1 00:00:19,777 --> 00:00:23,090 NSA reports easing of hostile chatter inside VAJA, 2 00:00:23,114 --> 00:00:26,260 so the Eli Volk incident is in the rearview for now, 3 00:00:26,284 --> 00:00:28,762 though noise continues over Reza Mousavi's detention 4 00:00:28,786 --> 00:00:30,764 and ongoing sanctions. 5 00:00:30,788 --> 00:00:35,235 Finally, ma'am, DIA reports that a Chinese light frigate warship 6 00:00:35,259 --> 00:00:37,938 fired warning shots at a Russian-flagged oil tanker 7 00:00:37,962 --> 00:00:39,406 in the South China Sea, 8 00:00:39,430 --> 00:00:40,774 forcing it to reroute away 9 00:00:40,798 --> 00:00:43,076 from internationally recognized shipping lanes. 10 00:00:43,100 --> 00:00:45,012 As established by the Singapore Interchange you negotiated 11 00:00:45,036 --> 00:00:47,347 less than four years ago, ma'am. 12 00:00:47,371 --> 00:00:49,917 But since Russia wasn't part of the accord, they... 13 00:00:49,941 --> 00:00:53,420 Moscow has been working with Vietnam to exploit 14 00:00:53,444 --> 00:00:56,390 disputed oil and natural gas rights. 15 00:00:56,414 --> 00:00:59,593 So Beijing seized on a-a political gray area 16 00:00:59,617 --> 00:01:01,094 to give the Heisman to Russia's efforts? 17 00:01:01,118 --> 00:01:02,696 - Not exactly shocking. - True. 18 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,532 But recent surveillance photos show an alarming buildup 19 00:01:05,556 --> 00:01:10,637 of Chinese military personnel on one island in particular. 20 00:01:10,661 --> 00:01:11,972 Hainan Dao. 21 00:01:11,996 --> 00:01:13,707 Well, even naming it breaks the spirit, 22 00:01:13,731 --> 00:01:15,509 if not the letter, of the treaty. 23 00:01:15,533 --> 00:01:18,412 - Thank you. - So, basically, 24 00:01:18,436 --> 00:01:20,948 just another beautiful day in the neighborhood. 25 00:01:22,607 --> 00:01:25,352 Ellen, when was our last naval flyby 26 00:01:25,376 --> 00:01:27,254 - near Hainan Dao? - Couple of weeks ago. 27 00:01:27,278 --> 00:01:31,258 We usually go for one a month, keep them honest. 28 00:01:31,282 --> 00:01:33,927 Let's move the next one up. Soon as possible. 29 00:01:33,951 --> 00:01:35,963 I don't want Beijing getting comfortable 30 00:01:35,987 --> 00:01:38,198 bullying other countries in international waters. 31 00:01:38,222 --> 00:01:40,634 Yes, ma'am. 32 00:01:40,658 --> 00:01:42,308 Look, I... 33 00:01:43,828 --> 00:01:49,209 I know that the impeachment hearing is on everybody's mind. 34 00:01:49,233 --> 00:01:52,112 I've been going about business as usual 35 00:01:52,136 --> 00:01:55,048 because I do truly believe 36 00:01:55,072 --> 00:01:57,651 that it is best for U.S. interests here 37 00:01:57,675 --> 00:01:59,152 and abroad. 38 00:01:59,176 --> 00:02:02,823 Anybody disagrees or has any concerns, 39 00:02:02,847 --> 00:02:04,864 I'm all ears. 40 00:02:07,418 --> 00:02:09,396 Okay. Thank you, everyone. 41 00:02:09,420 --> 00:02:11,271 Thank you, ma'am. 42 00:02:16,527 --> 00:02:17,871 So... 43 00:02:17,895 --> 00:02:20,140 House Judiciary just scheduled your appearance 44 00:02:20,164 --> 00:02:22,809 before the committee. 45 00:02:22,833 --> 00:02:24,144 Day after tomorrow. 46 00:02:24,168 --> 00:02:25,679 - Good. - Not good. 47 00:02:25,703 --> 00:02:27,781 Bad. Apocalyptically bad. 48 00:02:27,805 --> 00:02:30,384 Hanson's out there whipping the press into a lather 49 00:02:30,408 --> 00:02:31,785 over you wagging the dog with Iran 50 00:02:31,809 --> 00:02:33,487 and collusion and nepotism 51 00:02:33,511 --> 00:02:36,023 and, I don't know, sorcery and cannibalism. 52 00:02:36,047 --> 00:02:38,425 Your numbers are eroding by the hour and you're about 53 00:02:38,449 --> 00:02:40,994 - to step into the Star Chamber. - I know, Mike. 54 00:02:41,018 --> 00:02:43,200 Then do something about it. You're losing the public. 55 00:02:43,201 --> 00:02:45,165 Use the bully pulpit 56 00:02:45,189 --> 00:02:46,333 to bully the crap out of them. 57 00:02:46,357 --> 00:02:48,235 Congress has the right to investigate. 58 00:02:48,259 --> 00:02:50,370 Not to defame. Not to lie. Not to attack... 59 00:02:50,394 --> 00:02:52,806 You show me where in the Constitution it says they don't. 60 00:02:52,830 --> 00:02:54,908 I am not going to attack Congress, 61 00:02:54,932 --> 00:02:58,378 no matter how much I deplore Hanson 62 00:02:58,402 --> 00:03:00,247 and Canning's tactics. 63 00:03:00,271 --> 00:03:02,816 - How's the whip count? - Not good. 64 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,053 If the House voted today, they'd have impeachment by two votes. 65 00:03:06,077 --> 00:03:09,189 And the Senate will convict, making you the first president 66 00:03:09,213 --> 00:03:11,592 to be removed from office. 67 00:03:11,616 --> 00:03:13,193 Hell, even Congressman Weenie 68 00:03:13,217 --> 00:03:15,429 - is sitting this one out. - Yeah, what about Heeney? 69 00:03:15,453 --> 00:03:18,065 You know? We ever figure out why he's being so timid? 70 00:03:18,089 --> 00:03:20,734 He's quoted in the Chronicle piece saying he's simply 71 00:03:20,758 --> 00:03:23,236 "acceding to the chairman and his Article One duty." 72 00:03:23,260 --> 00:03:24,571 Which makes me think 73 00:03:24,595 --> 00:03:28,241 Canning or Hanson or one of their stooges 74 00:03:28,265 --> 00:03:30,110 has something on the good congressman. 75 00:03:30,134 --> 00:03:31,578 I could get into it. 76 00:03:31,602 --> 00:03:32,946 Russell, 77 00:03:32,970 --> 00:03:35,816 - what's next? - Uh, NEC roundtable 78 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,718 in the Roosevelt Room. 79 00:03:37,742 --> 00:03:39,225 Okay. 80 00:03:47,485 --> 00:03:49,463 There's leftover tempeh tacos. 81 00:03:49,487 --> 00:03:51,798 Well, they're not really tacos. They're... 82 00:03:51,822 --> 00:03:54,668 uh, just these shell-like things and... 83 00:03:54,692 --> 00:03:56,970 Gee, when you put it like that... 84 00:03:56,994 --> 00:03:58,305 - You want to come up? - No. 85 00:03:58,329 --> 00:04:00,140 Kind of want to stay here 86 00:04:00,164 --> 00:04:02,142 while I still can. 87 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:03,610 You want company? 88 00:04:03,634 --> 00:04:05,118 Yeah. 89 00:04:08,506 --> 00:04:12,853 I know that this is hard on you, too. 90 00:04:12,877 --> 00:04:15,355 Well, only when I see them go after you. 91 00:04:15,379 --> 00:04:17,157 Politics ain't beanbag. 92 00:04:17,181 --> 00:04:20,133 Yeah, but it ain't supposed to be The Hunger Games, either. 93 00:04:21,652 --> 00:04:23,964 Go home, Blake! 94 00:04:23,988 --> 00:04:26,433 Not while you're still here, ma'am! 95 00:04:26,457 --> 00:04:28,435 I am still here, 96 00:04:28,459 --> 00:04:30,070 aren't I? 97 00:04:30,094 --> 00:04:31,304 Yeah, it would seem so. 98 00:04:31,328 --> 00:04:33,640 You know, I once read that you can effect more change 99 00:04:33,664 --> 00:04:36,543 in a day as president than you can 100 00:04:36,567 --> 00:04:38,078 for the rest of your life after you leave office. 101 00:04:38,102 --> 00:04:40,347 I believe that. 102 00:04:40,371 --> 00:04:42,382 So, let's make a bucket list. 103 00:04:42,406 --> 00:04:46,319 E-Everything that we want to do... 104 00:04:46,343 --> 00:04:49,289 before we leave here. 105 00:04:49,313 --> 00:04:52,192 Okay... oh, oh. I've always wanted to... 106 00:04:52,216 --> 00:04:54,027 sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom. 107 00:04:54,051 --> 00:04:56,196 - Does that count? - Okay, yeah. 108 00:04:56,220 --> 00:04:58,699 - Yeah. - Not that it's gonna effect any change... 109 00:04:58,723 --> 00:05:00,200 It will for us. 110 00:05:00,224 --> 00:05:02,369 - Tonight. - Mm-hmm. 111 00:05:02,393 --> 00:05:06,339 I have always wanted to answer calls 112 00:05:06,363 --> 00:05:08,375 at the White House switchboard. 113 00:05:08,399 --> 00:05:10,143 There's a switchboard? 114 00:05:10,167 --> 00:05:11,478 I don't know. 115 00:05:11,502 --> 00:05:14,915 Where the calls come in. I want to take calls. 116 00:05:14,939 --> 00:05:17,150 Gun control? Can... I mean, is that too big? 117 00:05:17,174 --> 00:05:18,318 No. 118 00:05:18,342 --> 00:05:19,720 Are you kidding? It's our list. 119 00:05:19,744 --> 00:05:21,121 We can do whatever we want. 120 00:05:21,145 --> 00:05:23,490 - What else? - Hi. 121 00:05:23,514 --> 00:05:24,558 ELIZABETH and HENRY: Hey. 122 00:05:24,582 --> 00:05:26,226 Blake told me you guys were in here. 123 00:05:26,250 --> 00:05:27,828 I hope I'm not interrupting anything. 124 00:05:27,852 --> 00:05:29,930 No, no, it's... 125 00:05:29,954 --> 00:05:32,265 - You okay, sweetie? - Yeah. 126 00:05:32,289 --> 00:05:33,433 - Yeah? - Uh, yeah. 127 00:05:33,457 --> 00:05:35,769 I'm pretty great, actually. 128 00:05:35,793 --> 00:05:37,704 Sorry. With everything going on, I know that's not really... 129 00:05:37,728 --> 00:05:39,039 Oh, come on. 130 00:05:39,063 --> 00:05:43,043 Listen, we could use a little "pretty great." 131 00:05:43,067 --> 00:05:44,211 What do you got? 132 00:05:44,235 --> 00:05:48,081 Okay, um, so it was kind of a bumpy start. 133 00:05:48,105 --> 00:05:51,952 But things with Dmitri are, like, really wonderful. 134 00:05:51,976 --> 00:05:54,354 I'm not sure if I've ever been happier. 