624
00:23:57,521 --> 00:23:59,432
taking a divided nation to war.
625
00:23:59,456 --> 00:24:00,709
We just went to DEFCON 2,
626
00:24:00,710 --> 00:24:02,855
so that ought to make him think twice.
627
00:24:02,879 --> 00:24:05,191
But Susan's right.
628
00:24:05,215 --> 00:24:08,294
We need to send a message of unity.
629
00:24:08,318 --> 00:24:09,795
How? I'll ask Congress
630
00:24:09,819 --> 00:24:12,298
for Authorization for
the Use of Military Force.
631
00:24:12,322 --> 00:24:15,834
An AUMF?
In the middle of an impeachment?
632
00:24:15,858 --> 00:24:18,804
Especially in the middle
of an impeachment.
633
00:24:18,828 --> 00:24:21,974
I have to trust that Congress
will do the right thing.
634
00:24:21,998 --> 00:24:24,149
All right.
635
00:24:26,035 --> 00:24:27,379
I'll reach out to leadership.
636
00:24:27,403 --> 00:24:30,549
Susan, tell Minister Chen
I want to talk to him.
637
00:24:30,573 --> 00:24:32,585
I know it bypasses protocol,
but I need a conversation
638
00:24:32,609 --> 00:24:34,420
with a friend over there.
639
00:24:34,444 --> 00:24:37,502
I'll see what I can do.
640
00:24:37,503 --> 00:24:40,666
President McCord
has just declared DEFCON 2,
641
00:24:40,667 --> 00:24:43,713
meaning all U.S. military
around the world
642
00:24:43,737 --> 00:24:45,381
stand at hair-trigger readiness.
643
00:24:45,405 --> 00:24:47,851
Supermarkets across the nation
are reportedly preparing
644
00:24:47,875 --> 00:24:49,719
for a rush of panicked consumers...
645
00:24:49,743 --> 00:24:51,154
Man.
646
00:24:51,178 --> 00:24:53,857
Maybe not the best night to be
eating at a Chinese restaurant.
647
00:24:53,881 --> 00:24:56,080
- Well, at least it's pretty empty.
- Yeah,
648
00:24:56,081 --> 00:24:59,026
probably because everyone's
already in bomb shelters.
649
00:24:59,611 --> 00:25:01,255
Hey, maybe we should go.
650
00:25:01,256 --> 00:25:03,334
Oh, wh... we can wait for the check.
651
00:25:03,358 --> 00:25:04,702
Ah. This will cover it.
652
00:25:04,726 --> 00:25:08,105
Well, hang on. What about
our fortune cookies?
653
00:25:08,129 --> 00:25:10,040
You hate fortune cookies.
654
00:25:10,064 --> 00:25:13,210
Well, maybe tonight I am feeling
a little bit superstitious.
655
00:25:13,234 --> 00:25:15,246
- No change. Thanks.
- What...
656
00:25:15,270 --> 00:25:17,114
What's, um... wait.
657
00:25:17,138 --> 00:25:18,882
Wh... uh, hang on.
What's-what's the rush?
658
00:25:18,906 --> 00:25:20,551
Come on. L-Let's read our fortunes.
659
00:25:20,575 --> 00:25:22,419
Excuse me. We have a security alert.
660
00:25:22,443 --> 00:25:24,421
We need to get you to the
White House immediately.
661
00:25:24,445 --> 00:25:26,390
...and fired upon the Edwin James
662
00:25:26,414 --> 00:25:27,558
when it passed within miles...
663
00:25:27,582 --> 00:25:28,859
Geez... I'm coming, I'm coming.
664
00:25:28,883 --> 00:25:31,034
Just...
665
00:25:35,723 --> 00:25:39,370
Rescue operations have
proceeded without interference.
666
00:25:39,394 --> 00:25:41,372
We've recovered our sailors
667
00:25:41,396 --> 00:25:43,774
and towed the Edwin James out of area.
668
00:25:43,798 --> 00:25:45,476
But now the real threat is here.
669
00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:47,411
Admiral?
670
00:25:47,435 --> 00:25:49,280
A Chinese support
fleet has just assembled
671
00:25:49,304 --> 00:25:51,682
about 200 klicks west of Luzon.
672
00:25:51,706 --> 00:25:54,652
It includes six Type 072 landing craft
673
00:25:54,676 --> 00:25:58,722
with a deck cargo of DF-21D
anti-ship ballistic missiles.
674
00:25:58,746 --> 00:26:00,591
They call it the carrier killer.
675
00:26:00,615 --> 00:26:03,260
ETA to Hainan Dao is 12 hours.
676
00:26:04,352 --> 00:26:05,663
Now, if those missiles reach land...
677
00:26:05,687 --> 00:26:07,464
It could neutralize
678
00:26:07,488 --> 00:26:11,235
our operative capabilities in
the South China Sea for decades.
