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- Morning everyone.
- Morning.
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The Senate Intelligence
Committee will begin
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its investigation into
the McCord campaign
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this afternoon with a closed hearing
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with counselor to the president
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and former campaign manager
Michael Barnow.
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While President McCord
is wholly confident that
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the Senate Intelligence
Committee will find
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no evidence whatsoever to support
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Senator Hanson's claims
that the McCord campaign
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cooperated with Iran's
interference in the election,
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she respects and supports
Congress' right
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to oversee the executive branch,
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and pledges full cooperation.
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President McCord's historic
education, science,
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and infrastructure bill passed
with bipartisan support
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in Congress last week,
and is moving forward.
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Finally, following a long-standing
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White House tradition,
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President McCord will
throw out the first pitch
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for the New York Mets' opening
game at Citi Field this week.
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I'm told Syndergaard
better watch his back.
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I'll take questions.
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- Daisy. Daisy.
- Steve, go ahead.
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This morning saw
three major demonstrations
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protesting the severe hike
in gas prices
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brought on by the new gas tax
in the infrastructure bill.
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How does President McCord
respond to the criticism
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that this tax unfairly burdens
lower-income Americans?
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The president is very aware
that Americans are
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feeling it at the pump this week.
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As tough as it is,
it's important to keep in mind
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that this is a short-term hardship
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that will lead to long-term gains.
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It's also true that
the recent oil refinery fire
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outside Philadelphia
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caused a spike in fuel prices
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- in many eastern states.
- Daisy. Daisy.
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Keira.
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This morning's poll in
the Washington Chronicle
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show's President McCord's
lowest approval rating
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since she took office.
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Is the president concerned
that the controversial
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gas tax is responsible for the drop?
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Well, the ESI bill is
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the most sweeping legislation
since the New Deal.
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And it's gonna take months and years
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before its effects will reach
every community.
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A poll is just one moment in time.
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But the point the protesters
are making is that
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a uniform fuel tax
puts a greater burden
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on lower-income Americans,
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and it should be replaced by
a tax commensurate with income.
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Again, the minimal fuel tax
is being temporarily inflated
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due to the recent
oil refinery accident.
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So-so you're saying the
protesters are overreacting?
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Of course not, Frank.
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When do you expect
the prices to go down?
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I don't have projections on that.
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Why is the president throwing out
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the first pitch for the Mets?
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Does she have a special
connection to the team?
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Well, as president
of the United States,
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she supports every
great American team.
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And also, the Mets worked
with her schedule.
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Thanks, everyone, that's all.
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I can admit when I'm wrong.
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Are we taking this
healthy thing too far?
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I wouldn't call it wrong.
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It's just a lot of chewing.
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You know, you could get
your chief of staff
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to bring us some of those dumplings.
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The fried ones from Imperial Palace.
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Sneak it right by the kitchen.
Chef Cindy will never know.
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It's almost like we both
worked in intelligence.
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Oh, it's just growing pains.
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Madam President?
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Good morning.
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Oh, you're just in time for
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ancient grains and, uh,
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marinated tofu.
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Yeah, I'm cutting back.
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- Russia briefing.
- Right.
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Yeah. Wait a minute.
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Where did I leave that binder?
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Bedside table. You really should find
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some lighter bedtime reading, babe.
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No. Actually, it was great.
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State is killing it
on this deal with Russia.
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You're killing it as well, ma'am.
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He has to be nice to me now.
It's weird, right?
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Well, he is right.
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ESI was a huge victory.
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Yeah. Not for everyone.
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Honeymoon's over.
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At least 40% of the
country's gonna hate you
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at any given time, you might
as well get used to it.
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I was thinking about responding
to the protests.
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You know, explain
the long-term benefits
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- of the bill.
- It already passed.
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People hear a president
talking about taxes,
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that's all they hear.
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Yeah, well, that's all
they're talking about as is.
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I mean, we're losing the message.
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Well, then, let Daisy
face the firing squad.
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That's her job.
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Elizabeth is the one
that talked the Russians into
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de-alerting their nukes, Russell.
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Why not let her get out there?
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Because she's not a diplomat anymore.
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She's a leader.
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Leaders don't negotiate
with protesters, it looks...
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- Responsive?
- Weak.
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You ready?
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By all means, let's go hold hands
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with a bunch of protesters
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who don't know how to open
a savings account.
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I need the briefing
materials for the meeting
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with the secretary of commerce.
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And cancel my lunch
with Senator Baker.
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Reschedule it for
after the Russian signing.
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Where are we with the head count
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on the signing ceremony?
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Sorry. Yes, they're waiting for you.
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Did you hear anything I just said?
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Mr. Barnow asked me
to wear these. He says
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all assistants are leakier
than his grandfather's dinghy.
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But I assure you, I would never offer
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confidential information to any...
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I'm confused.
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Did we cooperate
with the Iran hack or not?
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Good morning. We did not.
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Then why the hell do I have
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22 pages of strategy
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for a Senate Intelligence
Committee hearing about nothing?
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Obviously, this is pure theater.
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But with Mike's unusual
position at State
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and some of his relationships,
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we wanted to think
through every angle.
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Is there anything to worry about?
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Is it ever pretty when
some puffed-up senator
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wants to play Jimmy Stewart and
shine a light on the operatives
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who actually make this country run?
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I never crossed any lines,
and I definitely didn't
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help Iran hack into somebody's
divorce records,
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if for no other reason than
I wouldn't want anyone
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to hack into mine.
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That's actually not a bad argument.
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Well, keep it minimal in there.
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You want political theater?
Let's bore 'em to death.
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The president made it clear
she wants full cooperation.
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This is Washington.
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I can fully cooperate
without giving them anything.
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Why is POTUS weighing in on this?
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I'm White House counsel, Russell.
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She reached out to
reiterate her wishes.
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I thought I made it clear
she's out of the loop.
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One leaked comment about strategy,
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the press will turn it
into a full-blown coverup.
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I haven't read her in
on anything substantive.
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She did, however, say that
if questioning gets into
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Mike's time as chief of staff,
she wants us to answer.
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Sure. Why would we bother
claiming executive privilege?
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This is why I don't
want her in the loop.
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Don't shoot the messenger.
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Guys, we all serve at the pleasure.
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That doesn't mean we
help her commit suicide.
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- Answer, but keep it minimal.
- Yeah.
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And for God's sake,
stop reading her in!
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That is her.
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Yeah, that is her.
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- Hey.
- Hi. Hey.
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- Uh...
- Oh, I'm sor...
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- Griffin. Sorry.
- Hey. Stevie.
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Sorry. I'm never sure if
I should introduce myself or...
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Yeah, sure. I mean, I have
the same problem all the time.
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- Not really. Uh, thanks for meeting me.
- Of course.
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I mean, thank you.
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Um, Blake had very nice things
to say about you, so...
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Really?
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That's... Gosh, that's funny.
I always thought that
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he found me to be a horrible roommate.
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No.
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But I was a reliable baritone
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- in the a cappella group, so...
- I see.
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...that must have made up
for my poor dish washing skills.
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- Boy, you're even prettier in person.
- Oh...
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Sorry. Oh, my God, that's
a weird thing to say.
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No. No, no. It's totally fine.
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- Um...
- Forgive me.
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No, it's...
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I'm actually not really, like,
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used to being out in public.
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I usually just eat lunch
alone at my desk and...
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- Sure, sure.
- Oh, you have that...
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That's so cool, you're with the
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- Human Amnesty Association.
- Yeah.
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They must be really
grateful for the attention.
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I... hope I'm bringing more to it
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than just attention, but
they probably are, yes.
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I'm sorry.
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Do you solemnly swear
to give this committee
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the truth, the full truth,
and nothing but the truth
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so help you God?
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I do.
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Mr. Barnow, would you describe
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your position at the State Department?
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I served as Secretary's
unofficial advisor
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and legal counsel.
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This was a highly unusual
position, was it not?
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It was unusual for me
in that I wasn't paid.
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Ah, so you were rewarded for your time
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with a senior White House position?
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Mr. Barnow was clearly
a trusted advisor.
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I think the Committee would agree
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that's pretty standard criterion
for a staff position.