135 00:05:54,378 --> 00:05:56,523 - You deserve it. - Well, that's a nice piece... 136 00:05:56,547 --> 00:05:58,358 - Thanks. - ...of pretty great right there. 137 00:05:58,382 --> 00:06:00,327 Yeah, we're, like, making plans... 138 00:06:00,351 --> 00:06:01,995 playfully... but, you know, 139 00:06:02,019 --> 00:06:04,498 what are we gonna be doing in a few years, like, ten years, 140 00:06:04,522 --> 00:06:06,266 and where we want to live 141 00:06:06,290 --> 00:06:07,901 and how many kids and... 142 00:06:07,925 --> 00:06:09,375 Where and how many? 143 00:06:10,261 --> 00:06:11,371 - Keep going. - Okay. 144 00:06:11,395 --> 00:06:13,874 But it's just that... 145 00:06:13,898 --> 00:06:15,976 we-we know that we want to be together. 146 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,978 It's just, I'm-I'm worried. 147 00:06:18,002 --> 00:06:20,113 I think he might be afraid to take it 148 00:06:20,137 --> 00:06:23,433 - to the next level, like, to propose. - Oh. 149 00:06:23,457 --> 00:06:25,452 Just, everything that happened, like, in my testimony. 150 00:06:25,476 --> 00:06:27,020 I just feel like there's a moment for these things, 151 00:06:27,044 --> 00:06:28,088 and I-I really, I don't want us 152 00:06:28,112 --> 00:06:30,624 to miss our moment. So, 153 00:06:30,648 --> 00:06:35,101 - I am gonna propose to him. - Oh! 154 00:06:35,125 --> 00:06:36,596 Oh, my God! 155 00:06:36,620 --> 00:06:37,931 - Is that crazy? - Oh... 156 00:06:37,955 --> 00:06:39,933 - No, it's not crazy. - Stevie. Oh, mwah. 157 00:06:39,957 --> 00:06:41,101 Look at where we are! 158 00:06:41,125 --> 00:06:43,203 - Yeah, girl power central here. - Oh... 159 00:06:43,227 --> 00:06:45,105 But if it's gonna mess up your lives... This is what I wanted 160 00:06:45,129 --> 00:06:46,473 to talk to you about. I don't want to... 161 00:06:46,497 --> 00:06:48,942 Stevie, listen, don't ever postpone your life 162 00:06:48,966 --> 00:06:51,878 - over political noise or anything else. - Yeah. Hear, hear. 163 00:06:51,902 --> 00:06:54,247 - Got it. - Now-now, c-come on. Tell us the details. 164 00:06:54,271 --> 00:06:55,749 Oh... Come on. Just... How you gonna do it? 165 00:06:55,773 --> 00:06:57,284 - No, no. She's right. - W-We won't... ask. You know. 166 00:06:57,308 --> 00:06:59,319 B-But how and when? But... yeah. 167 00:06:59,343 --> 00:07:00,921 Okay, you guys are talking so loudly, 168 00:07:00,945 --> 00:07:02,189 and I... can I just hear this part, please? 169 00:07:02,213 --> 00:07:03,523 - Yes. Okay. - Okay. 170 00:07:03,547 --> 00:07:05,859 Um, so the day after tomorrow... 171 00:07:05,883 --> 00:07:08,128 Uh, you guys know that Chinese restaurant, Hong Kong Garden? 172 00:07:08,152 --> 00:07:09,974 Oh, the one in Dupont Circle, or the other one? 173 00:07:09,975 --> 00:07:10,822 Okay. 174 00:07:10,846 --> 00:07:12,866 Dupont, yeah. Um, so they have, like, these, uh, 175 00:07:12,890 --> 00:07:14,734 personalized, um, fortune cookies. 176 00:07:14,758 --> 00:07:18,505 So I'm going to have them plant the proposal 177 00:07:18,529 --> 00:07:19,973 in the fortune cookie. 178 00:07:19,997 --> 00:07:21,875 - That's genius. - That's great. 179 00:07:21,899 --> 00:07:25,345 Just proofread it before they stick it in the cookie. 180 00:07:25,369 --> 00:07:28,014 Yeah, good call there, Elibet. 181 00:07:28,038 --> 00:07:30,517 That's a reference to a skywriting proposal. 182 00:07:30,541 --> 00:07:32,619 See, this is why they have assistants. 183 00:07:32,643 --> 00:07:35,388 Hey, why don't you, um, bring Dmitri over here after 184 00:07:35,412 --> 00:07:37,657 and we can have a champagne toast? 185 00:07:37,681 --> 00:07:39,159 Yeah. I will. 186 00:07:39,183 --> 00:07:40,327 Thanks. 187 00:07:40,351 --> 00:07:41,428 - Aw. - I'm so excited. 188 00:07:43,087 --> 00:07:44,731 Oh, we're excited for you. 189 00:07:44,755 --> 00:07:46,466 - And grandkids. - Just... 190 00:07:46,490 --> 00:07:48,134 - Just give her... - She brought it up. 191 00:07:48,158 --> 00:07:50,003 Slow down, Mom. 192 00:07:50,027 --> 00:07:51,872 - Well, you're the one who brought it up. - She's not even married yet. 193 00:07:51,896 --> 00:07:53,807 Good night. 194 00:07:53,831 --> 00:07:56,643 Speaking of up. That's where I'm going. 195 00:07:56,667 --> 00:07:58,645 Come on. Go home, Blake. 196 00:07:58,669 --> 00:08:01,281 Okay. Uh, congratulation... um... 197 00:08:01,305 --> 00:08:04,484 Almost congratulations, Dr. McCord, Madam President. 198 00:08:06,377 --> 00:08:08,154 Stevie's wedding. 199 00:08:08,178 --> 00:08:10,957 Lincoln Bedroom. 200 00:08:10,981 --> 00:08:12,058 - Let's go. - Rawr. 201 00:08:13,250 --> 00:08:14,561 Let's push 202 00:08:14,585 --> 00:08:16,396 the DPC meeting. 203 00:08:16,420 --> 00:08:19,399 No point improving the aqueducts while Rome burns. 204 00:08:19,423 --> 00:08:21,401 Ha! Good morning. 205 00:08:21,425 --> 00:08:23,637 - Hey. - Rome burning again? 206 00:08:23,661 --> 00:08:25,805 I'm sorry, am... I late? 207 00:08:25,829 --> 00:08:28,074 Nope. No, I'm just... 208 00:08:28,098 --> 00:08:29,209 Carpe diem, you know? 209 00:08:29,233 --> 00:08:30,944 Which, as Henry pointed out, 210 00:08:30,968 --> 00:08:33,480 is part of a longer phrase. 211 00:08:33,504 --> 00:08:36,016 Carpe diem, quam minimum 212 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:37,384 credula postero. 213 00:08:37,408 --> 00:08:38,885 It means, 214 00:08:38,909 --> 00:08:40,320 "Seize the day, 215 00:08:40,344 --> 00:08:42,188 put very little trust in tomorrow," which... 216 00:08:42,212 --> 00:08:43,690 You can see how that might speak to me. 217 00:08:43,714 --> 00:08:46,326 - I think it's beautiful. - Right? 218 00:08:46,350 --> 00:08:49,663 So I made a to-do list for today. 219 00:08:49,687 --> 00:08:51,665 Oh. 220 00:08:51,689 --> 00:08:53,867 - South China Sea. - What about it? 221 00:08:53,891 --> 00:08:55,035 Fix it. 222 00:08:55,059 --> 00:08:57,604 After the dustup between China and Russia, 223 00:08:57,628 --> 00:09:00,140 why not revisit the Singapore Interchange? 224 00:09:00,164 --> 00:09:02,108 We can address all outstanding issues 225 00:09:02,132 --> 00:09:05,512 and finally bring peace and stability to the region. 226 00:09:05,536 --> 00:09:07,547 - Is that all? - Ha! No. 227 00:09:07,571 --> 00:09:08,982 That is very... Do you really want 228 00:09:09,006 --> 00:09:11,084 to take on one of the most intractable problems 229 00:09:11,108 --> 00:09:15,155 in the world while your head is on the chopping block? 230 00:09:15,179 --> 00:09:17,857 Yep. Have Susan get into it with Chen and Avdonin. 231 00:09:17,881 --> 00:09:20,860 And then I want to get serious about carbon reduction. 232 00:09:20,884 --> 00:09:25,031 - Uh-huh. - And expanding health care rolls. 233 00:09:25,055 --> 00:09:27,659 - Okay. - And... ah, ugh... gun control. 234 00:09:27,683 --> 00:09:28,498 Mm-hmm. 235 00:09:28,499 --> 00:09:30,303 Why not just do world peace while you're at it? 236 00:09:30,327 --> 00:09:33,073 That's the spirit. What the hell? Write that down. 237 00:09:33,097 --> 00:09:34,474 World peace. Got it. 238 00:09:34,498 --> 00:09:35,709 You do... 239 00:09:35,733 --> 00:09:38,712 you do realize you need Congress at your back, 240 00:09:38,736 --> 00:09:41,081 not actively trying to bury you, 241 00:09:41,105 --> 00:09:42,716 in order to get anything done. 242 00:09:42,740 --> 00:09:44,284 Russell, if I hunker down, 243 00:09:44,308 --> 00:09:46,619 aren't I just burying myself? 244 00:09:46,643 --> 00:09:48,288 All due respect, y-you did pass 245 00:09:48,312 --> 00:09:50,023 - ESI and-and... - Yes! 246 00:09:50,047 --> 00:09:52,149 ...the VA Mental Health Modernization Act... 247 00:09:52,173 --> 00:09:53,183 Yes. 248 00:09:53,184 --> 00:09:55,328 ...the free trade agreement with South Korea. 249 00:09:55,352 --> 00:09:58,398 It's true. So, I want to push forward 250 00:09:58,422 --> 00:10:00,367 while they try to stop me. 251 00:10:00,391 --> 00:10:01,534 Good morning, Madam President. 252 00:10:01,558 --> 00:10:03,136 Carpe diem, Blake. 253 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,839 Quam minimum credula postero. 254 00:10:05,863 --> 00:10:07,680 Yes, ma'am. 256 00:10:24,222 --> 00:10:27,869 Dr. McCord, Dmitri Petrov is a little early for your 3:00. 257 00:10:27,870 --> 00:10:29,848 Oh, uh, thanks. Great. Send him in. 258 00:10:29,872 --> 00:10:32,250 Right this way, Mr. Petrov. 259 00:10:32,274 --> 00:10:34,733 Hey, there he is. Wow, looking sharp. 260 00:10:34,734 --> 00:10:36,512 Hey. Thanks for making the time. 261 00:10:36,536 --> 00:10:37,780 Oh, of course. Any time. 262 00:10:37,804 --> 00:10:39,282 I've got a lot of ideas for you. 263 00:10:39,306 --> 00:10:41,350 Well, I hope you didn't spend too much time 264 00:10:41,374 --> 00:10:42,685 thinking about my future prospects 265 00:10:42,709 --> 00:10:44,020 because that was a ruse. 266 00:10:44,044 --> 00:10:45,621 Really? 267 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:47,197 Forgive me, I'm a little nervous. 268 00:10:47,198 --> 00:10:48,934 You know Stevie and I have been back together 269 00:10:48,935 --> 00:10:49,979 - for a while now. - I do. 270 00:10:50,003 --> 00:10:51,046 I think it's great. 