679
00:26:11,259 --> 00:26:13,671
Clearly, this was the
endgame all along.
680
00:26:13,695 --> 00:26:17,775
To use the dustup with the
James as a manufactured pretext
681
00:26:17,799 --> 00:26:20,177
to seize the regional advantage.
682
00:26:20,201 --> 00:26:21,345
Freedom of navigation
683
00:26:21,369 --> 00:26:23,504
is a bedrock principle,
Madam President.
684
00:26:23,505 --> 00:26:26,283
Nothing short of our liberty
is at stake here.
685
00:26:26,307 --> 00:26:29,620
It's also a blatant violation
of the Singapore Interchange.
686
00:26:29,644 --> 00:26:31,955
We could go to the U.N.
687
00:26:31,979 --> 00:26:33,624
Where China has a veto.
688
00:26:33,648 --> 00:26:36,527
Or we can strike now.
689
00:26:36,551 --> 00:26:37,861
He's right, ma'am.
690
00:26:37,885 --> 00:26:40,464
The alternative is a complete retreat.
691
00:26:40,488 --> 00:26:42,333
What do you suggest?
692
00:26:42,357 --> 00:26:45,936
An immediate launch of our F-35s
on the USS Saratoga.
693
00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:47,838
The remainder of the Fifth Fleet
694
00:26:47,862 --> 00:26:50,207
will launch Tomahawks against
the targets on Hainan Dao
695
00:26:50,231 --> 00:26:53,477
under Operation Dragonfly.
696
00:26:53,501 --> 00:26:57,114
With China's nuclear forces
and ours on high alert?
697
00:26:57,138 --> 00:27:00,117
This could trigger a-a carnage
that we can't stop.
698
00:27:00,141 --> 00:27:03,454
We have the superior
capability here, ma'am.
699
00:27:03,478 --> 00:27:04,888
Let's use it
700
00:27:04,912 --> 00:27:06,957
to shove them back and retain
701
00:27:06,981 --> 00:27:08,792
our strategic advantage
702
00:27:08,816 --> 00:27:10,461
in the South China Sea.
703
00:27:10,485 --> 00:27:12,196
Well, I agree
704
00:27:12,220 --> 00:27:15,132
we can't let those missiles
reach the island.
705
00:27:15,156 --> 00:27:18,435
But I am not prepared
to start a shooting war
706
00:27:18,459 --> 00:27:20,537
that could end with the unthinkable.
707
00:27:20,561 --> 00:27:22,039
I want
708
00:27:22,063 --> 00:27:24,180
other options.
709
00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:29,119
What about a blockade?
710
00:27:30,938 --> 00:27:33,684
Declare an exclusion
zone around the island,
711
00:27:33,708 --> 00:27:36,019
block any attempt to breach it?
712
00:27:36,043 --> 00:27:38,389
Is that possible?
713
00:27:38,413 --> 00:27:40,491
Well, in theory.
714
00:27:40,515 --> 00:27:42,559
It worked for Kennedy.
Why the hell not?
715
00:27:42,583 --> 00:27:45,329
Because it would put
us on the defensive.
716
00:27:45,353 --> 00:27:47,431
And hands them the initiative.
717
00:27:47,455 --> 00:27:50,701
If it leads to a peaceful
resolution, they can have it.
718
00:27:50,725 --> 00:27:52,703
Admiral,
establish the quarantine line.
719
00:27:52,727 --> 00:27:53,937
Yes, ma'am.
720
00:27:53,961 --> 00:27:55,839
Susan, will you get
to the Chinese Embassy?
721
00:27:55,863 --> 00:27:58,041
I want this ultimatum
delivered in person.
722
00:27:58,065 --> 00:27:59,777
Absolutely, Madam President.
723
00:27:59,801 --> 00:28:01,745
I'll let you know
724
00:28:01,769 --> 00:28:03,480
if we get a response from Beijing.
725
00:28:03,504 --> 00:28:04,648
The moment.
726
00:28:04,672 --> 00:28:06,450
Yeah. Meantime, it's a waiting game.
727
00:28:06,474 --> 00:28:08,318
Whoa!
728
00:28:08,342 --> 00:28:10,220
You have your AUMF.
729
00:28:10,244 --> 00:28:12,623
Congress just passed it
in emergency session.
730
00:28:12,647 --> 00:28:14,792
All right, well, let's
make some noise about it.
731
00:28:14,816 --> 00:28:17,428
Oh, I'll make sure it's
clanging in President Li's ear.
732
00:28:17,452 --> 00:28:19,069
Great.
733
00:28:21,088 --> 00:28:22,065
Well, hey.
734
00:28:22,089 --> 00:28:23,667
- Hey.
- What-what are you doing?