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Very well.
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During your time as an unpaid,
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unofficial advisor
at the State Department,
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were you privy to any negotiations
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for the United States'
agreement with Iran?
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I never reviewed any documents
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or spoke to any officials
regarding that agreement.
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When the secretary traveled to Tehran
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for a secret meeting
with Zahed Javani,
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were you aware of the trip?
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I was not.
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In your time as Candidate
McCord's campaign manager,
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were you ever approached by anyone
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who offered damaging information
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- about any of her political opponents?
- Like every campaign,
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we contracted with a firm
for oppositional research,
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but we saw no need to seek
or accept any information
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outside of that which we
were already paying for.
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Did this research include
information about
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Senator Miller's extramarital affair,
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or his illegitimate children?
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No, it did not.
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You had no knowledge whatsoever
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of those allegations
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before they were reported
in the press?
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I was notified the day
before it was published.
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Really? Because
in your written testimony,
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you stated you had
no knowledge of it prior
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to its being published.
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Mr. Barnow was contacted
for comment the day before.
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This is clearly what he meant
by having learned of the story
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through the press.
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Madam President, are you concerned
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about the investigation
of your campaign manager?
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What are your goals for
your upcoming visit to Lebanon?
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Will you consider eliminating
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the gas tax in light of the protests?
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Listen, one of my primary
initiatives in the ESI bill
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was to wean us away from foreign oil
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and to foster the growth
of renewable energy.
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Now, I know that a lot of Americans
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are feeling this right now.
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I remember when Henry and I
both had long commutes,
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and a spike in oil prices
meant we had a lot less
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- at the end of every month.
- How did you get through it?
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I mean, one of the things that we did,
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we checked the air pressure
in our tires regularly.
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And believe it or not,
that little bit of maintenance
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gave us a few extra miles
on every tank, so...
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The point is,
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if we are going to address
climate change head on,
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then we need to come together
and make these sacrifices now,
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while there's still time left.
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Thank you.
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Madam President, when
you throw out the first pitch
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at Citi Field, will you
throw it from the stands
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or the mound?
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Did you ask my predecessor
that question?
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I'm gonna do what every president
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since Ronald Reagan has done.
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I will see you on the mound.
Thanks, everyone.
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Thank you, guys. That's it. Thank you.
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How far is it from the mound
to home base?
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It's home plate, and it's
60 feet, six inches.
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Now, see? Why the extra six inches?
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Uh, you'll be introduced by
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the president of
the Press Association,
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Gabriela Mendez, then
remarks for 15 minutes,
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then 50 handshakes
and 20 photos backstage.
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When did presidents
ever have time to play golf?
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I can schedule that.
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Mm, not this Sunday.
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There's the prayer service.
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That's not reading face,
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that's worried face.
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What?
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Just an opinion piece.
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A dumb one.
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What's it about?
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The comment about checking
the air pressure in the tires.
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He's trying to make
it seem out of touch.
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Okay, the reporter asked me
what we did, and now
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I'm Marie Antoinette
with a pressure gage.
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At least
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they're distracted
from the Senate hearings.
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On a positive note,
there's a lot of excitement
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on Twitter for your first pitch.
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That's true. #FirstPitch is trending.
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No pressure there.
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Only tire pressure.
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Apart from your work with members of
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NIAC, have you worked with any
other organizations tied to
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- Iranian interests?
- Senator, Mr. Barnow has
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already submitted a complete list
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- of all relevant business relationships...
- Hold on, no,
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I-I may have, I may
have forgotten one.
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A guy named Farhad.
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Very chatty waiter
at Farhad's Falafel.
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What? Money, money changed hands.
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You may find this inquiry
worthy of contempt, Mr. Barnow.
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I assure you
the American people do not.
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Let's move on to the
campaign stop last July.
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In Bangor, Maine.
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A moment, please?
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Uh, where's,
where's he going with this?
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He's spinning his wheels.
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There was nothing illegal. Just...
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run out the clock on it.
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When you're ready, Mr. Barnow.
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In order to understand what
happened in Bangor,
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first, we really have
to go back to Portland.
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I can't,
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I can't have another meal
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on the bus, I'm sorry.
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Okay, we're an hour and
a half outside of Portland.
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It's 10 minutes, Mike.
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Okay, what you, what
you need is sleep.
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What I need is to work
on my stump speech!
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There is nothing wrong
with the speech.
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People think I sound like a robot.
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See, every candidate has
their own version of road burn,
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the point at which all reserves
of optimism and resilience
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are worn away by the lack of sleep,
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wretched food,
and a relentless schedule
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under constant scrutiny.
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The danger with road burn
is that it generally leads
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to a meltdown. And my number
one job as campaign manager
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is to make sure that this meltdown
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did not occur in front of cameras.
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Hey, we really should
be back on the road.
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Mike...
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Well, there's too much
radiation out here.
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Something you can
handle with your new...
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Oh, my God! Look!
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And then it happened.
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- Oh...
- That poor thing.
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Ooh... it's still breathing.
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Must've fallen from its nest.
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Oh, well. Circle of life. Shall we?
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Oh, bless your heart. Absolutely not.
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We're not leaving this
creature here to die alone.
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We're all it has.
We've got to do something.
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All right, all right,
I'll-I'll look up a vet.
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Or a wildlife sanctuary.
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- I'm not touching that thing.
- Yes.
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I mean, you have to remember,
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she had just run circles around Miller
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in a town hall debate.
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And all the press could talk about
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is how she seemed "overprepared."
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The more hatred Miller spewed,
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the more his poll numbers went up,
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and there was nothing
we could do about it.
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And somehow, rather than think
about our dying campaign,
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or our dying democracy,
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it was easier, for a moment,
to think about a dying bird.
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In .5 miles you'll pass
Apple Blossom Highway.
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You couldn't find anything closer?
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We're ten minutes from the freeway.
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You sure they're open?
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Yes, I called ahead.
They know we're coming.
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It's right up here on the right.
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Oh, yeah. It's right on
the right. Right there.
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I was willing to
indulge this, to a point.
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But even I had my limits.
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I mean, isn't there
anything you can do?
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At this point, our options
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would be to let nature
take its course,
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or I can help things along.
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Okay, I'm sorry.
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- But we're gonna need a second opinion.
- No. No.
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We already left hundreds of donors
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waiting for you in Portland.
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- If we miss this endorsement...
- I have made every stop.
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I haven't seen my kids in three weeks.
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- Beth, we have too much to do.
- I'm asking for one thing.
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- This one thing.
- Excuse me.
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I'm... I'm so sorry.
I think she's gone.
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Oh...
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My God.
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How do we know it's a she?
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Wait. Let's go to Bangor.
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One more thing.
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♪ Amazing grace ♪
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♪ How sweet... the sound. ♪
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And then, finally,
we were on to Bangor.
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I'm afraid that's
all the time we have today.
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00:15:02,287 --> 00:15:05,700
It seems Scheherazade
has been interrupted.
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Committee will reconvene at 9:00 a.m.
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for the pertinent facts
of the event in question.
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00:15:09,895 --> 00:15:13,080
- Thank you.
- Round one, McCord.
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00:15:15,034 --> 00:15:17,212
Well, that's not fair.
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00:15:17,236 --> 00:15:20,281
Because H.W. was captain
of his baseball team at Yale.
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00:15:20,305 --> 00:15:21,583
Of course he can throw.
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00:15:21,607 --> 00:15:23,318
Yeah. The dude's a boss.
He just... He just hits the mound
413
00:15:23,342 --> 00:15:24,653
and, like, fires it.
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00:15:24,677 --> 00:15:26,988
- Show me Coolidge again.
- Okay.
415
00:15:27,012 --> 00:15:30,298
Well, that's about all we got.
416
00:15:32,317 --> 00:15:33,935
You mean it's further than that?
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A little bit.
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00:15:36,822 --> 00:15:37,799
- Come on.
- How...
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00:15:37,823 --> 00:15:39,467
Fire it in here, babe.
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00:15:39,491 --> 00:15:40,869
Let's see what you can do.
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00:15:40,893 --> 00:15:43,238
No leaks to the
press if I smash a window.