271 00:10:51,070 --> 00:10:52,314 I'm very relieved to hear that. 272 00:10:52,338 --> 00:10:55,251 Because, with your permission... 273 00:10:55,275 --> 00:10:57,052 I want to ask Stephanie to marry me. 274 00:10:57,076 --> 00:10:58,354 Oh, my God! 275 00:10:58,378 --> 00:11:01,323 Wow, wow... 276 00:11:01,347 --> 00:11:03,025 Yes, yeah, uh, yes. 277 00:11:03,049 --> 00:11:05,828 But you don't have to ask me. 278 00:11:05,852 --> 00:11:07,663 Oh, I should ask the president, too? 279 00:11:07,687 --> 00:11:09,932 No, no, I just mean... well, neither of us. 280 00:11:09,956 --> 00:11:12,268 Stevie's an adult, uh, 281 00:11:12,292 --> 00:11:14,125 but I appreciate the sentiment, 282 00:11:14,126 --> 00:11:15,136 given our past. 283 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:16,304 Yeah, thanks. 284 00:11:16,328 --> 00:11:17,806 I wasn't sure with the whole investigation 285 00:11:17,830 --> 00:11:21,476 if maybe you'd want me to wait or just disappear altogether. 286 00:11:21,500 --> 00:11:23,845 Nonsense, life goes on despite politics. 287 00:11:23,869 --> 00:11:27,348 Although I can't make any guarantees about Stevie. 288 00:11:27,372 --> 00:11:28,416 Oh, of course not. 289 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:29,651 That's on me. 290 00:11:29,675 --> 00:11:31,452 So, if you don't mind me asking, 291 00:11:31,476 --> 00:11:32,854 when were you gonna pop the question? 292 00:11:32,878 --> 00:11:34,489 Tomorrow night. 293 00:11:34,513 --> 00:11:35,857 Yeah, we're going out for Chinese food, and then... 294 00:11:35,881 --> 00:11:37,358 Uh-huh... after that, I booked 295 00:11:37,382 --> 00:11:39,227 a private cruise on the Potomac. 296 00:11:39,251 --> 00:11:41,262 - So, after dinner? - Yeah. 297 00:11:41,286 --> 00:11:42,630 Yeah, she has no idea. 298 00:11:42,654 --> 00:11:45,033 You're secret's safe with me. 299 00:11:45,057 --> 00:11:47,300 But I don't understand 300 00:11:47,301 --> 00:11:49,913 why I have to take time out of my schedule 301 00:11:49,937 --> 00:11:51,815 to practice telling the truth. 302 00:11:51,839 --> 00:11:53,817 Because I'm gonna be the counsel of record at your side. 303 00:11:53,841 --> 00:11:55,786 You only get one chance not to screw up your testimony 304 00:11:55,810 --> 00:11:56,854 and making me look bad. 305 00:11:56,878 --> 00:11:57,888 Okay, okay. 306 00:11:57,912 --> 00:11:59,056 Where are we on the list? 307 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:00,324 The EPA is putting together a package 308 00:12:00,348 --> 00:12:01,625 of new carbon-reducing measures 309 00:12:01,649 --> 00:12:02,993 to present to Congress. 310 00:12:03,017 --> 00:12:04,628 Good, sounds like a good start. 311 00:12:04,652 --> 00:12:05,863 Yeah, what's next? 312 00:12:05,887 --> 00:12:08,065 I will have drafts by end of the day of a bill 313 00:12:08,089 --> 00:12:10,767 to ban assault weapons and an executive order 314 00:12:10,791 --> 00:12:12,803 directing NIH to research gun violence 315 00:12:12,827 --> 00:12:14,605 as a public health crisis. 316 00:12:14,629 --> 00:12:15,873 - Excellent. - Oh, crap! 317 00:12:15,897 --> 00:12:17,094 - What? - My cavity-search 318 00:12:17,095 --> 00:12:19,740 of Congressman Heeney's entire life turned up bupkis. 319 00:12:19,764 --> 00:12:21,876 I mean, detention in the third grade for fighting, 320 00:12:21,900 --> 00:12:23,511 but he was defending some poor dweeb 321 00:12:23,535 --> 00:12:25,413 who was jumped by a gang of fifth-graders. 322 00:12:25,437 --> 00:12:27,214 Damn yinzer's a saint like his father before him. 323 00:12:27,238 --> 00:12:29,116 - Wait, Heeney is from Pittsburg? - Yeah. 324 00:12:29,140 --> 00:12:30,885 He and his dad have been clinging to that seat 325 00:12:30,909 --> 00:12:32,753 so long, Pittsburgh's gonna name a barnacle after them. 326 00:12:32,777 --> 00:12:33,921 - Huh. - What? 327 00:12:33,945 --> 00:12:35,589 Is that good? 328 00:12:35,613 --> 00:12:37,158 Could be. 329 00:12:37,182 --> 00:12:38,225 Hey, handsome. 330 00:12:38,249 --> 00:12:41,462 You going for a world record? 331 00:12:41,486 --> 00:12:43,397 I have 11 seconds left. 332 00:12:43,421 --> 00:12:45,099 Hey, listen, I got your text... 333 00:12:45,123 --> 00:12:48,436 and I am dying to hear all about the Dmitri thing, 334 00:12:48,460 --> 00:12:50,538 but did you know... 335 00:12:50,562 --> 00:12:53,374 that Congressman Heeney is from Pittsburgh? 336 00:12:53,398 --> 00:12:56,777 Yes, I-I-I knew his old man a little bit 337 00:12:56,801 --> 00:12:57,812 when I was a kid. 338 00:12:57,836 --> 00:12:59,213 How did I not know that? 339 00:12:59,237 --> 00:13:00,581 I didn't know him that well. 340 00:13:00,605 --> 00:13:01,916 I certainly didn't know Junior. 341 00:13:01,940 --> 00:13:04,018 Back in the day, my dad organized his chapter 342 00:13:04,042 --> 00:13:06,187 to phone bank and door-knock for Heeney Sr. 343 00:13:06,211 --> 00:13:07,855 Well, how do you feel about exploiting 344 00:13:07,879 --> 00:13:09,490 that paternal connection 345 00:13:09,514 --> 00:13:13,427 to suss out Heeney Jr.'s acquiescence to Canning? 346 00:13:13,451 --> 00:13:14,895 Thought you didn't want to play politics. 347 00:13:14,919 --> 00:13:17,298 Well, I don't. 348 00:13:17,322 --> 00:13:19,767 But I also don't want to go whistling to the guillotine. 349 00:13:19,791 --> 00:13:21,802 That's Mike's metaphor. 350 00:13:21,826 --> 00:13:24,138 Uh, listen, I'd be happy to reach out to the congressman. 351 00:13:24,162 --> 00:13:25,739 We can reminisce about... I don't know... 352 00:13:25,763 --> 00:13:28,476 our dads and when he used to support you. 353 00:13:28,500 --> 00:13:29,743 Thank you. 354 00:13:29,767 --> 00:13:32,646 So, what about Dmitri's French farce?! 355 00:13:32,670 --> 00:13:34,882 So I completely forgot 356 00:13:34,906 --> 00:13:36,217 we had this meeting on the books. 357 00:13:36,241 --> 00:13:38,619 Is he really propose tomorrow night, really?! 358 00:13:38,643 --> 00:13:39,787 After the dinner 359 00:13:39,811 --> 00:13:41,622 when Stevie is proposing to him. 360 00:13:41,646 --> 00:13:43,657 He even mentioned going out for Chinese food. 361 00:13:43,681 --> 00:13:45,226 Should we warn her? I mean, just in case 362 00:13:45,250 --> 00:13:48,429 she wants to give him a chance to propose first? 363 00:13:48,453 --> 00:13:51,398 And betray the confidence of our future son-in-law 364 00:13:51,422 --> 00:13:52,500 before they're even engaged? 365 00:13:52,524 --> 00:13:55,002 Oh, very good point. 366 00:13:55,026 --> 00:13:57,138 Truman Balcony tonight. 367 00:14:04,802 --> 00:14:05,880 Congressman Heeney is here, sir. 368 00:14:05,904 --> 00:14:06,914 Oh, great. Thanks. 369 00:14:06,938 --> 00:14:08,782 - Good morning, Dr. McCord. - Hi. 370 00:14:08,806 --> 00:14:10,784 It's not every day I get invited to the White House. 371 00:14:10,808 --> 00:14:11,886 Ah, well, welcome. 372 00:14:11,910 --> 00:14:14,421 I still can't believe that I live here. 373 00:14:14,445 --> 00:14:15,489 - Yeah. - Please, have a seat. 374 00:14:15,513 --> 00:14:17,725 Thank you. 375 00:14:17,749 --> 00:14:19,793 Uh, your dad was a union organizer, I believe. 376 00:14:19,817 --> 00:14:21,328 - I think you knew my old man? - Yeah. 377 00:14:21,352 --> 00:14:25,266 In fact... I remember your dad being at my house 378 00:14:25,290 --> 00:14:28,169 on more than a few rye-soaked evenings and them getting 379 00:14:28,193 --> 00:14:31,605 into it over negotiations with USW and steelmakers. 380 00:14:31,629 --> 00:14:33,774 Even when they agreed, it sounded like fighting. 381 00:14:33,798 --> 00:14:35,342 Mm. "If you work hard, 382 00:14:35,366 --> 00:14:36,977 "you should be able to earn a decent wage. 383 00:14:37,001 --> 00:14:38,646 Make a good life for your family." 384 00:14:38,670 --> 00:14:40,781 Our old men were in the fight every day. 385 00:14:40,805 --> 00:14:42,283 And here we are. 386 00:14:42,307 --> 00:14:44,418 - Yeah. - Different time. 387 00:14:44,442 --> 00:14:45,786 But still in it. 388 00:14:45,810 --> 00:14:48,756 So, I understand your camp was, uh, disappointed 389 00:14:48,780 --> 00:14:50,558 I didn't run interference for you 390 00:14:50,582 --> 00:14:52,059 and your daughter at the hearings. 391 00:14:52,083 --> 00:14:53,627 Well, we weren't looking for interference... we were just 392 00:14:53,651 --> 00:14:55,062 hoping you would speak up when Chairman Canning 393 00:14:55,086 --> 00:14:57,598 made unsubstantiated charges. 394 00:14:57,622 --> 00:14:59,166 Well, the committee has to investigate before we can 395 00:14:59,190 --> 00:15:01,302 determine what was unsubstantiated and what wasn't. 396 00:15:01,326 --> 00:15:02,469 I appreciate that. 397 00:15:02,493 --> 00:15:04,805 But Canning is making baseless accusations 398 00:15:04,829 --> 00:15:07,641 through innuendo and conjecture. 399 00:15:07,665 --> 00:15:09,843 And trying to manipulate public opinion 400 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:13,147 to exact a political price before the investigations 401 00:15:13,171 --> 00:15:15,983 turned anything up. I-I was just surprised that 402 00:15:16,007 --> 00:15:18,686 someone with your background would let that happen. 