735
00:28:23,691 --> 00:28:25,469
Well, I thought we
needed some champagne.
736
00:28:25,493 --> 00:28:27,604
Oh. Yeah.
737
00:28:27,628 --> 00:28:30,140
Sure. You know, champagne.
738
00:28:30,164 --> 00:28:33,076
Just what you want when
you're about an inch away
739
00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:34,978
from war with a nuclear adversary.
740
00:28:35,002 --> 00:28:36,547
- What? It's not...
- Of course,
741
00:28:36,571 --> 00:28:38,749
there's always the impeachment
I'm trying to stave off,
742
00:28:38,773 --> 00:28:41,385
which is probably a
foregone conclusion
743
00:28:41,409 --> 00:28:43,587
after I ditched my testimony.
744
00:28:43,611 --> 00:28:45,489
- Babe, uh...
- Oh, you're right.
745
00:28:45,513 --> 00:28:47,024
Just pop it.
746
00:28:47,048 --> 00:28:49,393
It's not just for us. Dmitri
747
00:28:49,417 --> 00:28:51,094
and Stevie are on their way up.
748
00:28:51,118 --> 00:28:53,430
I don't have time. I'm so tired!
749
00:28:55,790 --> 00:28:56,934
Oh, my gosh.
750
00:28:56,958 --> 00:28:58,869
Yes! What happened?
751
00:28:58,893 --> 00:29:01,605
Well, so, security protocols
forced them
752
00:29:01,629 --> 00:29:03,207
to cut their date short
753
00:29:03,231 --> 00:29:05,776
and, uh, skip
their Potomac cruise, but...
754
00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,444
Oh, cruise-schmooze.
What happened at the dinner?
755
00:29:07,468 --> 00:29:10,180
Okay, all I know is their detail said
756
00:29:10,204 --> 00:29:12,483
that they finished dinner,
which means that...
757
00:29:12,507 --> 00:29:14,251
Our little girl!
758
00:29:14,275 --> 00:29:15,752
- Oh, here they are!
- The happy couple!
759
00:29:15,776 --> 00:29:17,221
There you are!
760
00:29:17,245 --> 00:29:18,622
- Oh, come on.
- Oh. Oh. Hey.
761
00:29:18,646 --> 00:29:19,823
- Hi.
- Hey.
762
00:29:19,847 --> 00:29:21,792
- Ah.
- We did not have dessert.
763
00:29:21,816 --> 00:29:23,160
Oh.
764
00:29:23,184 --> 00:29:25,062
- That's... too bad.
- Yeah.
765
00:29:25,086 --> 00:29:26,888
Dessert is a cornerstone
of any meal, so...
766
00:29:26,912 --> 00:29:27,782
Yeah.
767
00:29:27,783 --> 00:29:30,467
Yes, and we had to come straight
here from the restaurant.
768
00:29:30,491 --> 00:29:32,970
Well, oh, we-we... we just thought
769
00:29:32,994 --> 00:29:35,105
that you'd want to have
some champagne with us.
770
00:29:35,129 --> 00:29:36,507
There's water for you.
771
00:29:36,531 --> 00:29:39,176
Yeah. While we still can.
772
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,477
Yeah. Yeah, right.
That's lovely of you.
773
00:29:40,501 --> 00:29:41,645
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
774
00:29:41,669 --> 00:29:43,280
- Thank you.
- Sure. Thanks, guys.
775
00:29:43,304 --> 00:29:46,316
Honey. Yeah, well, here's to...
776
00:29:46,340 --> 00:29:48,785
Nothing.
777
00:29:50,478 --> 00:29:53,023
No. Stop.
778
00:29:53,047 --> 00:29:55,092
Sorry. This is silly.
779
00:29:55,116 --> 00:29:57,561
This was meant to be an occasion.
780
00:29:57,585 --> 00:29:59,129
A big occasion.
781
00:29:59,153 --> 00:30:00,564
Henry, you didn't tell...
782
00:30:00,588 --> 00:30:03,100
On my honor. Stevie doesn't
know anything about it.
783
00:30:03,124 --> 00:30:04,568
- Wait. He knows? You...
- What?
784
00:30:04,592 --> 00:30:06,136
- You told him?
- No.
785
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:07,538
We didn't say anything.
786
00:30:07,562 --> 00:30:08,872
- Never.
- I don't understand.
787
00:30:08,896 --> 00:30:10,107
Let's just... everybody go home,
788
00:30:10,131 --> 00:30:11,875
- because that's...
- Yeah. Uh, just...
789
00:30:11,899 --> 00:30:13,343
Let's just pretend
like it never happened.
790
00:30:13,367 --> 00:30:17,214
Wait. I was going to do this, um...
791
00:30:17,238 --> 00:30:19,049
I'm gonna do it.
792
00:30:19,073 --> 00:30:21,752
Dmitri... this is for you.