422
00:15:43,262 --> 00:15:44,939
You know how that story'll go.
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00:15:44,963 --> 00:15:46,441
Uh, "Cougar-in-chief
throws like a girl"?
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00:15:46,465 --> 00:15:49,411
You did not just say that.
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00:15:49,435 --> 00:15:52,113
- Cougar-in-chief?
- I didn't... I didn't make that up.
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Are people saying that?
427
00:15:53,972 --> 00:15:55,050
Don't answer that.
428
00:15:55,074 --> 00:15:57,085
Come on. No thinking.
429
00:15:57,109 --> 00:15:59,854
Now hum it in, babe, come on.
Stop talking.
430
00:16:07,086 --> 00:16:08,530
Oh, my God.
431
00:16:08,554 --> 00:16:10,438
I broke the White House.
432
00:16:13,292 --> 00:16:14,669
No, that was, that was great.
433
00:16:14,693 --> 00:16:17,172
- Uh... let's try it again.
- I don't want to.
434
00:16:17,196 --> 00:16:19,174
You've totally got this, Mom.
435
00:16:19,198 --> 00:16:21,649
Here. Here.
436
00:16:22,768 --> 00:16:24,612
Excuse me, are you a current
employee of the White House?
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00:16:24,636 --> 00:16:27,282
Busted.
438
00:16:27,306 --> 00:16:30,285
I mean, seriously, though,
why is your coffee so good?
439
00:16:30,309 --> 00:16:32,787
That's above your
security clearance, ma'am.
440
00:16:32,811 --> 00:16:34,122
So, how's it going?
441
00:16:34,146 --> 00:16:37,959
Are you, uh, sad that you're not
working on policy?
442
00:16:37,983 --> 00:16:40,295
ROTUS is feeling like a promotion.
443
00:16:40,319 --> 00:16:41,496
Plus, I still get to weigh in.
444
00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,865
Wait, ROTUS?
445
00:16:43,889 --> 00:16:47,235
- Receptionist of the United States.
- Oh, my God.
446
00:16:47,259 --> 00:16:48,570
Are we just not going
to talk about the date?
447
00:16:48,594 --> 00:16:52,974
Ah... well, I sort of
assumed that Griffin
448
00:16:52,998 --> 00:16:54,309
had already told you.
449
00:16:54,333 --> 00:16:55,410
- So...
- He said it was a little awkward.
450
00:16:55,434 --> 00:16:57,479
Yeah, it was like bombing
a job interview.
451
00:16:57,503 --> 00:16:59,380
Oh. Shoot, I'm sorry.
452
00:16:59,404 --> 00:17:03,685
No, no, no. He was a super nice guy.
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00:17:03,709 --> 00:17:06,287
Really, just exactly like you said.
454
00:17:06,311 --> 00:17:09,724
Um, I don't know, maybe...
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00:17:09,748 --> 00:17:12,160
maybe I, like, tanked it on purpose.
456
00:17:12,184 --> 00:17:13,962
Oh... I get it.
457
00:17:13,986 --> 00:17:15,630
You are still not over me.
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00:17:15,654 --> 00:17:17,899
You got it.
459
00:17:17,923 --> 00:17:19,601
Okay, so, here's the thing:
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00:17:19,625 --> 00:17:23,705
first, he says to me
that I'm prettier in person?
461
00:17:23,729 --> 00:17:26,074
- Oh, how dare he?
- Okay.
462
00:17:26,098 --> 00:17:30,145
But then he... he just, like,
knew everything about my family.
463
00:17:30,169 --> 00:17:32,147
And it... it got weird. I don't know.
464
00:17:32,171 --> 00:17:33,381
You do realize your family is, like,
465
00:17:33,405 --> 00:17:35,283
internationally famous, right?
466
00:17:35,307 --> 00:17:38,052
Well, I guess it still freaks me out.
467
00:17:38,076 --> 00:17:40,755
What your mom had for
breakfast is public record.
468
00:17:40,779 --> 00:17:42,423
Look at where they live.
469
00:17:42,447 --> 00:17:44,392
Please, if it were me, I'd be Eloise.
470
00:17:44,416 --> 00:17:45,760
I'd move in, slide down
the bannisters, try to get
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00:17:45,784 --> 00:17:47,562
the Secret Service to dance with me.
472
00:17:47,586 --> 00:17:50,231
Try to get a good table
at that sushi spot
473
00:17:50,255 --> 00:17:51,633
that I can never get into.
474
00:17:51,657 --> 00:17:53,334
- Hmm.
- I get it. It's not you.
475
00:17:53,358 --> 00:17:55,403
You... You work at
a human rights organization,
476
00:17:55,427 --> 00:17:56,404
you're very serious and committed.
477
00:17:56,428 --> 00:17:57,639
Excuse me.
478
00:17:57,663 --> 00:17:59,574
- It's not like I never have fun.
- How would I know?
479
00:17:59,598 --> 00:18:01,910
You haven't posted on
Instagram since the campaign.
480
00:18:01,934 --> 00:18:05,067
What? So if I don't post, that
means that I'm not having fun?
481
00:18:05,068 --> 00:18:06,681
That's what the youth
of America is saying.
482
00:18:06,682 --> 00:18:07,773
Blake...
483
00:18:07,797 --> 00:18:11,085
See? Fun can be had while
working for the government.
484
00:18:11,109 --> 00:18:12,693
Very busy. Very busy.
485
00:18:16,114 --> 00:18:19,160
Resuming the
testimony of Michael Barnow.
486
00:18:19,184 --> 00:18:21,663
Right. So we had to miss
the campaign event in Portland,
487
00:18:21,687 --> 00:18:24,532
but thanks to the bird's
blessedly swift expiration,
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00:18:24,556 --> 00:18:27,168
we were now making
excellent time to Bangor.
489
00:18:27,192 --> 00:18:29,103
Where you expected to receive
the endorsement of State Senator
490
00:18:29,127 --> 00:18:31,706
- Cyrus Woodhouse of Maine, correct?
- Exactly.
491
00:18:31,730 --> 00:18:33,775
He was hosting a summer fair at a
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00:18:33,799 --> 00:18:35,343
community center bearing his name.
493
00:18:35,367 --> 00:18:37,111
And with
Senator Woodhouse's endorsement,
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you felt reasonably confident
of winning Maine's
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- second congressional district.
- Netting us another electoral vote.
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00:18:42,774 --> 00:18:43,575
Which you desperately needed.
497
00:18:43,599 --> 00:18:45,053
Not sure that's how I
would've put it at the time,
498
00:18:45,077 --> 00:18:46,621
but yes.
499
00:18:46,645 --> 00:18:47,822
It's go time, people!
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00:18:47,846 --> 00:18:50,258
I'll get you some coffee.
501
00:18:50,282 --> 00:18:53,228
Hey, Bess? Senator Woodhouse
is right outside.
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00:18:53,252 --> 00:18:54,329
I need you to work that old man
503
00:18:54,353 --> 00:18:56,030
like Daddy Warbucks
on Christmas. You with me?
504
00:18:56,054 --> 00:18:57,098
- You got this?
- Yeah.
505
00:18:57,122 --> 00:18:58,566
- Grab your gla... glasses.
- Coffee?
506
00:18:58,590 --> 00:18:59,701
- Glasses.
- Coffee.
507
00:18:59,725 --> 00:19:00,835
Glasses... Glasses on. Okay.
508
00:19:00,859 --> 00:19:03,037
- Glasses on. - Here we go.
- This way.
509
00:19:03,061 --> 00:19:04,421
- I'm going. Okay.
- Walk this way.
510
00:19:08,033 --> 00:19:11,579
Senator Woodhouse,
second congressional district.
511
00:19:11,603 --> 00:19:13,780
Senator Woodhouse, so
nice to meet you, sir.
512
00:19:13,804 --> 00:19:15,650
- Thank you.
- It's not a good day.
513
00:19:15,674 --> 00:19:17,852
Senator, uh, Mike Barnow.
514
00:19:17,876 --> 00:19:19,187
I'm Secretary McCord's
campaign manager.
515
00:19:19,211 --> 00:19:20,188
We spoke on the phone.