403 00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:20,087 I'm sorry you feel that way. 404 00:15:20,111 --> 00:15:22,289 But one yinzer to another, 405 00:15:22,313 --> 00:15:24,858 my dad also taught me that political survival 406 00:15:24,882 --> 00:15:26,393 is about relevance. 407 00:15:26,417 --> 00:15:28,729 Sometimes it doesn't make any sense 408 00:15:28,753 --> 00:15:31,632 to throw yourself in front of a train you can't stop. 409 00:15:31,656 --> 00:15:34,501 So, letting Canning steamroll the administration 410 00:15:34,525 --> 00:15:37,438 and the truth is about political expediency 411 00:15:37,462 --> 00:15:38,706 and self-preservation? 412 00:15:38,730 --> 00:15:40,674 I didn't come here for a lecture. 413 00:15:40,698 --> 00:15:43,544 Administrations come and they go. 414 00:15:43,568 --> 00:15:45,579 My dad and I have been protecting workers' rights 415 00:15:45,603 --> 00:15:47,181 in Pittsburgh for 60 years. 416 00:15:47,205 --> 00:15:49,216 And I intend to continue doing so 417 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,619 when the next administration takes over. 418 00:15:51,643 --> 00:15:53,254 And the one after that. 419 00:15:53,278 --> 00:15:56,023 "He who ignores public injustice 420 00:15:56,047 --> 00:15:58,025 welcomes it into his house." 421 00:15:58,049 --> 00:15:59,493 You can quote scripture all you want. 422 00:15:59,517 --> 00:16:01,028 I have to be practical. 423 00:16:01,052 --> 00:16:03,764 That's not scripture, Congressman. 424 00:16:03,788 --> 00:16:05,739 It's your father. 425 00:16:26,222 --> 00:16:28,167 Democracy works only 426 00:16:28,191 --> 00:16:29,935 when government is held accountable. 427 00:16:29,959 --> 00:16:31,604 To that end, for the past 428 00:16:31,628 --> 00:16:34,340 two months my administration 429 00:16:34,364 --> 00:16:37,943 has promptly responded to numerous document requests 430 00:16:37,967 --> 00:16:39,812 and interrogatories. 431 00:16:39,836 --> 00:16:43,549 I have made my staff unconditionally available 432 00:16:43,573 --> 00:16:47,153 for interviews with the Senate Intelligence Committee. 433 00:16:47,177 --> 00:16:49,955 My executive assistant did not oppose 434 00:16:49,979 --> 00:16:53,392 an FBI warrant served on his premises. 435 00:16:53,416 --> 00:16:55,661 And both my own husband and my daughter 436 00:16:55,685 --> 00:16:57,463 have appeared for extensive questioning 437 00:16:57,487 --> 00:16:58,898 before this committee. 438 00:16:58,922 --> 00:17:00,866 And I now sit here, 439 00:17:00,890 --> 00:17:02,835 against the advice of counsel, 440 00:17:02,859 --> 00:17:04,136 to answer questions 441 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,572 in a proceeding whose sole aim 442 00:17:06,596 --> 00:17:08,541 is to oust me from office. 443 00:17:08,565 --> 00:17:11,210 Instead of invoking executive privilege, 444 00:17:11,234 --> 00:17:14,847 I have chosen to cooperate without limitation. 445 00:17:14,871 --> 00:17:16,882 And my hope is 446 00:17:16,906 --> 00:17:18,617 that such cooperation will finally 447 00:17:18,641 --> 00:17:20,519 yield an end to this inquiry, 448 00:17:20,543 --> 00:17:23,689 so we can get back to the business of governance... 449 00:17:23,713 --> 00:17:27,326 the reason the American people put us here. 450 00:17:27,350 --> 00:17:28,794 Thank you. 451 00:17:28,818 --> 00:17:31,997 Then, uh, in service of your desire 452 00:17:32,021 --> 00:17:34,834 for a swift resolution, Madam President, 453 00:17:34,858 --> 00:17:36,435 let us begin. Madam President, 454 00:17:36,459 --> 00:17:37,770 would you agree that your 455 00:17:37,794 --> 00:17:40,539 senior staff ultimately answer to you? 456 00:17:40,563 --> 00:17:42,541 - Yes. - And you must also agree 457 00:17:42,565 --> 00:17:44,577 that you should be held accountable for their conduct. 458 00:17:44,601 --> 00:17:47,179 For actions taken at my direction, yes, of course. 459 00:17:47,203 --> 00:17:49,615 Let's start with your former press secretary, Daisy Grant. 460 00:17:49,639 --> 00:17:51,884 Fired because she failed 461 00:17:51,908 --> 00:17:53,819 to disclose she was in possession of evidence 462 00:17:53,843 --> 00:17:55,521 that Iran tampered with the election. 463 00:17:55,545 --> 00:17:57,923 To be accurate, Ms. Grant resigned. 464 00:17:57,947 --> 00:18:00,092 But you would have fired her if she hadn't, correct? 465 00:18:00,116 --> 00:18:01,794 Yes, yes. 466 00:18:01,818 --> 00:18:03,796 Because you were looking for a scapegoat for a decision 467 00:18:03,820 --> 00:18:05,364 that you knew that you were responsible for. 468 00:18:05,388 --> 00:18:07,933 No, Mr. Chairman. 469 00:18:07,957 --> 00:18:11,570 Because Ms. Grant acted outside the scope of her employment, 470 00:18:11,594 --> 00:18:13,806 without consulting me 471 00:18:13,830 --> 00:18:16,876 and in violation of her duties. 472 00:18:16,900 --> 00:18:18,544 Well, I think the evidence to date has shown 473 00:18:18,568 --> 00:18:20,880 that your staff was fiercely devoted to you. 474 00:18:20,904 --> 00:18:22,515 And they took no action that they thought 475 00:18:22,539 --> 00:18:23,916 you would've disapproved of. 476 00:18:23,940 --> 00:18:26,018 Is there a question here, Mr. Chairman? 477 00:18:26,042 --> 00:18:27,119 Yes, there is, Counselor. 478 00:18:27,143 --> 00:18:29,054 Madam President, are you telling 479 00:18:29,078 --> 00:18:30,656 this committee 480 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,092 that Ms. Grant was a rogue actor? 481 00:18:33,116 --> 00:18:34,627 - Yes. - Who wasn't even acting 482 00:18:34,651 --> 00:18:36,262 at your implied direction? 483 00:18:36,286 --> 00:18:39,331 Asked and answered. Let's move on, Mr. Chairman. 484 00:18:39,355 --> 00:18:41,167 Then I'll cut to the chase. 485 00:18:41,191 --> 00:18:43,602 For the record, did you act in concert with any member 486 00:18:43,626 --> 00:18:45,271 of the Iranian government to undermine your opponent 487 00:18:45,295 --> 00:18:47,239 in the presidential election? 488 00:18:47,263 --> 00:18:48,307 No, I did not. 489 00:18:48,331 --> 00:18:49,642 Did you have any knowledge that Iran 490 00:18:49,666 --> 00:18:51,143 was interfering on your behalf 491 00:18:51,167 --> 00:18:52,745 during the presidential campaign? 492 00:18:52,769 --> 00:18:54,847 No, I did not. 493 00:18:54,871 --> 00:18:56,449 You are aware that your answers today 494 00:18:56,473 --> 00:18:57,583 are under penalty of perjury? 495 00:18:57,607 --> 00:18:59,985 Yes, Mr. Chairman, I am. 496 00:19:00,009 --> 00:19:03,489 And your implication notwithstanding, I... 497 00:19:03,513 --> 00:19:05,124 I believe I have demonstrated 498 00:19:05,148 --> 00:19:08,661 how seriously I take these proceedings. 499 00:19:08,685 --> 00:19:10,296 Why don't we test that proposition by turning 500 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,932 to your many contacts with Iranian Foreign Minister Tousi 501 00:19:12,956 --> 00:19:14,667 during the election year. 502 00:19:14,691 --> 00:19:15,968 You were exceptionally close 503 00:19:15,992 --> 00:19:17,970 to the foreign minister, weren't you? 504 00:19:17,994 --> 00:19:19,438 We have a situation. 505 00:19:19,462 --> 00:19:22,508 One of our destroyers was fired on by a Chinese patrol boat 506 00:19:22,532 --> 00:19:24,683 in the South China Sea. 507 00:19:25,969 --> 00:19:27,279 Casualties? 508 00:19:27,303 --> 00:19:29,348 24 American sailors killed. 509 00:19:29,372 --> 00:19:31,183 We engaged the Chinese vessel. 510 00:19:31,207 --> 00:19:32,718 Sank it. 511 00:19:32,742 --> 00:19:34,826 We're expecting hundreds of casualties. 512 00:19:38,848 --> 00:19:40,626 - Mr. Chairman, I'm very sorry. - Mr. Chairman, 513 00:19:40,650 --> 00:19:42,094 due to pressing matters of state, the president 514 00:19:42,118 --> 00:19:43,678 must adjourn her testimony at this time. 515 00:19:44,754 --> 00:19:46,465 We object to this choreographed interruption! 516 00:19:46,489 --> 00:19:47,673 Madam President? 517 00:19:48,758 --> 00:19:52,037 Madam President, this is an insult to this committee! 518 00:19:52,061 --> 00:19:53,305 What the hell is going on? 519 00:19:53,329 --> 00:19:56,375 The Arleigh Burke class destroyer Edwin James 520 00:19:56,399 --> 00:19:59,845 was three miles outside the coast of Hainan Dao 521 00:19:59,869 --> 00:20:01,180 when it came under attack 522 00:20:01,204 --> 00:20:04,550 from two Chinese Type 22 missile boats. 523 00:20:04,574 --> 00:20:06,218 Unprovoked? 524 00:20:06,242 --> 00:20:07,353 Yes, ma'am. 525 00:20:07,377 --> 00:20:10,589 I recommend going to worldwide DEFCON 4 526 00:20:10,613 --> 00:20:13,993 and DEFCON 3 in INDOPACOM AOR. 527 00:20:14,017 --> 00:20:15,995 Do it. 528 00:20:16,019 --> 00:20:18,364 What the hell is President Li thinking? 529 00:20:18,388 --> 00:20:19,632 General Hayes, where are we? 530 00:20:19,656 --> 00:20:21,667 Madam President, we're sending 531 00:20:21,691 --> 00:20:23,936 Carrier Strike Team 5 to assist the James 532 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,906 and deter any further incursions by hostiles. 533 00:20:26,930 --> 00:20:28,908 All right. 534 00:20:28,932 --> 00:20:30,509 Admiral Fanning, I want to speak to the captain. 535 00:20:30,533 --> 00:20:33,913 Captain Woodcliff was KIA, ma'am. 536 00:20:33,937 --> 00:20:35,848 Executive Officer Harris in command. 