793
00:30:21,776 --> 00:30:23,854
Uh...
794
00:30:23,878 --> 00:30:26,490
It's the-the fortune inside.
795
00:30:26,514 --> 00:30:27,824
- If you read it. Just...
- Oh.
796
00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,499
Oh. Wow. This is...
797
00:30:35,523 --> 00:30:37,200
What does it say? "The early bird
798
00:30:37,224 --> 00:30:40,337
gets the worm, but the second
mouse gets the cheese."
799
00:30:40,361 --> 00:30:42,306
Wait. What?
800
00:30:42,330 --> 00:30:43,840
They mixed up the cookies.
801
00:30:43,864 --> 00:30:45,909
- It's very true, though.
- Oh.
802
00:30:45,933 --> 00:30:47,911
This was supposed to be
803
00:30:47,935 --> 00:30:50,080
a message from me.
804
00:30:50,104 --> 00:30:52,549
Um, a question, actually.
805
00:30:52,573 --> 00:30:54,351
I wanted to ask you to...
806
00:30:54,375 --> 00:30:56,753
Stop. Please. Let me.
807
00:30:56,777 --> 00:30:59,189
Here.
808
00:30:59,213 --> 00:31:00,557
In front of your parents,
809
00:31:00,581 --> 00:31:02,225
even though it was
supposed to be alone
810
00:31:02,249 --> 00:31:04,261
on a boat. But
811
00:31:04,285 --> 00:31:06,263
there might be a nuclear war,
and... Sorry, no offense,
812
00:31:06,287 --> 00:31:08,098
- Madam President.
- No problem. Go on.
813
00:31:08,122 --> 00:31:10,534
I don't know how to begin.
No. I do know
814
00:31:10,558 --> 00:31:12,936
how to begin with you,
Stevie, because you...
815
00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,972
you are my beginning, and the start
816
00:31:14,996 --> 00:31:16,873
of everything that matters to me.
817
00:31:16,897 --> 00:31:19,409
My happiness and hope for the future.
818
00:31:19,433 --> 00:31:21,044
I've been broken many times,
819
00:31:21,068 --> 00:31:23,447
and it's hard for me
to feel whole, but
820
00:31:23,471 --> 00:31:25,382
there's one time I do feel whole.
821
00:31:25,406 --> 00:31:27,951
When you are with me.
And if you let me,
822
00:31:27,975 --> 00:31:31,088
I will dedicate my life
to making you feel whole, too.
823
00:31:31,112 --> 00:31:33,357
Because... because I love you more
824
00:31:33,381 --> 00:31:34,992
than I ever knew I could love.
825
00:31:37,852 --> 00:31:39,196
Stephanie McCord will you...
826
00:31:39,220 --> 00:31:41,832
Madam President, we need... you.
827
00:31:41,856 --> 00:31:43,333
- Are you kidding me?
- I'm sor...
828
00:31:43,357 --> 00:31:45,469
Oh, my God. Is-is he actually...?
829
00:31:45,493 --> 00:31:48,739
Dmitri, as president,
I order you to finish
830
00:31:48,763 --> 00:31:50,273
- that sentence!
- Stevie, will you marry me?
831
00:31:50,297 --> 00:31:51,708
Yes, yes, for God's sake.
832
00:31:51,732 --> 00:31:53,010
Ah.
833
00:31:53,034 --> 00:31:55,045
Yay. Welcome to the family.
834
00:31:55,069 --> 00:31:56,913
I have to go. I don't know
when I'm coming back.
835
00:31:56,937 --> 00:31:58,248
- Bye, Mom!
- Uh, just-just go.
836
00:31:58,272 --> 00:32:00,217
Ellen, what is it?
837
00:32:00,241 --> 00:32:02,753
It seems we have President Li's
answer to the blockade.
838
00:32:02,777 --> 00:32:04,187
Several high-speed
839
00:32:04,211 --> 00:32:06,623
Type 22 Chinese missile boats
have broken away
840
00:32:06,647 --> 00:32:08,759
from the convoy headed to Hainan Dao
841
00:32:08,783 --> 00:32:12,129
and now are projected
to reach the quarantine line
842
00:32:12,153 --> 00:32:14,504
in just four hours.
843
00:32:15,389 --> 00:32:17,768
Okay. Fire up Marine One.
844
00:32:17,792 --> 00:32:19,302
Where are you going?
845
00:32:19,326 --> 00:32:21,371
New York to see Minister Chen.
846
00:32:21,395 --> 00:32:22,472
Well, he wouldn't take your calls.
847
00:32:22,496 --> 00:32:23,807
Why do you think he'll meet with you?
848
00:32:23,831 --> 00:32:26,983
Because he knows where
this is heading if he doesn't.
849
00:32:38,346 --> 00:32:40,224
Excuse me, Minister Chen?