516
00:19:20,212 --> 00:19:21,623
Oh, yes.
517
00:19:21,647 --> 00:19:23,358
Senator, I-I wanted
518
00:19:23,382 --> 00:19:26,227
to tell you how grateful I am
for this endorsement.
519
00:19:26,251 --> 00:19:29,397
I know that we can do great things
520
00:19:29,421 --> 00:19:31,566
for the second congressional
district of Maine.
521
00:19:31,590 --> 00:19:33,368
Well, we'll have to see about that.
522
00:19:33,392 --> 00:19:36,337
- Not sure I can endorse a Communist.
- Senator...
523
00:19:36,361 --> 00:19:39,207
Listen, I love my
granddaughter to pieces.
524
00:19:39,231 --> 00:19:40,308
But she's a radical.
525
00:19:40,332 --> 00:19:42,810
And frankly, a bit of a loose woman.
526
00:19:42,834 --> 00:19:45,246
If we could have a moment.
527
00:19:45,270 --> 00:19:46,347
These people wanted to say "hi."
528
00:19:46,371 --> 00:19:47,982
Gosh, I haven't been
called that in years.
529
00:19:48,006 --> 00:19:49,984
Call the hotel in Augusta,
tell them we're gonna be early.
530
00:19:50,008 --> 00:19:51,853
- Yeah.
- No. No.
531
00:19:51,877 --> 00:19:53,388
- We are not leaving. We can stay.
- Yes.
532
00:19:53,412 --> 00:19:55,356
The Pepperidge Farm guy is sundowning.
533
00:19:55,380 --> 00:19:56,691
- We're not staying.
- Okay.
534
00:19:56,715 --> 00:19:58,326
So we don't get the endorsement.
535
00:19:58,350 --> 00:19:59,794
- That's why we're here.
- I mean, we're here.
536
00:19:59,818 --> 00:20:01,596
I-I got a great speech.
537
00:20:01,620 --> 00:20:02,931
It's... Everybody's w...
538
00:20:02,955 --> 00:20:03,932
- There's a quilting bee.
- Bess!
539
00:20:03,956 --> 00:20:04,966
Oh, my gosh...
540
00:20:04,990 --> 00:20:06,868
I think I feel worse
for the granddaughter.
541
00:20:06,892 --> 00:20:09,570
She's loose. She doesn't care.
542
00:20:09,594 --> 00:20:12,807
The-the secretary wasn't
in charge of passports directly,
543
00:20:12,831 --> 00:20:14,375
but I will share your concerns.
544
00:20:14,399 --> 00:20:15,877
Will you excuse me for one second?
545
00:20:15,901 --> 00:20:17,412
We are pulling the plug
546
00:20:17,436 --> 00:20:18,746
if this thing doesn't
get started in ten.
547
00:20:18,770 --> 00:20:20,748
- Where's the senator?
- I was about to ask you.
548
00:20:20,772 --> 00:20:23,318
Okay. Aw, will you yank her
out of the quilting circle?
549
00:20:23,342 --> 00:20:25,219
I have to hit the little
campaign manager's room,
550
00:20:25,243 --> 00:20:26,387
and then we're out.
551
00:20:29,081 --> 00:20:32,666
All I want is bad
pay-per-view and a minibar.
552
00:20:43,762 --> 00:20:45,579
That's not good.
553
00:20:50,402 --> 00:20:52,480
Senator?
554
00:20:52,504 --> 00:20:55,156
You need a hand in there?
555
00:21:13,692 --> 00:21:16,109
We're not getting that
endorsement, are we, Senator?
556
00:21:19,527 --> 00:21:22,803
Once you determined
Senator Woodhouse was deceased,
557
00:21:22,804 --> 00:21:24,097
how did you proceed?
558
00:21:24,098 --> 00:21:25,876
The way any campaign manager would.
559
00:21:25,900 --> 00:21:27,644
Determine the scope of the crisis,
560
00:21:27,668 --> 00:21:29,747
secure the perimeters,
minimize the fallout.
561
00:21:29,771 --> 00:21:32,549
What "fallout," exactly,
were you concerned about?
562
00:21:32,573 --> 00:21:33,884
I had a candidate
563
00:21:33,908 --> 00:21:35,486
who was extremely sleep-deprived,
564
00:21:35,510 --> 00:21:38,756
in denial/despair
about her sinking poll numbers,
565
00:21:38,780 --> 00:21:40,724
and feeling beaten up
by a hostile press.
566
00:21:40,748 --> 00:21:43,193
If we had to miss an event
to bury a dead bird,
567
00:21:43,217 --> 00:21:45,229
what was a dead senator
gonna do to us?
568
00:21:45,253 --> 00:21:46,764
We've got to get her on the bus.
569
00:21:46,788 --> 00:21:48,599
We've already missed the thing
in Portland, um,
570
00:21:48,623 --> 00:21:50,868
and we-we obviously
lost the endorsement.
571
00:21:50,892 --> 00:21:52,536
If we miss this town hall
in Burlington...
572
00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,004
Okay, okay. What-what's the plan?
573
00:21:54,028 --> 00:21:56,106
Oh...
574
00:21:56,130 --> 00:21:58,208
You go get her, go get her.
I'll take care of this.
575
00:21:58,232 --> 00:21:59,783
- Okay.
- Go, go.
576
00:22:33,034 --> 00:22:37,281
Now, see, I've never even tried
to make a-a lattice crust.
577
00:22:37,305 --> 00:22:39,183
Hi... Hi. I have to steal
her for one second.
578
00:22:39,207 --> 00:22:40,884
Oh. Bye.
579
00:22:40,908 --> 00:22:43,353
Are we starting soon?
I can't feel my feet.
580
00:22:43,377 --> 00:22:45,355
Yes, um, slight change of plans.
581
00:22:45,379 --> 00:22:47,391
Um, there's a-a power
outage in Burlington...
582
00:22:47,415 --> 00:22:49,593
- Oh.
- ...so we have to go there immediately,
583
00:22:49,617 --> 00:22:51,662
so they can have a tech check
first thing tomorrow morning.
584
00:22:51,686 --> 00:22:53,430
"Tech check." "Tech check" rhymes.
585
00:22:53,454 --> 00:22:54,665
Yes, yes, yes. You need sleep.
586
00:22:54,689 --> 00:22:55,933
Thanks so much!
587
00:22:55,957 --> 00:22:59,069
It was great to see you,
everybody. Don't forget to vote!
588
00:22:59,093 --> 00:23:00,804
Everybody on the bus. Go, go, go,
589
00:23:00,828 --> 00:23:03,474
- go, go, go.
- We're going to hell.
590
00:23:03,498 --> 00:23:06,416
No, we're going to the White House.
591
00:23:08,769 --> 00:23:12,349
Can you explain why, in your haste,
592
00:23:12,373 --> 00:23:15,018
you took the time to call 911
from a pay phone?
593
00:23:15,042 --> 00:23:17,020
I'm sorry, what relevance
could that possibly...
594
00:23:17,044 --> 00:23:18,722
My son Zach has
a severe peanut allergy,
595
00:23:18,746 --> 00:23:19,890
and among other things
596
00:23:19,914 --> 00:23:22,259
we were told to always
call 911 from a landline
597
00:23:22,283 --> 00:23:25,529
so the dispatcher can trace
your call to a precise location
598
00:23:25,553 --> 00:23:27,297
and get the response team
there even faster.
599
00:23:27,321 --> 00:23:29,633
So you were just following protocols,
600
00:23:29,657 --> 00:23:30,801
as you understood them.
601
00:23:30,825 --> 00:23:32,069
Absolutely.
602
00:23:32,093 --> 00:23:34,244
Can we hear the audio, please?
603
00:23:36,164 --> 00:23:38,308
911. What's your emergency?
604
00:23:38,332 --> 00:23:40,377
Yes, I would like
to report a death, a dead body.
605
00:23:40,401 --> 00:23:42,813
He is in the bathroom at the Cyrus,
606
00:23:42,837 --> 00:23:45,749
uh, Woodhouse Community Center
on River Road.