537 00:20:35,872 --> 00:20:37,416 Let's get him on screen. 538 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,552 Harris here. 539 00:20:39,576 --> 00:20:42,354 Commander Harris, this is the president. 540 00:20:42,378 --> 00:20:45,024 I need you to describe for me what happened. 541 00:20:45,048 --> 00:20:46,759 It was a routine flyby, ma'am. 542 00:20:46,783 --> 00:20:49,495 We were in egress when they lit us up. 543 00:20:49,519 --> 00:20:50,729 Was there any kind of warning? 544 00:20:50,753 --> 00:20:52,865 None. Phalanx CIWS 545 00:20:52,889 --> 00:20:55,534 shot down most of their missiles, but one 546 00:20:55,558 --> 00:20:57,069 made a direct hit on the bridge. 547 00:20:57,093 --> 00:20:58,270 Damage control reports... 548 00:20:58,294 --> 00:20:59,638 Commander Harris? 549 00:20:59,662 --> 00:21:01,140 ...our best to triage. 550 00:21:01,164 --> 00:21:02,474 Commander Harris, can you proceed 551 00:21:02,498 --> 00:21:03,576 to the fallback point? 552 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,878 Negative. 553 00:21:05,902 --> 00:21:08,881 Chief engineer reports total engine failure. 554 00:21:08,905 --> 00:21:10,215 We're sitting ducks. 555 00:21:10,239 --> 00:21:12,217 You sit tight, Commander. 556 00:21:12,241 --> 00:21:13,352 Help is on the way. 557 00:21:13,376 --> 00:21:14,620 Thank you, ma'am. 558 00:21:14,644 --> 00:21:16,422 This is a list of military targets 559 00:21:16,446 --> 00:21:18,757 on Hainan Dao. 560 00:21:18,781 --> 00:21:20,059 Codeword: Dragonfly. 561 00:21:20,083 --> 00:21:22,094 Madam President, we have an Ohio-class sub 562 00:21:22,118 --> 00:21:25,431 armed with conventional warheads standing by. 563 00:21:25,455 --> 00:21:27,066 You want to retaliate. 564 00:21:27,090 --> 00:21:29,435 If we don't, we'll be sending a message of weakness, 565 00:21:29,459 --> 00:21:32,471 giving the Chinese carte blanche to escalate. 566 00:21:32,495 --> 00:21:36,141 Uh, and we've already killed hundreds of their sailors. 567 00:21:36,165 --> 00:21:39,011 - That was self-defense. - Yes, but to the Chinese, 568 00:21:39,035 --> 00:21:43,616 any further aggression will be seen as gratuitous. 569 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:47,086 They'll attack the Fifth Fleet next. 570 00:21:47,110 --> 00:21:48,487 Our war games make 571 00:21:48,511 --> 00:21:50,155 - no such assumption, ma'am. - How many deals 572 00:21:50,179 --> 00:21:52,625 have you negotiated with the Chinese, General? 573 00:21:52,649 --> 00:21:54,460 I need to speak with President Li. 574 00:21:54,484 --> 00:21:57,029 Due respect, ma'am, actions speak louder. 575 00:21:57,053 --> 00:22:00,165 I will not risk war without a dialogue. 576 00:22:00,189 --> 00:22:02,968 This is a rescue mission until I say otherwise. 577 00:22:02,992 --> 00:22:05,479 - Are w... are we clear? - Yes, ma'am. 578 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:06,735 - Understood. - Thank you. 579 00:22:11,999 --> 00:22:15,664 You invaded Chinese territory. There is nothing more to say. 580 00:22:15,665 --> 00:22:19,678 President Li, we both know accidents can happen. 581 00:22:19,702 --> 00:22:23,449 I'm offering you a chance to walk this back. 582 00:22:23,473 --> 00:22:25,923 This was no accident. Well, then, your attack 583 00:22:25,924 --> 00:22:27,902 was reckless and unprovoked. 584 00:22:27,926 --> 00:22:29,604 These flybys are routine. 585 00:22:29,628 --> 00:22:32,774 There's nothing routine about defending our sovereignty. 586 00:22:32,798 --> 00:22:34,776 It is our island. 587 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,945 You want to litigate that point, let's do it in Singapore. 588 00:22:37,969 --> 00:22:39,614 At a renewed diplomatic interchange. 589 00:22:39,638 --> 00:22:43,524 We no longer recognize that interchange. 590 00:22:44,409 --> 00:22:47,588 Apologize and withdraw your forces. 591 00:22:47,612 --> 00:22:49,791 I won't engage in ultimatums. 592 00:22:49,815 --> 00:22:51,793 Those are my terms. 593 00:22:51,817 --> 00:22:55,803 The rest is up to you, Madam President. 594 00:23:00,192 --> 00:23:02,637 Can we expect support from our allies? 595 00:23:02,661 --> 00:23:05,139 In public, yes. In private, I'm hearing concerns. 596 00:23:05,163 --> 00:23:08,176 Yeah, and in the meantime, world markets are in free fall. 597 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:09,710 Supermarkets are being overrun 598 00:23:09,734 --> 00:23:11,712 by people hoarding basic supplies 599 00:23:11,736 --> 00:23:14,682 and the top search on Google is "nuclear war." 600 00:23:14,706 --> 00:23:18,986 It might be time to consider an Oval Office address, ma'am. 601 00:23:19,010 --> 00:23:21,455 Well, and say what? If we want to allay people's concern, 602 00:23:21,479 --> 00:23:23,324 we have to get our sailors 603 00:23:23,348 --> 00:23:25,247 - and the James out of there... - Madam President, 604 00:23:25,248 --> 00:23:27,684 SIGINT confirms the PLA has gone 605 00:23:27,685 --> 00:23:30,264 to combat readiness condition level 2. 606 00:23:30,288 --> 00:23:31,432 Dongfeng 5 607 00:23:31,456 --> 00:23:33,201 ICBMs are moving to launchpads. 608 00:23:33,225 --> 00:23:36,204 They'll be capable of nuclear first strike 609 00:23:36,228 --> 00:23:38,439 within a few hours. 610 00:23:38,463 --> 00:23:40,675 - That's absurd. - And yet, it's happening. 611 00:23:40,699 --> 00:23:41,843 Ma'am, 612 00:23:41,867 --> 00:23:43,277 - we must respond. - I agree. 613 00:23:43,301 --> 00:23:45,479 If this is how Li 614 00:23:45,503 --> 00:23:47,481 is choosing to communicate, 615 00:23:47,505 --> 00:23:49,517 we have to answer with strength. 616 00:23:49,541 --> 00:23:51,719 Go to DEFCON 2. 617 00:23:51,743 --> 00:23:54,388 Have all essential personnel recalled to safe locations. 618 00:23:54,412 --> 00:23:56,724 - Yes, ma'am. - Yes, Madam President. 619 00:23:56,748 --> 00:24:02,396 Okay. I... We need to track President Li's logic here. 620 00:24:02,420 --> 00:24:04,699 It's a calculated flex. 621 00:24:04,723 --> 00:24:07,869 Probably because he believes that I'm hamstrung 622 00:24:07,893 --> 00:24:09,403 by the impeachment hearing, right? 623 00:24:09,427 --> 00:24:11,806 Li thinks you're too weak to risk 624 00:24:11,830 --> 00:24:13,741 taking a divided nation to war. 625 00:24:13,765 --> 00:24:15,018 We just went to DEFCON 2, 626 00:24:15,019 --> 00:24:17,164 so that ought to make him think twice. 627 00:24:17,188 --> 00:24:19,500 But Susan's right. 628 00:24:19,524 --> 00:24:22,603 We need to send a message of unity. 629 00:24:22,627 --> 00:24:24,104 How? I'll ask Congress 630 00:24:24,128 --> 00:24:26,607 for Authorization for the Use of Military Force. 631 00:24:26,631 --> 00:24:30,143 An AUMF? In the middle of an impeachment? 632 00:24:30,167 --> 00:24:33,113 Especially in the middle of an impeachment. 633 00:24:33,137 --> 00:24:36,283 I have to trust that Congress will do the right thing. 634 00:24:36,307 --> 00:24:38,458 All right. 635 00:24:40,344 --> 00:24:41,688 I'll reach out to leadership. 636 00:24:41,712 --> 00:24:44,858 Susan, tell Minister Chen I want to talk to him. 637 00:24:44,882 --> 00:24:46,894 I know it bypasses protocol, but I need a conversation 638 00:24:46,918 --> 00:24:48,729 with a friend over there. 639 00:24:48,753 --> 00:24:51,811 I'll see what I can do. 640 00:24:51,812 --> 00:24:54,975 President McCord has just declared DEFCON 2, 641 00:24:54,976 --> 00:24:58,022 meaning all U.S. military around the world 642 00:24:58,046 --> 00:24:59,690 stand at hair-trigger readiness. 643 00:24:59,714 --> 00:25:02,160 Supermarkets across the nation are reportedly preparing 644 00:25:02,184 --> 00:25:04,028 for a rush of panicked consumers... 645 00:25:04,052 --> 00:25:05,463 Man. 646 00:25:05,487 --> 00:25:08,166 Maybe not the best night to be eating at a Chinese restaurant. 647 00:25:08,190 --> 00:25:10,389 - Well, at least it's pretty empty. - Yeah, 648 00:25:10,390 --> 00:25:13,335 probably because everyone's already in bomb shelters. 649 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,564 Hey, maybe we should go. 650 00:25:15,565 --> 00:25:17,643 Oh, wh... we can wait for the check. 651 00:25:17,667 --> 00:25:19,011 Ah. This will cover it. 652 00:25:19,035 --> 00:25:22,414 Well, hang on. What about our fortune cookies? 653 00:25:22,438 --> 00:25:24,349 You hate fortune cookies. 654 00:25:24,373 --> 00:25:27,519 Well, maybe tonight I am feeling a little bit superstitious. 655 00:25:27,543 --> 00:25:29,555 - No change. Thanks. - What... 656 00:25:29,579 --> 00:25:31,423 What's, um... wait. 657 00:25:31,447 --> 00:25:33,191 Wh... uh, hang on. What's-what's the rush? 658 00:25:33,215 --> 00:25:34,860 Come on. L-Let's read our fortunes. 659 00:25:34,884 --> 00:25:36,728 Excuse me. We have a security alert. 660 00:25:36,752 --> 00:25:38,730 We need to get you to the White House immediately. 661 00:25:38,754 --> 00:25:40,699 ...and fired upon the Edwin James 662 00:25:40,723 --> 00:25:41,867 when it passed within miles... 663 00:25:41,891 --> 00:25:43,168 Geez... I'm coming, I'm coming. 664 00:25:43,192 --> 00:25:45,343 Just... 665 00:25:50,032 --> 00:25:53,679 Rescue operations have proceeded without interference. 