850
00:32:40,248 --> 00:32:42,399
Yes. What is it?
851
00:32:47,188 --> 00:32:49,133
- Ming, you got a minute?
- Ambushed
852
00:32:49,157 --> 00:32:51,035
by the American president.
853
00:32:51,059 --> 00:32:53,237
Definitely one for the memoir.
854
00:32:53,261 --> 00:32:56,207
I look forward to reading it one day.
855
00:32:56,231 --> 00:32:58,242
In a future where we manage
856
00:32:58,266 --> 00:33:01,112
to find a way out of this crisis.
857
00:33:01,136 --> 00:33:03,114
Your naval blockade isn't helping.
858
00:33:03,138 --> 00:33:05,483
China attacked us,
859
00:33:05,507 --> 00:33:08,319
murdering 24 U.S. sailors.
860
00:33:08,343 --> 00:33:10,354
Don't.
861
00:33:14,482 --> 00:33:16,460
I mean, for the sake of the world,
862
00:33:16,484 --> 00:33:18,462
I hope you can help me understand
863
00:33:18,486 --> 00:33:20,798
what the hell Li is doing.
864
00:33:20,822 --> 00:33:23,668
Li didn't approve firing on your ship.
865
00:33:23,692 --> 00:33:25,870
It was a rogue commander
866
00:33:25,894 --> 00:33:29,340
who thinks the party has lost its way.
867
00:33:29,364 --> 00:33:32,310
Well...
868
00:33:32,334 --> 00:33:33,911
That's good.
869
00:33:33,935 --> 00:33:37,181
That means that Li doesn't
want this confrontation
870
00:33:37,205 --> 00:33:38,516
any more than I do.
871
00:33:38,540 --> 00:33:41,953
But he can't admit
his military acted alone.
872
00:33:41,977 --> 00:33:44,155
He needs to preserve his honor.
873
00:33:44,179 --> 00:33:46,290
The fact that you're a woman...
874
00:33:46,314 --> 00:33:48,326
- For Pete's sake.
- I'm just saying,
875
00:33:48,350 --> 00:33:50,695
- it's a factor.
- Would he rather blow up the world
876
00:33:50,719 --> 00:33:52,697
than back down to a girl?
877
00:33:52,721 --> 00:33:55,599
President Li is a... proud man.
878
00:33:55,623 --> 00:33:57,702
Too bad.
879
00:33:57,726 --> 00:33:59,403
No.
880
00:33:59,427 --> 00:34:03,040
I am not allowing the
militarization of Hainan Dao.
881
00:34:03,064 --> 00:34:05,276
Then there's no way out.
882
00:34:10,705 --> 00:34:13,017
If this is really about President Li's
883
00:34:13,041 --> 00:34:15,192
pride and honor...
884
00:34:16,411 --> 00:34:19,457
...then what if we move our
ships away from the island
885
00:34:19,481 --> 00:34:20,958
before your ships get there?
886
00:34:20,982 --> 00:34:22,994
So you will back down?
887
00:34:23,018 --> 00:34:25,529
No.
888
00:34:25,553 --> 00:34:28,532
Even from hundreds of miles away,
889
00:34:28,556 --> 00:34:31,369
we can still strike
the quarantine line.
890
00:34:31,393 --> 00:34:34,538
And we will do that if
your vessels cross it.
891
00:34:34,562 --> 00:34:38,642
But Li can claim
the United States blinked first.
892
00:34:38,666 --> 00:34:41,379
Yes, and then quietly order his ships
893
00:34:41,403 --> 00:34:43,554
to steer away from Hainan Dao.
894
00:34:48,343 --> 00:34:50,321
As a friend,
895
00:34:50,345 --> 00:34:55,059
I want to share that
Stevie got engaged tonight.
896
00:34:55,083 --> 00:34:57,495
Congratulations.
897
00:34:57,519 --> 00:34:59,630
- Elizabeth.
- I know.
898
00:34:59,654 --> 00:35:03,740
There's no greater joy
than expanding one's family.
899
00:35:04,626 --> 00:35:06,777
Thank you.
900
00:35:08,630 --> 00:35:10,781
I wish the same for you.
901
00:35:15,003 --> 00:35:17,014
That was manipulative,
902
00:35:17,038 --> 00:35:19,323
but highly effective.
903
00:35:21,042 --> 00:35:23,193
The truth often is.
904
00:35:24,446 --> 00:35:26,997
I will take your proposal
to President Li.
905
00:35:30,885 --> 00:35:32,863
Contact
906
00:35:32,887 --> 00:35:34,265
now at six kilometers.
907
00:35:34,289 --> 00:35:36,267
Course 170 at 28 knots.
908
00:35:36,291 --> 00:35:40,838
ETA to exclusion zone
is now 20 seconds.