607
00:23:45,773 --> 00:23:47,117
Yeah, on Cyrus Woodhouse.
608
00:23:47,141 --> 00:23:48,986
Yes, that's also the name
of the dead person.
609
00:23:49,010 --> 00:23:50,687
Can you tell me exactly what happened,
610
00:23:50,711 --> 00:23:51,955
and who am I speaking to?
611
00:23:51,979 --> 00:23:53,157
I-I don't know! He was,
612
00:23:53,181 --> 00:23:54,925
he was very old,
and he's in the men's room,
613
00:23:54,949 --> 00:23:56,989
and I have to go, and no,
I cannot give you my name.
614
00:24:00,021 --> 00:24:01,365
You know, not every situation
615
00:24:01,389 --> 00:24:04,034
is actually in the campaign
manager's handbook.
616
00:24:11,699 --> 00:24:13,510
Ladies and gentlemen,
617
00:24:13,534 --> 00:24:15,312
please welcome to Citi Field
618
00:24:15,336 --> 00:24:18,582
the President of the United States,
619
00:24:18,606 --> 00:24:21,057
Elizabeth McCord.
620
00:24:29,917 --> 00:24:32,262
Oh!
621
00:24:32,286 --> 00:24:35,499
Oh, my God!
622
00:24:37,792 --> 00:24:39,636
Come on, man.
623
00:24:39,660 --> 00:24:40,837
I didn't, I didn't...
624
00:24:40,861 --> 00:24:44,608
Mr. Met. No, no, no. I...
625
00:24:44,632 --> 00:24:47,344
Oh. Oh. Oh, my God.
626
00:24:57,044 --> 00:24:58,862
No, I didn't...
627
00:25:10,925 --> 00:25:14,104
Whoa, arm's looking good.
628
00:25:15,663 --> 00:25:19,176
Yeah, it's still not
the full distance yet. I...
629
00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,411
Well, what is it?
630
00:25:21,435 --> 00:25:26,049
The gas tax protests or pitch anxiety?
631
00:25:26,073 --> 00:25:28,719
I had a nightmare
632
00:25:28,743 --> 00:25:31,655
that I beaned Mr. Met
633
00:25:31,679 --> 00:25:34,191
with my pitch. Yeah.
634
00:25:34,215 --> 00:25:35,826
I don't know, it was probably a symbol
635
00:25:35,850 --> 00:25:39,029
for how I'm clobbering America
636
00:25:39,053 --> 00:25:40,897
with my gas tax.
637
00:25:40,921 --> 00:25:42,065
Well, I have something
638
00:25:42,089 --> 00:25:43,300
to take your mind off it.
639
00:25:43,324 --> 00:25:46,103
- Guess who called me yesterday.
- Ali?
640
00:25:46,127 --> 00:25:49,806
No. I only hear from her when
I'm lurking on her Instagram.
641
00:25:49,830 --> 00:25:51,575
No, Dmitri Petrov.
642
00:25:51,599 --> 00:25:55,112
Is he allowed to call you?
643
00:25:55,136 --> 00:25:56,480
Well, you're about to grant amnesty
644
00:25:56,504 --> 00:25:59,683
to U.S. and Russian intelligence
officers, so I'd say yes.
645
00:25:59,707 --> 00:26:00,951
What did he want?
646
00:26:00,975 --> 00:26:05,255
To thank us for the deal,
and to ask permission
647
00:26:05,279 --> 00:26:07,991
to contact Stevie.
648
00:26:08,015 --> 00:26:11,762
That's, like, weirdly patriarchal
649
00:26:11,786 --> 00:26:13,430
and romantic at the same time.
650
00:26:13,454 --> 00:26:15,499
Uh, considering he was never
supposed to be dating her
651
00:26:15,523 --> 00:26:17,434
in the first place,
I appreciate the gesture.
652
00:26:17,458 --> 00:26:18,835
Well, what did you say?
653
00:26:18,859 --> 00:26:20,537
It was up to him.
654
00:26:22,430 --> 00:26:25,809
I mean, I kind of love that
he's still thinking about her,
655
00:26:25,833 --> 00:26:28,712
you know? And I happen to believe
656
00:26:28,736 --> 00:26:32,015
that she's still hung up on him.
657
00:26:32,039 --> 00:26:33,717
Think we should give her a heads-up?
658
00:26:33,741 --> 00:26:35,652
And risk watching her spiral again
659
00:26:35,676 --> 00:26:36,987
if he doesn't follow through?
660
00:26:37,011 --> 00:26:39,189
- No, thank you, sir.
- True.
661
00:26:39,213 --> 00:26:42,626
I say we just stay out of it.
662
00:26:42,650 --> 00:26:46,830
You know? Let it play out
the way it's gonna play out.
663
00:26:46,854 --> 00:26:49,839
God, I love it when it's not up to me.
664
00:26:52,226 --> 00:26:54,004
Okay.
665
00:26:54,028 --> 00:26:55,572
I love you.
666
00:26:55,596 --> 00:26:56,913
- Come on.
- I love you, too.
667
00:27:09,138 --> 00:27:10,574
I want to thank
668
00:27:10,575 --> 00:27:13,755
Secretary Thompson and
Foreign Minister Avdonin
669
00:27:13,779 --> 00:27:15,790
for this historic agreement
670
00:27:15,814 --> 00:27:17,291
between our nations.
671
00:27:17,292 --> 00:27:20,459
When two great powers come
together to share intelligence
672
00:27:20,460 --> 00:27:23,239
and unite against common enemies,
673
00:27:23,263 --> 00:27:26,215
the whole world benefits,
so thank you.
674
00:27:27,967 --> 00:27:29,779
Thanks, everyone.
That's all for today.
675
00:27:29,803 --> 00:27:32,381
Konstantin, it's nice to be
working with you again.
676
00:27:32,405 --> 00:27:36,752
Congratulations on
the promotion, Madam President.
677
00:27:36,776 --> 00:27:40,556
Secretary Thompson,
you hit it out of the ballpark.
678
00:27:40,580 --> 00:27:43,392
You threw the pitch, Madam President.
679
00:27:43,416 --> 00:27:46,062
Your boss is a great diplomat, Nina.
680
00:27:46,086 --> 00:27:47,263
She learned from the best.
681
00:27:47,287 --> 00:27:48,697
- Ma'am?
- Yes?
682
00:27:48,721 --> 00:27:50,566
It's, uh, time to take you
to the stadium.
683
00:27:50,590 --> 00:27:53,402
Oh, boy.
684
00:27:53,426 --> 00:27:57,073
Does the President of Russia
also have to play sports?
685
00:27:57,097 --> 00:27:59,542
No, he chooses to,
686
00:27:59,566 --> 00:28:02,745
and somehow, he always wins.
687
00:28:02,769 --> 00:28:04,780
Get those to the staff secretary.
688
00:28:04,804 --> 00:28:06,015
Make sure NSC has a copy.
689
00:28:06,039 --> 00:28:07,216
Of course, Mr. Jackson.
690
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,285
What happened to the other kid,
uh, Trevor, was it?
691
00:28:09,309 --> 00:28:10,653
- Travis.
- Travis.
692
00:28:10,677 --> 00:28:13,355
I needed an upgrade.
693
00:28:13,379 --> 00:28:15,691
Senator Gates is waiting
in your office,
694
00:28:15,715 --> 00:28:17,159
I pushed the Transportation
Secretary to 3:00,
695
00:28:17,183 --> 00:28:19,662
and your wife asked
if you're free for lunch.
696
00:28:19,686 --> 00:28:22,064
You didn't answer, did you?
697
00:28:22,088 --> 00:28:25,901
I mentioned that you and
the Senator had plans, but...
698
00:28:25,925 --> 00:28:29,071
And then she asked you where,
and you told her,
699
00:28:29,095 --> 00:28:31,740
didn't you? Damn it.
700
00:28:31,764 --> 00:28:32,808
Do you not understand
701
00:28:32,832 --> 00:28:34,610
when you're being worked
for information?
702
00:28:34,634 --> 00:28:36,946
I'm very sorry. It won't happen again.
703
00:28:36,970 --> 00:28:38,754
You're damn right it won't.