666 00:25:53,703 --> 00:25:55,681 We've recovered our sailors 667 00:25:55,705 --> 00:25:58,083 and towed the Edwin James out of area. 668 00:25:58,107 --> 00:25:59,785 But now the real threat is here. 669 00:25:59,809 --> 00:26:01,720 Admiral? 670 00:26:01,744 --> 00:26:03,589 A Chinese support fleet has just assembled 671 00:26:03,613 --> 00:26:05,991 about 200 klicks west of Luzon. 672 00:26:06,015 --> 00:26:08,961 It includes six Type 072 landing craft 673 00:26:08,985 --> 00:26:13,031 with a deck cargo of DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles. 674 00:26:13,055 --> 00:26:14,900 They call it the carrier killer. 675 00:26:14,924 --> 00:26:17,569 ETA to Hainan Dao is 12 hours. 676 00:26:18,661 --> 00:26:19,972 Now, if those missiles reach land... 677 00:26:19,996 --> 00:26:21,773 It could neutralize 678 00:26:21,797 --> 00:26:25,544 our operative capabilities in the South China Sea for decades. 679 00:26:25,568 --> 00:26:27,980 Clearly, this was the endgame all along. 680 00:26:28,004 --> 00:26:32,084 To use the dustup with the James as a manufactured pretext 681 00:26:32,108 --> 00:26:34,486 to seize the regional advantage. 682 00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:35,654 Freedom of navigation 683 00:26:35,678 --> 00:26:37,813 is a bedrock principle, Madam President. 684 00:26:37,814 --> 00:26:40,592 Nothing short of our liberty is at stake here. 685 00:26:40,616 --> 00:26:43,929 It's also a blatant violation of the Singapore Interchange. 686 00:26:43,953 --> 00:26:46,264 We could go to the U.N. 687 00:26:46,288 --> 00:26:47,933 Where China has a veto. 688 00:26:47,957 --> 00:26:50,836 Or we can strike now. 689 00:26:50,860 --> 00:26:52,170 He's right, ma'am. 690 00:26:52,194 --> 00:26:54,773 The alternative is a complete retreat. 691 00:26:54,797 --> 00:26:56,642 What do you suggest? 692 00:26:56,666 --> 00:27:00,245 An immediate launch of our F-35s on the USS Saratoga. 693 00:27:00,269 --> 00:27:02,147 The remainder of the Fifth Fleet 694 00:27:02,171 --> 00:27:04,516 will launch Tomahawks against the targets on Hainan Dao 695 00:27:04,540 --> 00:27:07,786 under Operation Dragonfly. 696 00:27:07,810 --> 00:27:11,423 With China's nuclear forces and ours on high alert? 697 00:27:11,447 --> 00:27:14,426 This could trigger a-a carnage that we can't stop. 698 00:27:14,450 --> 00:27:17,763 We have the superior capability here, ma'am. 699 00:27:17,787 --> 00:27:19,197 Let's use it 700 00:27:19,221 --> 00:27:21,266 to shove them back and retain 701 00:27:21,290 --> 00:27:23,101 our strategic advantage 702 00:27:23,125 --> 00:27:24,770 in the South China Sea. 703 00:27:24,794 --> 00:27:26,505 Well, I agree 704 00:27:26,529 --> 00:27:29,441 we can't let those missiles reach the island. 705 00:27:29,465 --> 00:27:32,744 But I am not prepared to start a shooting war 706 00:27:32,768 --> 00:27:34,846 that could end with the unthinkable. 707 00:27:34,870 --> 00:27:36,348 I want 708 00:27:36,372 --> 00:27:38,489 other options. 709 00:27:40,209 --> 00:27:43,428 What about a blockade? 710 00:27:45,247 --> 00:27:47,993 Declare an exclusion zone around the island, 711 00:27:48,017 --> 00:27:50,328 block any attempt to breach it? 712 00:27:50,352 --> 00:27:52,698 Is that possible? 713 00:27:52,722 --> 00:27:54,800 Well, in theory. 714 00:27:54,824 --> 00:27:56,868 It worked for Kennedy. Why the hell not? 715 00:27:56,892 --> 00:27:59,638 Because it would put us on the defensive. 716 00:27:59,662 --> 00:28:01,740 And hands them the initiative. 717 00:28:01,764 --> 00:28:05,010 If it leads to a peaceful resolution, they can have it. 718 00:28:05,034 --> 00:28:07,012 Admiral, establish the quarantine line. 719 00:28:07,036 --> 00:28:08,246 Yes, ma'am. 720 00:28:08,270 --> 00:28:10,148 Susan, will you get to the Chinese Embassy? 721 00:28:10,172 --> 00:28:12,350 I want this ultimatum delivered in person. 722 00:28:12,374 --> 00:28:14,086 Absolutely, Madam President. 723 00:28:14,110 --> 00:28:16,054 I'll let you know 724 00:28:16,078 --> 00:28:17,789 if we get a response from Beijing. 725 00:28:17,813 --> 00:28:18,957 The moment. 726 00:28:18,981 --> 00:28:20,759 Yeah. Meantime, it's a waiting game. 727 00:28:20,783 --> 00:28:22,627 Whoa! 728 00:28:22,651 --> 00:28:24,529 You have your AUMF. 729 00:28:24,553 --> 00:28:26,932 Congress just passed it in emergency session. 730 00:28:26,956 --> 00:28:29,101 All right, well, let's make some noise about it. 731 00:28:29,125 --> 00:28:31,737 Oh, I'll make sure it's clanging in President Li's ear. 732 00:28:31,761 --> 00:28:33,378 Great. 733 00:28:35,397 --> 00:28:36,374 Well, hey. 734 00:28:36,398 --> 00:28:37,976 - Hey. - What-what are you doing? 735 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,778 Well, I thought we needed some champagne. 736 00:28:39,802 --> 00:28:41,913 Oh. Yeah. 737 00:28:41,937 --> 00:28:44,449 Sure. You know, champagne. 738 00:28:44,473 --> 00:28:47,385 Just what you want when you're about an inch away 739 00:28:47,409 --> 00:28:49,287 from war with a nuclear adversary. 740 00:28:49,311 --> 00:28:50,856 - What? It's not... - Of course, 741 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,058 there's always the impeachment I'm trying to stave off, 742 00:28:53,082 --> 00:28:55,694 which is probably a foregone conclusion 743 00:28:55,718 --> 00:28:57,896 after I ditched my testimony. 744 00:28:57,920 --> 00:28:59,798 - Babe, uh... - Oh, you're right. 745 00:28:59,822 --> 00:29:01,333 Just pop it. 746 00:29:01,357 --> 00:29:03,702 It's not just for us. Dmitri 747 00:29:03,726 --> 00:29:05,403 and Stevie are on their way up. 748 00:29:05,427 --> 00:29:07,739 I don't have time. I'm so tired! 749 00:29:10,099 --> 00:29:11,243 Oh, my gosh. 750 00:29:11,267 --> 00:29:13,178 Yes! What happened? 751 00:29:13,202 --> 00:29:15,914 Well, so, security protocols forced them 752 00:29:15,938 --> 00:29:17,516 to cut their date short 753 00:29:17,540 --> 00:29:20,085 and, uh, skip their Potomac cruise, but... 754 00:29:20,109 --> 00:29:21,753 Oh, cruise-schmooze. What happened at the dinner? 755 00:29:21,777 --> 00:29:24,489 Okay, all I know is their detail said 756 00:29:24,513 --> 00:29:26,792 that they finished dinner, which means that... 757 00:29:26,816 --> 00:29:28,560 Our little girl! 758 00:29:28,584 --> 00:29:30,061 - Oh, here they are! - The happy couple! 759 00:29:30,085 --> 00:29:31,530 There you are! 760 00:29:31,554 --> 00:29:32,931 - Oh, come on. - Oh. Oh. Hey. 761 00:29:32,955 --> 00:29:34,132 - Hi. - Hey. 762 00:29:34,156 --> 00:29:36,101 - Ah. - We did not have dessert. 763 00:29:36,125 --> 00:29:37,469 Oh. 764 00:29:37,493 --> 00:29:39,371 - That's... too bad. - Yeah. 765 00:29:39,395 --> 00:29:41,197 Dessert is a cornerstone of any meal, so... 766 00:29:41,221 --> 00:29:42,091 Yeah. 767 00:29:42,092 --> 00:29:44,776 Yes, and we had to come straight here from the restaurant. 768 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,279 Well, oh, we-we... we just thought 769 00:29:47,303 --> 00:29:49,414 that you'd want to have some champagne with us. 770 00:29:49,438 --> 00:29:50,816 There's water for you. 771 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,485 Yeah. While we still can. 772 00:29:53,509 --> 00:29:54,786 Yeah. Yeah, right. That's lovely of you. 773 00:29:54,810 --> 00:29:55,954 - Here you go. - Thank you. 774 00:29:55,978 --> 00:29:57,589 - Thank you. - Sure. Thanks, guys. 775 00:29:57,613 --> 00:30:00,625 Honey. Yeah, well, here's to... 776 00:30:00,649 --> 00:30:03,094 Nothing. 777 00:30:04,787 --> 00:30:07,332 No. Stop. 778 00:30:07,356 --> 00:30:09,401 Sorry. This is silly. 779 00:30:09,425 --> 00:30:11,870 This was meant to be an occasion. 780 00:30:11,894 --> 00:30:13,438 A big occasion. 781 00:30:13,462 --> 00:30:14,873 Henry, you didn't tell... 782 00:30:14,897 --> 00:30:17,409 On my honor. Stevie doesn't know anything about it. 783 00:30:17,433 --> 00:30:18,877 - Wait. He knows? You... - What? 784 00:30:18,901 --> 00:30:20,445 - You told him? - No. 785 00:30:20,469 --> 00:30:21,847 We didn't say anything. 786 00:30:21,871 --> 00:30:23,181 - Never. - I don't understand. 787 00:30:23,205 --> 00:30:24,416 Let's just... everybody go home, 788 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,184 - because that's... - Yeah. Uh, just... 789 00:30:26,208 --> 00:30:27,652 Let's just pretend like it never happened. 790 00:30:27,676 --> 00:30:31,523 Wait. I was going to do this, um... 791 00:30:31,547 --> 00:30:33,358 I'm gonna do it. 792 00:30:33,382 --> 00:30:36,061 Dmitri... this is for you. 793 00:30:36,085 --> 00:30:38,163 Uh... 794 00:30:38,187 --> 00:30:40,799 It's the-the fortune inside. 795 00:30:40,823 --> 00:30:42,133 - If you read it. Just... - Oh. 796 00:30:47,229 --> 00:30:49,808 Oh. Wow. This is... 797 00:30:49,832 --> 00:30:51,509 What does it say? "The early bird 798 00:30:51,533 --> 00:30:54,646 gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." 799 00:30:54,670 --> 00:30:56,615 Wait. What? 800 00:30:56,639 --> 00:30:58,149 They mixed up the cookies. 801 00:30:58,173 --> 00:31:00,218 - It's very true, though. - Oh. 802 00:31:00,242 --> 00:31:02,220 This was supposed to be 803 00:31:02,244 --> 00:31:04,389 a message from me. 804 00:31:04,413 --> 00:31:06,858 Um, a question, actually. 