909
00:35:40,862 --> 00:35:42,540
No alteration in course, ma'am.
910
00:35:42,564 --> 00:35:43,774
Chinese vessels
911
00:35:43,798 --> 00:35:45,676
at three kilometers
from exclusion zone.
912
00:35:45,700 --> 00:35:47,178
They're gonna blow
through the quarantine line,
913
00:35:47,202 --> 00:35:48,245
Madam President.
914
00:35:48,269 --> 00:35:49,380
You have your orders.
915
00:35:49,404 --> 00:35:50,481
Light 'em up, Captain.
916
00:35:50,505 --> 00:35:52,049
Roger that.
917
00:35:52,073 --> 00:35:53,284
Targets acquired.
918
00:35:53,308 --> 00:35:54,685
Prepare to execute on my command.
919
00:35:54,709 --> 00:35:56,053
Yes, ma'am.
920
00:35:56,077 --> 00:35:58,222
Bridge, radar. Contacts moving!
921
00:35:58,246 --> 00:35:59,490
Now steering course 350.
922
00:35:59,514 --> 00:36:00,891
Hold fire,
923
00:36:00,915 --> 00:36:02,126
Captain! Hold fire!
924
00:36:02,150 --> 00:36:03,994
Roger. Disengaging.
925
00:36:04,018 --> 00:36:07,031
They're turning around.
926
00:36:07,055 --> 00:36:08,699
- Lord in heaven, they're turning.
- Ooh.
927
00:36:08,723 --> 00:36:10,701
Son of a bitch.
928
00:36:10,725 --> 00:36:13,176
Congratulations, Madam President.
929
00:36:17,031 --> 00:36:18,976
Madam President,
930
00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,779
we were discussing your contacts
with Foreign Minister Tousi.
931
00:36:21,803 --> 00:36:23,747
Yes, I recall, Mr. Chairman.
932
00:36:23,771 --> 00:36:26,817
Then you must also recall
that, uh, you left intentionally
933
00:36:26,841 --> 00:36:28,652
before I could inquire
about the matter.
934
00:36:28,676 --> 00:36:30,221
I left because
935
00:36:30,245 --> 00:36:33,157
there was an
international incident that...
936
00:36:33,181 --> 00:36:35,759
required my immediate attention.
937
00:36:35,783 --> 00:36:38,295
Yes. An armed conflict
with China that resulted
938
00:36:38,319 --> 00:36:40,364
in two dozen American fatalities.
939
00:36:40,388 --> 00:36:42,500
Tragically, yes. But you deftly
940
00:36:42,524 --> 00:36:44,935
navigated your way
around a potential war,
941
00:36:44,959 --> 00:36:46,103
didn't you?
942
00:36:46,127 --> 00:36:47,671
Mr. Chairman, is there
an actual question here?
943
00:36:47,695 --> 00:36:48,873
Yes, there is. Isn't it true
944
00:36:48,897 --> 00:36:50,841
that the conflict with China,
945
00:36:50,865 --> 00:36:54,278
and its magical resolution,
was entirely fabricated
946
00:36:54,302 --> 00:36:56,180
by your administration to distract
947
00:36:56,204 --> 00:36:57,615
from these impeachment proceedings?
948
00:37:00,308 --> 00:37:01,785
I'll have order in this room.
949
00:37:01,809 --> 00:37:04,855
Madam President,
there is a question outstanding.
950
00:37:04,879 --> 00:37:06,490
It isn't a question.
951
00:37:06,514 --> 00:37:08,392
It's an accusation.
952
00:37:08,416 --> 00:37:10,794
And I will not support your attempt
953
00:37:10,818 --> 00:37:13,063
to politicize the sacrifice
954
00:37:13,087 --> 00:37:15,032
of two dozen sailors who died
955
00:37:15,056 --> 00:37:17,067
protecting our country.
956
00:37:17,091 --> 00:37:19,837
I will then, uh, repeat
the question one more time.
957
00:37:19,861 --> 00:37:21,105
But I'm...
958
00:37:21,129 --> 00:37:22,273
not going to answer it.
959
00:37:22,297 --> 00:37:24,408
But if you refuse
to respond, you do leave
960
00:37:24,432 --> 00:37:26,911
this committee with no choice
but to hold you in contempt.
961
00:37:26,935 --> 00:37:28,479
This committee will do no such thing.
962
00:37:28,503 --> 00:37:29,713
Excuse me?
963
00:37:29,737 --> 00:37:30,981
Mr. Chairman?
964
00:37:31,005 --> 00:37:34,051
- You're out of order, Congressman.
- Mr. Chairman!