704
00:28:52,886 --> 00:28:55,598
I do not understand
705
00:28:55,622 --> 00:28:58,501
why they are still attacking you
over the air pressure thing.
706
00:28:58,525 --> 00:29:01,770
I mean, it does save gas.
707
00:29:01,794 --> 00:29:04,340
Oh, my God. If that's a meme about me,
708
00:29:04,364 --> 00:29:06,041
I don't want to see it.
709
00:29:06,065 --> 00:29:07,443
Mom, no.
710
00:29:07,467 --> 00:29:09,278
It's, uh, actually it's from this guy
711
00:29:09,302 --> 00:29:11,180
that-that Blake set me up with.
712
00:29:11,204 --> 00:29:13,349
Um, we had a really awkward lunch,
713
00:29:13,373 --> 00:29:15,985
and then... Here. He hasn't given up.
714
00:29:16,009 --> 00:29:18,354
Isn't that good?
715
00:29:18,378 --> 00:29:20,656
Well, he's got strong GIF game,
I'll give him that.
716
00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,391
Yes. Yes, he does.
717
00:29:22,415 --> 00:29:24,493
It's always nice
when they fight for you.
718
00:29:24,517 --> 00:29:27,969
Yeah, it is.
719
00:29:35,028 --> 00:29:36,872
Ah.
720
00:29:36,896 --> 00:29:39,241
Ah, Kevlar, so flattering,
721
00:29:39,265 --> 00:29:41,944
and it breathes, too.
722
00:29:41,968 --> 00:29:44,079
There are a few protesters
in the stands.
723
00:29:44,103 --> 00:29:46,849
Can't they leave
the politics out of baseball?
724
00:29:46,873 --> 00:29:49,585
They're just exercising
their first amendment rights.
725
00:29:49,609 --> 00:29:51,020
Okay. Remember H.W.
726
00:29:51,044 --> 00:29:52,855
No thinking,
just hit the mound and fire.
727
00:29:52,879 --> 00:29:55,124
Yup. Right over home base.
728
00:29:55,148 --> 00:29:56,559
HENRY and STEVIE: Home plate.
729
00:29:56,583 --> 00:29:57,726
Plate.
730
00:29:57,750 --> 00:30:00,102
We're ready for you, Madam President.
731
00:30:04,624 --> 00:30:06,144
- Home plate. Home plate.
- You got it.
732
00:30:11,497 --> 00:30:13,242
Please welcome to Citi Field,
733
00:30:13,266 --> 00:30:15,010
the President of the United States,
734
00:30:15,034 --> 00:30:16,845
Elizabeth McCord.
735
00:30:16,869 --> 00:30:19,915
I want to, I want to
back off on the gas tax.
736
00:30:19,939 --> 00:30:22,518
- Mom...
- There are other ways to fund the bill.
737
00:30:22,542 --> 00:30:25,154
After all the political
capital you spent
738
00:30:25,178 --> 00:30:26,755
getting the bill through Congress,
739
00:30:26,779 --> 00:30:29,458
backing off now could be
a major embarrassment.
740
00:30:29,482 --> 00:30:31,794
We're already embarrassed.
741
00:30:31,818 --> 00:30:33,429
Look at them.
742
00:30:33,453 --> 00:30:35,431
Why aren't we listening?
743
00:30:35,455 --> 00:30:37,833
Can we discuss this when
there isn't a stadium crowd
744
00:30:37,857 --> 00:30:40,108
waiting for you?
745
00:30:41,327 --> 00:30:43,572
I can't... I have to go
watch this on my phone.
746
00:30:43,596 --> 00:30:45,774
- Sorry.
- Okay, honey.
747
00:30:45,798 --> 00:30:49,211
Welcome, Madam President.
748
00:30:59,245 --> 00:31:01,490
Our ceremonial catcher
749
00:31:01,514 --> 00:31:03,626
is Luis Guillorme.
750
00:31:20,933 --> 00:31:23,652
Madam President, it's your pitch.
751
00:31:36,783 --> 00:31:40,696
Great job, Madam President.
752
00:31:44,957 --> 00:31:47,102
You told the catcher to move forward.
753
00:31:47,126 --> 00:31:48,737
It's my job to make her look good.
754
00:31:48,761 --> 00:31:50,639
No, Russell, it's your
job to help her execute
755
00:31:50,663 --> 00:31:52,474
her policies effectively.
756
00:31:52,498 --> 00:31:55,044
You know I respect
the hell out of you, Henry,
757
00:31:55,068 --> 00:31:57,012
but don't tell me what my job is.
758
00:31:57,036 --> 00:31:58,247
Let me ask you something.
759
00:31:58,271 --> 00:32:01,183
If Conrad wanted
to make a policy change,
760
00:32:01,207 --> 00:32:02,584
would you openly contradict him?
761
00:32:02,608 --> 00:32:04,486
I've got eight years' experience
in the White House...
762
00:32:04,510 --> 00:32:05,721
No, just answer the question, Russell,
763
00:32:05,745 --> 00:32:08,524
because I see a chief of staff
second-guessing
764
00:32:08,548 --> 00:32:10,926
and micromanaging the
elected leader of this country.
765
00:32:10,950 --> 00:32:12,995
'Cause this isn't like
any other presidency.
766
00:32:13,019 --> 00:32:16,465
Anything that came at Conrad
comes at her twice as hard.
767
00:32:16,489 --> 00:32:18,767
All right? You don't want to
know the threat reports I get,
768
00:32:18,791 --> 00:32:20,936
or what this Congress
is capable of doing to her,
769
00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:22,771
and you won't have to
770
00:32:22,795 --> 00:32:24,907
'cause I'm the one
thinking five steps ahead
771
00:32:24,931 --> 00:32:26,809
to protect her from the worst of it.
772
00:32:26,833 --> 00:32:29,812
I get that you're trying
to protect her,
773
00:32:29,836 --> 00:32:31,914
I do,
774
00:32:31,938 --> 00:32:34,950
but I think that you and I
and everybody out there
775
00:32:34,974 --> 00:32:36,685
is just gonna have to take a breath
776
00:32:36,709 --> 00:32:39,688
and find out what it looks like
to have a woman president
777
00:32:39,712 --> 00:32:42,191
by having one, by letting it happen
778
00:32:42,215 --> 00:32:45,494
and not looking for the pitfalls.
779
00:32:45,518 --> 00:32:47,429
The country elected her,
780
00:32:47,453 --> 00:32:49,631
and now it's time to let her lead.
781
00:32:49,655 --> 00:32:54,303
And now, here they
are: Your New York Mets!
782
00:32:58,821 --> 00:33:01,417
Mr. Jackson's waiting
for you in the Oval, ma'am.
783
00:33:01,418 --> 00:33:02,928
Oh, gosh, thanks.
784
00:33:02,952 --> 00:33:04,563
You really don't
have to do this anymore.
785
00:33:04,587 --> 00:33:07,666
I thought you needed it
after your egg white frittata.
786
00:33:07,690 --> 00:33:10,369
With cashew cheese.
787
00:33:10,393 --> 00:33:12,845
Nuts and cheese, really
two different things.
788
00:33:12,869 --> 00:33:13,706
Yes, ma'am.
789
00:33:13,730 --> 00:33:15,374
Congratulations on the pitch, ma'am.
790
00:33:15,398 --> 00:33:17,476
You'll be happy to know
the Internet loves you again.
791
00:33:17,500 --> 00:33:21,714
A little high and wide, but I
guess I didn't embarrass myself.
792
00:33:21,738 --> 00:33:22,882
Good morning.
793
00:33:22,906 --> 00:33:24,950
Good morning. It was a solid throw
794
00:33:24,974 --> 00:33:28,320
and full distance
from the mound. Impressive.
795
00:33:28,344 --> 00:33:30,756
He's so nice to me.
It's hard to get used to.
796
00:33:30,780 --> 00:33:33,826
Um...
797
00:33:33,850 --> 00:33:36,929
Daisy, I want to release
a statement this morning
798
00:33:36,953 --> 00:33:40,833
announcing that I'll be looking
into ways to delay or roll back
799
00:33:40,857 --> 00:33:42,835
the gas tax, and then I'm gonna
800
00:33:42,859 --> 00:33:45,905
need an updated list of proposals
801
00:33:45,929 --> 00:33:49,775
for new revenue streams
to make up the deficit.