805 00:31:06,882 --> 00:31:08,660 I wanted to ask you to... 806 00:31:08,684 --> 00:31:11,062 Stop. Please. Let me. 807 00:31:11,086 --> 00:31:13,498 Here. 808 00:31:13,522 --> 00:31:14,866 In front of your parents, 809 00:31:14,890 --> 00:31:16,534 even though it was supposed to be alone 810 00:31:16,558 --> 00:31:18,570 on a boat. But 811 00:31:18,594 --> 00:31:20,572 there might be a nuclear war, and... Sorry, no offense, 812 00:31:20,596 --> 00:31:22,407 - Madam President. - No problem. Go on. 813 00:31:22,431 --> 00:31:24,843 I don't know how to begin. No. I do know 814 00:31:24,867 --> 00:31:27,245 how to begin with you, Stevie, because you... 815 00:31:27,269 --> 00:31:29,281 you are my beginning, and the start 816 00:31:29,305 --> 00:31:31,182 of everything that matters to me. 817 00:31:31,206 --> 00:31:33,718 My happiness and hope for the future. 818 00:31:33,742 --> 00:31:35,353 I've been broken many times, 819 00:31:35,377 --> 00:31:37,756 and it's hard for me to feel whole, but 820 00:31:37,780 --> 00:31:39,691 there's one time I do feel whole. 821 00:31:39,715 --> 00:31:42,260 When you are with me. And if you let me, 822 00:31:42,284 --> 00:31:45,397 I will dedicate my life to making you feel whole, too. 823 00:31:45,421 --> 00:31:47,666 Because... because I love you more 824 00:31:47,690 --> 00:31:49,301 than I ever knew I could love. 825 00:31:52,161 --> 00:31:53,505 Stephanie McCord will you... 826 00:31:53,529 --> 00:31:56,141 Madam President, we need... you. 827 00:31:56,165 --> 00:31:57,642 - Are you kidding me? - I'm sor... 828 00:31:57,666 --> 00:31:59,778 Oh, my God. Is-is he actually...? 829 00:31:59,802 --> 00:32:03,048 Dmitri, as president, I order you to finish 830 00:32:03,072 --> 00:32:04,582 - that sentence! - Stevie, will you marry me? 831 00:32:04,606 --> 00:32:06,017 Yes, yes, for God's sake. 832 00:32:06,041 --> 00:32:07,319 Ah. 833 00:32:07,343 --> 00:32:09,354 Yay. Welcome to the family. 834 00:32:09,378 --> 00:32:11,222 I have to go. I don't know when I'm coming back. 835 00:32:11,246 --> 00:32:12,557 - Bye, Mom! - Uh, just-just go. 836 00:32:12,581 --> 00:32:14,526 Ellen, what is it? 837 00:32:14,550 --> 00:32:17,062 It seems we have President Li's answer to the blockade. 838 00:32:17,086 --> 00:32:18,496 Several high-speed 839 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:20,932 Type 22 Chinese missile boats have broken away 840 00:32:20,956 --> 00:32:23,068 from the convoy headed to Hainan Dao 841 00:32:23,092 --> 00:32:26,438 and now are projected to reach the quarantine line 842 00:32:26,462 --> 00:32:28,813 in just four hours. 843 00:32:29,698 --> 00:32:32,077 Okay. Fire up Marine One. 844 00:32:32,101 --> 00:32:33,611 Where are you going? 845 00:32:33,635 --> 00:32:35,680 New York to see Minister Chen. 846 00:32:35,704 --> 00:32:36,781 Well, he wouldn't take your calls. 847 00:32:36,805 --> 00:32:38,116 Why do you think he'll meet with you? 848 00:32:38,140 --> 00:32:41,292 Because he knows where this is heading if he doesn't. 849 00:32:55,444 --> 00:32:57,322 Excuse me, Minister Chen? 850 00:32:57,346 --> 00:32:59,497 Yes. What is it? 851 00:33:04,286 --> 00:33:06,231 - Ming, you got a minute? - Ambushed 852 00:33:06,255 --> 00:33:08,133 by the American president. 853 00:33:08,157 --> 00:33:10,335 Definitely one for the memoir. 854 00:33:10,359 --> 00:33:13,305 I look forward to reading it one day. 855 00:33:13,329 --> 00:33:15,340 In a future where we manage 856 00:33:15,364 --> 00:33:18,210 to find a way out of this crisis. 857 00:33:18,234 --> 00:33:20,212 Your naval blockade isn't helping. 858 00:33:20,236 --> 00:33:22,581 China attacked us, 859 00:33:22,605 --> 00:33:25,417 murdering 24 U.S. sailors. 860 00:33:25,441 --> 00:33:27,452 Don't. 861 00:33:31,580 --> 00:33:33,558 I mean, for the sake of the world, 862 00:33:33,582 --> 00:33:35,560 I hope you can help me understand 863 00:33:35,584 --> 00:33:37,896 what the hell Li is doing. 864 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,766 Li didn't approve firing on your ship. 865 00:33:40,790 --> 00:33:42,968 It was a rogue commander 866 00:33:42,992 --> 00:33:46,438 who thinks the party has lost its way. 867 00:33:46,462 --> 00:33:49,408 Well... 868 00:33:49,432 --> 00:33:51,009 That's good. 869 00:33:51,033 --> 00:33:54,279 That means that Li doesn't want this confrontation 870 00:33:54,303 --> 00:33:55,614 any more than I do. 871 00:33:55,638 --> 00:33:59,051 But he can't admit his military acted alone. 872 00:33:59,075 --> 00:34:01,253 He needs to preserve his honor. 873 00:34:01,277 --> 00:34:03,388 The fact that you're a woman... 874 00:34:03,412 --> 00:34:05,424 - For Pete's sake. - I'm just saying, 875 00:34:05,448 --> 00:34:07,793 - it's a factor. - Would he rather blow up the world 876 00:34:07,817 --> 00:34:09,795 than back down to a girl? 877 00:34:09,819 --> 00:34:12,697 President Li is a... proud man. 878 00:34:12,721 --> 00:34:14,800 Too bad. 879 00:34:14,824 --> 00:34:16,501 No. 880 00:34:16,525 --> 00:34:20,138 I am not allowing the militarization of Hainan Dao. 881 00:34:20,162 --> 00:34:22,374 Then there's no way out. 882 00:34:27,803 --> 00:34:30,115 If this is really about President Li's 883 00:34:30,139 --> 00:34:32,290 pride and honor... 884 00:34:33,509 --> 00:34:36,555 ...then what if we move our ships away from the island 885 00:34:36,579 --> 00:34:38,056 before your ships get there? 886 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,092 So you will back down? 887 00:34:40,116 --> 00:34:42,627 No. 888 00:34:42,651 --> 00:34:45,630 Even from hundreds of miles away, 889 00:34:45,654 --> 00:34:48,467 we can still strike the quarantine line. 890 00:34:48,491 --> 00:34:51,636 And we will do that if your vessels cross it. 891 00:34:51,660 --> 00:34:55,740 But Li can claim the United States blinked first. 892 00:34:55,764 --> 00:34:58,477 Yes, and then quietly order his ships 893 00:34:58,501 --> 00:35:00,652 to steer away from Hainan Dao. 894 00:35:05,441 --> 00:35:07,419 As a friend, 895 00:35:07,443 --> 00:35:12,157 I want to share that Stevie got engaged tonight. 896 00:35:12,181 --> 00:35:14,593 Congratulations. 897 00:35:14,617 --> 00:35:16,728 - Elizabeth. - I know. 898 00:35:16,752 --> 00:35:20,838 There's no greater joy than expanding one's family. 899 00:35:21,724 --> 00:35:23,875 Thank you. 900 00:35:25,728 --> 00:35:27,879 I wish the same for you. 901 00:35:32,101 --> 00:35:34,112 That was manipulative, 902 00:35:34,136 --> 00:35:36,421 but highly effective. 903 00:35:38,140 --> 00:35:40,291 The truth often is. 904 00:35:41,544 --> 00:35:44,095 I will take your proposal to President Li. 905 00:35:47,983 --> 00:35:49,961 Contact 906 00:35:49,985 --> 00:35:51,363 now at six kilometers. 907 00:35:51,387 --> 00:35:53,365 Course 170 at 28 knots. 908 00:35:53,389 --> 00:35:57,936 ETA to exclusion zone is now 20 seconds. 909 00:35:57,960 --> 00:35:59,638 No alteration in course, ma'am. 910 00:35:59,662 --> 00:36:00,872 Chinese vessels 911 00:36:00,896 --> 00:36:02,774 at three kilometers from exclusion zone. 912 00:36:02,798 --> 00:36:04,276 They're gonna blow through the quarantine line, 913 00:36:04,300 --> 00:36:05,343 Madam President. 914 00:36:05,367 --> 00:36:06,478 You have your orders. 915 00:36:06,502 --> 00:36:07,579 Light 'em up, Captain. 916 00:36:07,603 --> 00:36:09,147 Roger that. 917 00:36:09,171 --> 00:36:10,382 Targets acquired. 918 00:36:10,406 --> 00:36:11,783 Prepare to execute on my command. 919 00:36:11,807 --> 00:36:13,151 Yes, ma'am. 920 00:36:13,175 --> 00:36:15,320 Bridge, radar. Contacts moving! 921 00:36:15,344 --> 00:36:16,588 Now steering course 350. 922 00:36:16,612 --> 00:36:17,989 Hold fire, 923 00:36:18,013 --> 00:36:19,224 Captain! Hold fire! 924 00:36:19,248 --> 00:36:21,092 Roger. Disengaging. 925 00:36:21,116 --> 00:36:24,129 They're turning around. 926 00:36:24,153 --> 00:36:25,797 - Lord in heaven, they're turning. - Ooh. 927 00:36:25,821 --> 00:36:27,799 Son of a bitch. 928 00:36:27,823 --> 00:36:30,274 Congratulations, Madam President. 929 00:36:34,129 --> 00:36:36,074 Madam President, 930 00:36:36,098 --> 00:36:38,877 we were discussing your contacts with Foreign Minister Tousi. 931 00:36:38,901 --> 00:36:40,845 Yes, I recall, Mr. Chairman. 932 00:36:40,869 --> 00:36:43,915 Then you must also recall that, uh, you left intentionally 933 00:36:43,939 --> 00:36:45,750 before I could inquire about the matter. 934 00:36:45,774 --> 00:36:47,319 I left because 935 00:36:47,343 --> 00:36:50,255 there was an international incident that... 936 00:36:50,279 --> 00:36:52,857 required my immediate attention. 937 00:36:52,881 --> 00:36:55,393 Yes. An armed conflict with China that resulted 938 00:36:55,417 --> 00:36:57,462 in two dozen American fatalities. 939 00:36:57,486 --> 00:36:59,598 Tragically, yes. But you deftly 940 00:36:59,622 --> 00:37:02,033 navigated your way around a potential war, 941 00:37:02,057 --> 00:37:03,201 didn't you? 942 00:37:03,225 --> 00:37:04,769 Mr. Chairman, is there an actual question here? 943 00:37:04,793 --> 00:37:05,971 Yes, there is. Isn't it true 944 00:37:05,995 --> 00:37:07,939 that the conflict with China, 945 00:37:07,963 --> 00:37:11,376 and its magical resolution, was entirely fabricated 946 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,278 by your administration to distract 947 00:37:13,302 --> 00:37:14,713 from these impeachment proceedings? 