965
00:37:34,075 --> 00:37:36,921
Since the inception of these
hearings, you have used
966
00:37:36,945 --> 00:37:39,390
your pulpit to grandstand and peacock
967
00:37:39,414 --> 00:37:41,425
in front of these cameras
at the expense
968
00:37:41,449 --> 00:37:43,961
of the American taxpayer with nothing
969
00:37:43,985 --> 00:37:47,231
to offer...
970
00:37:47,255 --> 00:37:49,867
but imaginary conspiracy theories
971
00:37:49,891 --> 00:37:52,169
and false narratives
about the president's
972
00:37:52,193 --> 00:37:54,004
secret alliances with Iran,
973
00:37:54,028 --> 00:37:55,472
and now China,
974
00:37:55,496 --> 00:37:56,941
and her alleged corruption.
975
00:37:56,965 --> 00:37:58,642
You will stand down, Congressman.
976
00:37:58,666 --> 00:38:00,945
I have yielded my time
to you over and over again.
977
00:38:00,969 --> 00:38:04,148
Out of fundamental fairness,
978
00:38:04,172 --> 00:38:06,984
you can yield a few moments to me now.
979
00:38:09,010 --> 00:38:11,728
The Chair recognizes
the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
980
00:38:14,148 --> 00:38:16,427
For the past two months...
981
00:38:16,451 --> 00:38:19,096
two months... this committee
982
00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:21,799
and the Senate Intelligence
Committee before it
983
00:38:21,823 --> 00:38:25,102
has pursued an endless
crusade to undermine
984
00:38:25,126 --> 00:38:28,606
this president, all at the direction
985
00:38:28,630 --> 00:38:30,207
of Senator Hanson,
986
00:38:30,231 --> 00:38:33,344
who just last week was
peddling similar falsehoods
987
00:38:33,368 --> 00:38:35,646
about the rescue of
an American citizen
988
00:38:35,670 --> 00:38:37,781
who was kidnapped by Iran.
989
00:38:37,805 --> 00:38:40,884
Someone has to call these
hearings out for what they are.
990
00:38:40,908 --> 00:38:42,987
A political hatchet job.
991
00:38:43,011 --> 00:38:45,522
A campaign of endless harassment,
992
00:38:45,546 --> 00:38:47,224
not-not just on
993
00:38:47,248 --> 00:38:48,826
the president,
994
00:38:48,850 --> 00:38:51,001
but on reality.
995
00:38:51,986 --> 00:38:53,998
And truth.
996
00:38:54,022 --> 00:38:56,200
So, after the past few days
997
00:38:56,224 --> 00:38:58,502
and the exemplary
998
00:38:58,526 --> 00:39:01,538
leadership this president
has shown, I will no longer
999
00:39:01,562 --> 00:39:04,575
participate in a charade whose
sole purpose is to punish
1000
00:39:04,599 --> 00:39:07,711
this president for her only real sin:
1001
00:39:07,735 --> 00:39:10,547
Challenging our preconceptions
about what
1002
00:39:10,571 --> 00:39:12,750
a president should be.
1003
00:39:14,742 --> 00:39:16,687
And now I yield my time, Mr. Chairman.
1004
00:39:18,346 --> 00:39:20,024
Order.
1005
00:39:20,048 --> 00:39:23,394
Order! Or I will clear this room!
1006
00:39:26,454 --> 00:39:28,532
"O."
1007
00:39:28,556 --> 00:39:30,534
"S."
1008
00:39:30,558 --> 00:39:32,709
Quiznos.
1009
00:39:33,861 --> 00:39:35,139
Quiznos?
1010
00:39:35,163 --> 00:39:36,840
Yup, it's...
1011
00:39:36,864 --> 00:39:39,310
knowing the answers to a quiz. It's...
1012
00:39:39,334 --> 00:39:41,045
It's a sandwich chain.
1013
00:39:41,069 --> 00:39:42,513
Well, it's also that.
1014
00:39:42,537 --> 00:39:43,714
- No. No, no.
- Yeah.
1015
00:39:43,738 --> 00:39:44,915
- Come on!
- Uh-uh. No. Come on.
1016
00:39:44,939 --> 00:39:46,183
- Henry, it's a lot of points.
- Uh, uh, come on.
1017
00:39:46,207 --> 00:39:47,718
- Let-Let's go to sleep.
- I can't, Henry.
1018
00:39:47,742 --> 00:39:49,186
- I'm too tired.
- Let's go. Babe.
1019
00:39:49,210 --> 00:39:50,354
Come on. Head on pillow.
1020
00:39:50,378 --> 00:39:51,955
- It's bedtime.
- My brain is just going
1021
00:39:51,979 --> 00:39:53,624
in this... loop.
1022
00:39:53,648 --> 00:39:56,527
China, impeachment,
1023
00:39:56,551 --> 00:39:58,529
wedding planning.
1024
00:39:58,553 --> 00:40:01,198
Wedding... in peach grove
1025
00:40:01,222 --> 00:40:02,633
In China...