802
00:33:49,799 --> 00:33:51,210
Yes?
803
00:33:51,234 --> 00:33:55,915
With respect, Madam President,
giving in to protesters
804
00:33:55,939 --> 00:34:00,319
risks turning your biggest
legislative win into a defeat.
805
00:34:00,343 --> 00:34:01,654
I hear that,
806
00:34:01,678 --> 00:34:04,990
but I don't see how responding
to the objections
807
00:34:05,014 --> 00:34:06,859
of the people I was elected to serve
808
00:34:06,883 --> 00:34:09,428
makes me weak.
809
00:34:09,452 --> 00:34:10,863
I know we're all
810
00:34:10,887 --> 00:34:12,698
panicked about the approval rating,
811
00:34:12,722 --> 00:34:16,502
but if throwing a ball
makes people love me again,
812
00:34:16,526 --> 00:34:18,737
then how much could it really matter?
813
00:34:18,761 --> 00:34:21,040
Well, Conrad didn't like it, either,
814
00:34:21,064 --> 00:34:23,776
but your approval rating
is how you get things done.
815
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,744
Right now Hanson and his minions
are realizing
816
00:34:25,768 --> 00:34:27,179
they're gonna have to put off murder
817
00:34:27,203 --> 00:34:28,514
until next week.
818
00:34:28,538 --> 00:34:30,983
It's crude and it's fear-based,
819
00:34:31,007 --> 00:34:33,185
but it works.
820
00:34:33,209 --> 00:34:35,588
Okay. Well, uh...
821
00:34:35,612 --> 00:34:38,657
You might be right about this one,
822
00:34:38,681 --> 00:34:40,926
but I do want to get to
work on that statement,
823
00:34:40,950 --> 00:34:42,695
please.
824
00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:44,870
- Thank you.
- Thanks, ma'am.
825
00:34:48,725 --> 00:34:50,876
You okay, Russell?
826
00:34:51,895 --> 00:34:54,046
I will be.
827
00:34:56,666 --> 00:34:58,811
Hi. Devon.
828
00:34:58,835 --> 00:35:01,747
Nina Cummings from State.
829
00:35:01,771 --> 00:35:04,867
I called about getting
the docs signed by Mr. Jackson?
830
00:35:04,868 --> 00:35:07,113
Uh, he's in, if you want
to get them signed now.
831
00:35:07,137 --> 00:35:08,281
I'm heading out.
832
00:35:08,305 --> 00:35:10,174
Oh. Well, it can wait
until you get back.
833
00:35:10,175 --> 00:35:12,200
I'm not coming back.
834
00:35:12,224 --> 00:35:14,869
Not that I mind.
835
00:35:14,893 --> 00:35:17,044
Oh.
836
00:35:24,837 --> 00:35:29,050
Unless you're the
president or my wife, go away.
837
00:35:33,378 --> 00:35:34,923
Oh. Excuse me.
838
00:35:34,947 --> 00:35:36,991
Um, State needs your signature.
839
00:35:37,015 --> 00:35:39,360
I'd leave them with
your assistant, but
840
00:35:39,384 --> 00:35:41,696
he left, so...
841
00:35:41,720 --> 00:35:43,832
Fine.
842
00:35:43,856 --> 00:35:46,574
It's better if I do
everything myself anyway.
843
00:35:50,763 --> 00:35:53,374
You know, um, Devon out there worked
844
00:35:53,398 --> 00:35:55,310
for a Supreme Court justice.
845
00:35:55,334 --> 00:35:57,011
Well, then he should have figured out
846
00:35:57,035 --> 00:35:59,013
how to answer a phone.
847
00:35:59,037 --> 00:36:01,750
Yeah. Mm.
848
00:36:01,774 --> 00:36:04,352
For a... legendary gatekeeper,
849
00:36:04,376 --> 00:36:06,421
it's kind of surprising
how little value
850
00:36:06,445 --> 00:36:08,596
you have of your own.
851
00:36:09,915 --> 00:36:12,494
I know it's-it's hard to
replace somebody like Adele,
852
00:36:12,518 --> 00:36:15,330
but if you just give
people a little bit
853
00:36:15,354 --> 00:36:17,432
of time and training,
instead of throwing them all
854
00:36:17,456 --> 00:36:19,534
on the scrap heap at
the first misstep...
855
00:36:19,558 --> 00:36:21,309
You finished?
856
00:36:22,194 --> 00:36:24,038
I'm sorry.
857
00:36:24,062 --> 00:36:26,775
No one else will say it
because they're scared of you.
858
00:36:26,799 --> 00:36:28,777
Not a problem for you, is it?
859
00:36:28,801 --> 00:36:31,379
Ambassador Harriman taught me
not to take crap from anybody.
860
00:36:31,403 --> 00:36:32,714
Fine.
861
00:36:32,738 --> 00:36:34,889
You're hired.
862
00:36:36,375 --> 00:36:38,353
What?
863
00:36:38,377 --> 00:36:40,955
If Harriman liked you,
you're good enough for me.
864
00:36:40,979 --> 00:36:42,857
I'll call the secretary.
865
00:36:42,881 --> 00:36:44,292
Um...
866
00:36:44,316 --> 00:36:46,194
Wow! I mean, I was really hoping
867
00:36:46,218 --> 00:36:48,263
that it was a tiny shirt for a gerbil.
868
00:36:48,287 --> 00:36:49,864
Yeah, I mean, well, there's no need
869
00:36:49,888 --> 00:36:53,368
to patent a tiny shirt,
but a unique item like
870
00:36:53,392 --> 00:36:55,069
the wearable gerbil display shirt...
871
00:36:55,093 --> 00:36:57,238
it requires the protection
of a U.S. patent.
872
00:36:57,262 --> 00:36:59,274
- I see.
- What can I say?
873
00:36:59,298 --> 00:37:01,142
Your job is way more fun than mine.
874
00:37:01,166 --> 00:37:03,745
I don't know. I think your job
is a little more important.
875
00:37:03,769 --> 00:37:05,079
- There you go.
- Oh, thank you.
876
00:37:05,103 --> 00:37:06,281
- That has to be important.
- Well, I guess...
877
00:37:06,305 --> 00:37:07,448
It's important to the person
878
00:37:07,472 --> 00:37:08,950
who invented it.
879
00:37:08,974 --> 00:37:11,553
With this?
880
00:37:11,577 --> 00:37:12,954
What are you... what are you doing?
881
00:37:12,978 --> 00:37:14,589
I'm just giving this lady
a better shot.
882
00:37:18,617 --> 00:37:20,261
Here, why don't we, uh...?
883
00:37:20,285 --> 00:37:21,663
Let's take our own photo.
884
00:37:21,687 --> 00:37:23,064
An "ussie" if you will.
885
00:37:23,088 --> 00:37:25,033
Oh. Wait. Should I wear the hat? No?
886
00:37:25,057 --> 00:37:26,367
That's totally up to you.
887
00:37:26,391 --> 00:37:28,136
Tough call. All right,
I'm gonna do it.
888
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:29,437
Okay.
889
00:37:29,461 --> 00:37:31,645
Oh, yeah, worth it.
890
00:37:36,835 --> 00:37:38,213
Welcome, passengers.
891
00:37:38,237 --> 00:37:40,315
We're just about to begin
boarding for this afternoon's
892
00:37:40,339 --> 00:37:43,257
flight to Dulles
International Airport.
893
00:37:47,279 --> 00:37:49,591
Mr. Barnow, you were saying
you saw your efforts
894
00:37:49,615 --> 00:37:51,526
to cover up the death
of Senator Woodhouse
895
00:37:51,550 --> 00:37:53,061
as part of your duties
896
00:37:53,085 --> 00:37:55,930
as Elizabeth McCord's
campaign manager.
897
00:37:55,954 --> 00:37:57,866
- Senator...