948 00:37:17,406 --> 00:37:18,883 I'll have order in this room. 949 00:37:18,907 --> 00:37:21,953 Madam President, there is a question outstanding. 950 00:37:21,977 --> 00:37:23,588 It isn't a question. 951 00:37:23,612 --> 00:37:25,490 It's an accusation. 952 00:37:25,514 --> 00:37:27,892 And I will not support your attempt 953 00:37:27,916 --> 00:37:30,161 to politicize the sacrifice 954 00:37:30,185 --> 00:37:32,130 of two dozen sailors who died 955 00:37:32,154 --> 00:37:34,165 protecting our country. 956 00:37:34,189 --> 00:37:36,935 I will then, uh, repeat the question one more time. 957 00:37:36,959 --> 00:37:38,203 But I'm... 958 00:37:38,227 --> 00:37:39,371 not going to answer it. 959 00:37:39,395 --> 00:37:41,506 But if you refuse to respond, you do leave 960 00:37:41,530 --> 00:37:44,009 this committee with no choice but to hold you in contempt. 961 00:37:44,033 --> 00:37:45,577 This committee will do no such thing. 962 00:37:45,601 --> 00:37:46,811 Excuse me? 963 00:37:46,835 --> 00:37:48,079 Mr. Chairman? 964 00:37:48,103 --> 00:37:51,149 - You're out of order, Congressman. - Mr. Chairman! 965 00:37:51,173 --> 00:37:54,019 Since the inception of these hearings, you have used 966 00:37:54,043 --> 00:37:56,488 your pulpit to grandstand and peacock 967 00:37:56,512 --> 00:37:58,523 in front of these cameras at the expense 968 00:37:58,547 --> 00:38:01,059 of the American taxpayer with nothing 969 00:38:01,083 --> 00:38:04,329 to offer... 970 00:38:04,353 --> 00:38:06,965 but imaginary conspiracy theories 971 00:38:06,989 --> 00:38:09,267 and false narratives about the president's 972 00:38:09,291 --> 00:38:11,102 secret alliances with Iran, 973 00:38:11,126 --> 00:38:12,570 and now China, 974 00:38:12,594 --> 00:38:14,039 and her alleged corruption. 975 00:38:14,063 --> 00:38:15,740 You will stand down, Congressman. 976 00:38:15,764 --> 00:38:18,043 I have yielded my time to you over and over again. 977 00:38:18,067 --> 00:38:21,246 Out of fundamental fairness, 978 00:38:21,270 --> 00:38:24,082 you can yield a few moments to me now. 979 00:38:26,108 --> 00:38:28,826 The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania. 980 00:38:31,246 --> 00:38:33,525 For the past two months... 981 00:38:33,549 --> 00:38:36,194 two months... this committee 982 00:38:36,218 --> 00:38:38,897 and the Senate Intelligence Committee before it 983 00:38:38,921 --> 00:38:42,200 has pursued an endless crusade to undermine 984 00:38:42,224 --> 00:38:45,704 this president, all at the direction 985 00:38:45,728 --> 00:38:47,305 of Senator Hanson, 986 00:38:47,329 --> 00:38:50,442 who just last week was peddling similar falsehoods 987 00:38:50,466 --> 00:38:52,744 about the rescue of an American citizen 988 00:38:52,768 --> 00:38:54,879 who was kidnapped by Iran. 989 00:38:54,903 --> 00:38:57,982 Someone has to call these hearings out for what they are. 990 00:38:58,006 --> 00:39:00,085 A political hatchet job. 991 00:39:00,109 --> 00:39:02,620 A campaign of endless harassment, 992 00:39:02,644 --> 00:39:04,322 not-not just on 993 00:39:04,346 --> 00:39:05,924 the president, 994 00:39:05,948 --> 00:39:08,099 but on reality. 995 00:39:09,084 --> 00:39:11,096 And truth. 996 00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:13,298 So, after the past few days 997 00:39:13,322 --> 00:39:15,600 and the exemplary 998 00:39:15,624 --> 00:39:18,636 leadership this president has shown, I will no longer 999 00:39:18,660 --> 00:39:21,673 participate in a charade whose sole purpose is to punish 1000 00:39:21,697 --> 00:39:24,809 this president for her only real sin: 1001 00:39:24,833 --> 00:39:27,645 Challenging our preconceptions about what 1002 00:39:27,669 --> 00:39:29,848 a president should be. 1003 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:33,785 And now I yield my time, Mr. Chairman. 1004 00:39:35,444 --> 00:39:37,122 Order. 1005 00:39:37,146 --> 00:39:40,492 Order! Or I will clear this room! 1006 00:39:43,552 --> 00:39:45,630 "O." 1007 00:39:45,654 --> 00:39:47,632 "S." 1008 00:39:47,656 --> 00:39:49,807 Quiznos. 1009 00:39:50,959 --> 00:39:52,237 Quiznos? 1010 00:39:52,261 --> 00:39:53,938 Yup, it's... 1011 00:39:53,962 --> 00:39:56,408 knowing the answers to a quiz. It's... 1012 00:39:56,432 --> 00:39:58,143 It's a sandwich chain. 1013 00:39:58,167 --> 00:39:59,611 Well, it's also that. 1014 00:39:59,635 --> 00:40:00,812 - No. No, no. - Yeah. 1015 00:40:00,836 --> 00:40:02,013 - Come on! - Uh-uh. No. Come on. 1016 00:40:02,037 --> 00:40:03,281 - Henry, it's a lot of points. - Uh, uh, come on. 1017 00:40:03,305 --> 00:40:04,816 - Let-Let's go to sleep. - I can't, Henry. 1018 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:06,284 - I'm too tired. - Let's go. Babe. 1019 00:40:06,308 --> 00:40:07,452 Come on. Head on pillow. 1020 00:40:07,476 --> 00:40:09,053 - It's bedtime. - My brain is just going 1021 00:40:09,077 --> 00:40:10,722 in this... loop. 1022 00:40:10,746 --> 00:40:13,625 China, impeachment, 1023 00:40:13,649 --> 00:40:15,627 wedding planning. 1024 00:40:15,651 --> 00:40:18,296 Wedding... in peach grove 1025 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:19,731 In China... 1026 00:40:19,755 --> 00:40:21,633 - Okay. You're delirious, babe. You got to... - I know, babe. 1027 00:40:21,657 --> 00:40:24,969 Just play with me, will you, until I pass out? 1028 00:40:24,993 --> 00:40:26,571 - Come on. - Okay. 1029 00:40:26,595 --> 00:40:28,173 - All right. - 78. 1030 00:40:28,197 --> 00:40:29,974 No way. 1031 00:40:29,998 --> 00:40:31,616 You're such a cheater. 1032 00:40:41,977 --> 00:40:44,556 What is that sound?! 1033 00:40:44,580 --> 00:40:46,891 Something with the plumbing? 1034 00:40:46,915 --> 00:40:49,160 Nope. 1035 00:40:49,184 --> 00:40:50,328 Roar of the crowd. 1036 00:40:50,352 --> 00:40:51,496 What crowd? 1037 00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:52,597 Protestors. 1038 00:40:52,621 --> 00:40:54,232 Few million of 'em. 1039 00:40:54,256 --> 00:40:57,001 Oh, my God. 1040 00:40:57,025 --> 00:40:59,204 - They want me out? - No. 1041 00:40:59,228 --> 00:41:00,645 They want you in. 1042 00:41:07,302 --> 00:41:10,648 Holy... moley. 1043 00:41:10,672 --> 00:41:13,852 It's happening all over the country, all 50 states. 1044 00:41:13,876 --> 00:41:15,653 People are in the streets. 1045 00:41:15,677 --> 00:41:17,722 They say it's the biggest public protest ever. 1046 00:41:17,746 --> 00:41:19,624 What happened? 1047 00:41:19,648 --> 00:41:22,026 As far as they can tell, it started with this 1048 00:41:22,050 --> 00:41:23,394 ten-year-old girl from Atlanta 1049 00:41:23,418 --> 00:41:25,497 who convinced her mom to drive through the night 1050 00:41:25,521 --> 00:41:28,299 so she could hold her sign up by the gate down there. 1051 00:41:28,323 --> 00:41:32,176 What... what did it say? 1052 00:41:33,662 --> 00:41:35,940 "She's my president." 1053 00:41:35,964 --> 00:41:39,143 Cable news picked it up, social media. 1054 00:41:39,167 --> 00:41:41,779 That's what they're chanting. 1055 00:41:41,803 --> 00:41:44,082 She's my president! 1056 00:41:44,106 --> 00:41:47,051 I mean, how...? 1057 00:41:47,075 --> 00:41:49,053 How do millions of people 1058 00:41:49,077 --> 00:41:51,389 spontaneously take to the streets? 1059 00:41:51,413 --> 00:41:53,057 I don't know. 1060 00:41:53,081 --> 00:41:55,660 You helped avoid World War III, 1061 00:41:55,684 --> 00:41:58,429 and all your opponents wanted to do was throw you out of office. 1062 00:41:58,453 --> 00:42:02,100 Well, there-there's still the vote in the Judiciary Committee. 1063 00:42:02,124 --> 00:42:04,302 No, it's over. 1064 00:42:04,326 --> 00:42:07,005 They called an emergency session half an hour ago. 1065 00:42:07,029 --> 00:42:09,474 - The one day I sleep in... - Well... 1066 00:42:09,498 --> 00:42:11,276 - And? Well... - And? 1067 00:42:11,300 --> 00:42:13,611 What do you think? In the face of this, 1068 00:42:13,635 --> 00:42:15,780 the only vote for impeachment was Canning's. 1069 00:42:15,804 --> 00:42:17,682 So that's it? It's over? 1070 00:42:17,706 --> 00:42:19,250 It's over. 1071 00:42:19,274 --> 00:42:22,420 The impeachment inquiry is officially over. 1072 00:42:22,444 --> 00:42:24,088 Come on. 1073 00:42:24,112 --> 00:42:26,291 She's my president! 1074 00:42:26,315 --> 00:42:28,960 She's my president! 1075 00:42:28,984 --> 00:42:30,962 She's my president! 1076 00:42:30,986 --> 00:42:33,431 She's my president! 1077 00:42:33,455 --> 00:42:35,633 She's my president! 1078 00:42:35,657 --> 00:42:37,435 She's my president! 1079 00:42:37,459 --> 00:42:39,971 She's my president! 1080 00:42:39,995 --> 00:42:42,006 She's my president! 1081 00:42:42,030 --> 00:42:46,077 - She's my president! - She's my president! 1082 00:42:46,101 --> 00:42:48,279 She's my president! 1083 00:42:48,303 --> 00:42:50,481 She's my president! 1084 00:42:50,505 --> 00:42:52,241 She's my president!