1026
00:40:02,657 --> 00:40:04,535
- Okay. You're delirious, babe. You got to...
- I know, babe.
1027
00:40:04,559 --> 00:40:07,871
Just play with me, will
you, until I pass out?
1028
00:40:07,895 --> 00:40:09,473
- Come on.
- Okay.
1029
00:40:09,497 --> 00:40:11,075
- All right.
- 78.
1030
00:40:11,099 --> 00:40:12,876
No way.
1031
00:40:12,900 --> 00:40:14,518
You're such a cheater.
1032
00:40:24,879 --> 00:40:27,458
What is that sound?!
1033
00:40:27,482 --> 00:40:29,793
Something with the plumbing?
1034
00:40:29,817 --> 00:40:32,062
Nope.
1035
00:40:32,086 --> 00:40:33,230
Roar of the crowd.
1036
00:40:33,254 --> 00:40:34,398
What crowd?
1037
00:40:34,422 --> 00:40:35,499
Protestors.
1038
00:40:35,523 --> 00:40:37,134
Few million of 'em.
1039
00:40:37,158 --> 00:40:39,903
Oh, my God.
1040
00:40:39,927 --> 00:40:42,106
- They want me out?
- No.
1041
00:40:42,130 --> 00:40:43,547
They want you in.
1042
00:40:50,204 --> 00:40:53,550
Holy... moley.
1043
00:40:53,574 --> 00:40:56,754
It's happening all over
the country, all 50 states.
1044
00:40:56,778 --> 00:40:58,555
People are in the streets.
1045
00:40:58,579 --> 00:41:00,624
They say it's the biggest
public protest ever.
1046
00:41:00,648 --> 00:41:02,526
What happened?
1047
00:41:02,550 --> 00:41:04,928
As far as they can tell,
it started with this
1048
00:41:04,952 --> 00:41:06,296
ten-year-old girl from Atlanta
1049
00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:08,399
who convinced her mom
to drive through the night
1050
00:41:08,423 --> 00:41:11,201
so she could hold her sign
up by the gate down there.
1051
00:41:11,225 --> 00:41:15,078
What... what did it say?
1052
00:41:16,564 --> 00:41:18,842
"She's my president."
1053
00:41:18,866 --> 00:41:22,045
Cable news picked it up, social media.
1054
00:41:22,069 --> 00:41:24,681
That's what they're chanting.
1055
00:41:24,705 --> 00:41:26,984
She's my president!
1056
00:41:27,008 --> 00:41:29,953
I mean, how...?
1057
00:41:29,977 --> 00:41:31,955
How do millions of people
1058
00:41:31,979 --> 00:41:34,291
spontaneously take to the streets?
1059
00:41:34,315 --> 00:41:35,959
I don't know.
1060
00:41:35,983 --> 00:41:38,562
You helped avoid World War III,
1061
00:41:38,586 --> 00:41:41,331
and all your opponents wanted to
do was throw you out of office.
1062
00:41:41,355 --> 00:41:45,002
Well, there-there's still the
vote in the Judiciary Committee.
1063
00:41:45,026 --> 00:41:47,204
No, it's over.
1064
00:41:47,228 --> 00:41:49,907
They called an emergency
session half an hour ago.
1065
00:41:49,931 --> 00:41:52,376
- The one day I sleep in...
- Well...
1066
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,178
- And? Well...
- And?
1067
00:41:54,202 --> 00:41:56,513
What do you think?
In the face of this,
1068
00:41:56,537 --> 00:41:58,682
the only vote
for impeachment was Canning's.
1069
00:41:58,706 --> 00:42:00,584
So that's it? It's over?
1070
00:42:00,608 --> 00:42:02,152
It's over.
1071
00:42:02,176 --> 00:42:05,322
The impeachment inquiry
is officially over.
1072
00:42:05,346 --> 00:42:06,990
Come on.
1073
00:42:07,014 --> 00:42:09,193
She's my president!
1074
00:42:09,217 --> 00:42:11,862
She's my president!
1075
00:42:11,886 --> 00:42:13,864
She's my president!
1076
00:42:13,888 --> 00:42:16,333
She's my president!
1077
00:42:16,357 --> 00:42:18,535
She's my president!
1078
00:42:18,559 --> 00:42:20,337
She's my president!
1079
00:42:20,361 --> 00:42:22,873
She's my president!
1080
00:42:22,897 --> 00:42:24,908
She's my president!
1081
00:42:24,932 --> 00:42:28,979
- She's my president!
- She's my president!
1082
00:42:29,003 --> 00:42:31,181
She's my president!
1083
00:42:31,205 --> 00:42:33,383
She's my president!
1084
00:42:33,407 --> 00:42:35,143
She's my president!
1085
00:42:35,341 --> 00:42:41,341
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