- I thought that
898
00:37:57,890 --> 00:37:59,734
the death of Senator
Woodhouse was a situation
899
00:37:59,758 --> 00:38:01,389
I needed to manage,
because up to that point,
900
00:38:01,390 --> 00:38:02,868
I was operating under the assumption
901
00:38:02,892 --> 00:38:05,170
that nothing could be worse
for the McCord campaign
902
00:38:05,194 --> 00:38:08,740
than for this incredibly
powerful, effective
903
00:38:08,764 --> 00:38:11,810
Secretary of State to be seen
as a weak, vulnerable woman.
904
00:38:11,834 --> 00:38:14,479
Then we got to Burlington.
905
00:38:14,503 --> 00:38:18,216
Yeah, I want gender pay equity,
but I want more.
906
00:38:18,240 --> 00:38:20,919
I want a living wage
907
00:38:20,943 --> 00:38:22,821
for every working American.
908
00:38:22,845 --> 00:38:26,591
You know, my father-in-law
raised four kids
909
00:38:26,615 --> 00:38:28,593
on a steelworker's salary.
910
00:38:28,617 --> 00:38:30,529
That just wouldn't be possible today.
911
00:38:30,553 --> 00:38:32,397
But we will get there,
912
00:38:32,421 --> 00:38:34,800
because every American deserves that.
913
00:38:34,824 --> 00:38:37,075
Thank you for asking.
914
00:38:39,929 --> 00:38:42,874
Thank you.
915
00:38:42,898 --> 00:38:44,276
Hi, Secretary McCord.
916
00:38:44,300 --> 00:38:45,844
Ginny Matthews.
917
00:38:45,868 --> 00:38:47,078
Hi.
918
00:38:47,102 --> 00:38:49,414
Um...
919
00:38:49,438 --> 00:38:51,583
when I was 16, I got pregnant
920
00:38:51,607 --> 00:38:53,585
and dropped out of high school.
921
00:38:53,609 --> 00:38:55,854
Fortunately,
my mom made me get my GED,
922
00:38:55,878 --> 00:38:57,756
and then I went on to nursing school
923
00:38:57,780 --> 00:38:59,524
with the help of a few loans.
924
00:38:59,548 --> 00:39:02,060
Um... at the hospital where I worked,
925
00:39:02,084 --> 00:39:05,864
I saw pain medication
prescribed every day,
926
00:39:05,888 --> 00:39:09,401
and I saw...
what it did to people, so,
927
00:39:09,425 --> 00:39:13,472
a few years ago, when my husband
Howard had to have surgery,
928
00:39:13,496 --> 00:39:15,474
I told him,
929
00:39:15,498 --> 00:39:17,542
"Don't take that stuff."
930
00:39:17,566 --> 00:39:20,645
But he needed help
with the pain, and...
931
00:39:20,669 --> 00:39:22,954
that's what they gave him.
932
00:39:26,809 --> 00:39:29,354
Three years ago, I...
933
00:39:30,913 --> 00:39:34,593
...found him... dead from an overdose.
934
00:39:34,617 --> 00:39:36,461
Um...
935
00:39:36,485 --> 00:39:40,799
Without his salary, I couldn't
keep up with the mortgage, and
936
00:39:40,823 --> 00:39:42,801
last year, I lost my house.
937
00:39:42,825 --> 00:39:46,271
Now I stay with my daughter, but
she can barely afford groceries,
938
00:39:46,295 --> 00:39:48,840
much less medication
for her son's asthma.
939
00:39:48,864 --> 00:39:52,677
I'm not looking for a handout,
940
00:39:52,701 --> 00:39:55,814
and I'll admit when I screw up, but
941
00:39:55,838 --> 00:39:58,990
I got to tell you,
I'm asking myself, you know...
942
00:40:01,877 --> 00:40:03,722
...is this h...
943
00:40:03,746 --> 00:40:06,264
is this how...
how it's supposed to be?
944
00:40:15,891 --> 00:40:18,436
No.
945
00:40:18,460 --> 00:40:21,206
That's not how it's supposed to be.
946
00:40:33,742 --> 00:40:36,087
We all know what happened next.
947
00:40:36,111 --> 00:40:38,723
By morning, most of the
country had seen that video,
948
00:40:38,747 --> 00:40:41,226
and her polls shot up six points.
949
00:40:41,250 --> 00:40:44,262
Vulnerability wasn't her
weakness, it was her superpower.
950
00:40:44,286 --> 00:40:46,631
It was in that moment that I realized
951
00:40:46,655 --> 00:40:48,433
the old playbook meant nothing
anymore.
952
00:40:48,457 --> 00:40:51,236
It's also the moment I might
have believed in politics again.
953
00:40:51,260 --> 00:40:52,677
For, like, a day.
954
00:40:56,498 --> 00:40:58,176
I have the coroner's report
955
00:40:58,200 --> 00:40:59,911
from the Chief
Medical Examiner's office
956
00:40:59,935 --> 00:41:01,079
in Bangor, Maine.
957
00:41:01,103 --> 00:41:02,480
It lists the cause of death
958
00:41:02,504 --> 00:41:06,017
for Senator Woodhouse
as anoxia due to asphyxiation.
959
00:41:06,041 --> 00:41:07,652
Interestingly, the report
960
00:41:07,676 --> 00:41:10,855
declines to rule out foul play.
961
00:41:10,879 --> 00:41:12,490
Can I see that report, please?
962
00:41:12,514 --> 00:41:16,227
I'm sorry. What on
earth are you trying to imply?
963
00:41:16,251 --> 00:41:17,662
Not implying anything, Mr. Barnow.
964
00:41:17,686 --> 00:41:19,731
I'm laying out the facts
from your own testimony.
965
00:41:19,755 --> 00:41:21,066
You stated
966
00:41:21,090 --> 00:41:22,834
that the loss of Senator
Woodhouse's endorsement
967
00:41:22,858 --> 00:41:25,270
would have been a grave public
embarrassment to the candidate,
968
00:41:25,294 --> 00:41:26,738
one you said multiple times
969
00:41:26,762 --> 00:41:28,707
was your "number one priority"
to avoid.
970
00:41:28,731 --> 00:41:30,108
- Seriously?
- Senator, that is an outrageous
971
00:41:30,132 --> 00:41:31,343
accusation founded
on wild speculation.
972
00:41:31,367 --> 00:41:33,584
Are you accusing me of
murder? Are you insane?
973
00:41:34,470 --> 00:41:36,487
Why don't we call a quick recess?
974
00:41:40,376 --> 00:41:42,754
Are you redecorating?
975
00:41:42,778 --> 00:41:45,323
We cleared things out
for pitching practice.
976
00:41:45,347 --> 00:41:47,058
We're gonna put it all back tomorrow.
977
00:41:47,082 --> 00:41:48,593
Really?
978
00:41:48,617 --> 00:41:50,929
I was kind of hoping
for a driving range.
979
00:41:50,953 --> 00:41:53,231
Well, here's to a bump
in the approval rating.
980
00:41:53,255 --> 00:41:56,434
All I had to do was publicly
admit I made a mistake.
981
00:41:56,458 --> 00:41:57,869
I wouldn't say
982
00:41:57,893 --> 00:41:59,371
the gas tax was a mistake.
983
00:41:59,395 --> 00:42:00,905
That pitch didn't hurt, either.
984
00:42:00,929 --> 00:42:02,941
Did I hear Scotch?
985
00:42:02,965 --> 00:42:04,576
There are dumplings, too.
986
00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:06,751
Best dorm party ever.
987
00:42:08,303 --> 00:42:11,055
So... how were the hearings?
988
00:42:12,007 --> 00:42:15,053
I can ask now that it's over.
989
00:42:15,077 --> 00:42:17,862
Anything but.
990
00:42:19,014 --> 00:42:20,291
Forget the Iran hack.
991
00:42:20,315 --> 00:42:21,785
They are looking into everything.
992
00:42:23,118 --> 00:42:24,863
And if they can't find it,
993
00:42:24,887 --> 00:42:26,470
they will find it anyway.
994
00:42:28,023 --> 00:42:30,001
So,
995
00:42:30,025 --> 00:42:32,777
it's war.
996
00:42:34,034 --> 00:42:40,184
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