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This is the president.
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- Put on Conway.
- You will speak to me.
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No, we only talk to him
or we hang up.
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Do you hear the helicopters yet?
Or the dogs?
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We're getting closer and we will find you.
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The only question is will you
work with us before we get there?
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The money's not happening
and neither is the military withdrawal.
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But you're smart enough to know that.
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The objective here is Ahmadi,
and that's what I'd like to discuss.
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Well, the choice is yours.
You either meet our demands or you don't.
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I spoke at length last night
with Governor Conway.
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I was of a mind
to ignore your call this morning,
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but he convinced me
that we should keep talking.
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Isn't that right, Governor?
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- I just want a peaceful resolution.
- As do I.
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You wanted to include the Governor,
I want to include Ahmadi.
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- You're trying to stall.
- You refusing to speak to your leader?
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Is he on now?
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You release the Millers,
then we put him on.
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No, you don't get to dictate terms.
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We show good will
when you show good will.
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I'm giving you ten seconds
to reconsider your position.
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After that, we disconnect the call.
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Insha'Allah.
We'll kill them.
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Ten seconds, starting now.
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Five seconds.
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- End the call.
- One hostage.
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- All three.
- One.
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Give us the daughter
and the mother.
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No, we keep the girl.
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You managed to get the President
of the United States on the phone
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not once, but twice.
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You will release
the daughter and the mother
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or you will never hear from me again,
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and you will lose your chance
to speak to your leader.
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Tell me now.
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They've disconnected, sir.
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Stop.
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Mr. Ahmadi.
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You can shower upstairs.
There's fresh clothes in the closet.
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The only people who know
are the Chairman
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and the SEALs who escorted him.
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- Do we have a secure line?
- Direct to the Oval.
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Mr. President...
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I would have never condoned
bringing Ahmadi into this.
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Well, lucky for me,
I'm not making decisions
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based on what you would
or would not condone.
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Watch me tell the press
you put words in my mouth.
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Feel free.
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I think they'll have a hard time
believing you, though.
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Check your messages.
I'm sure your staff's been emailing you.
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Arrange for a car to get the governor
and his family to the airport.
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Have a safe trip back to New York.
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I've had lunch brought in.
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I'm sure it's been quite a while
since you've had a hot meal.
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- I won't be eating it.
- Aren't you hungry?
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I don't wanna get sick
while I'm being tortured.
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No one's getting tortured.
Please, have a seat.
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You want me to tell these men
to release the family, right?
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If I don't, you'll do what you have to do.
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Oh, if we had any intention of that,
you never would have left Guantanamo.
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Nor would I be here.
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Where is here?
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Virginia, in a government safe house.
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And why you?
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Out of respect...
for the gravity of this situation.
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I think your intention
is to humiliate me.
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You've been properly clothed,
offered food.
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How are we humiliating you?
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I'm sitting across from a woman.
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There's no reason
to keep up the facade.
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You and your brother
are not fundamentalists,
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nor are you Syrian.
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This what the CIA's feeding you?
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You're Iraqi.
Your real name is Al Awad.
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Actually, it says that you joined
the Baath Party in 2000.
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You were the assistant
to the undersecretary of infrastructure,
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2001, 2002.
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Say whatever you want.
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My brother will deny.
You won't convince anyone but yourselves.
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We expel the Baathists
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and you go from a bureaucrat
to an extremist.
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But you're a well-educated man, Yusuf...
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and you don't care about Islam
or the caliphate.
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You're just using that
to radicalize soldiers.
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Just as you use democracy and freedom.
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So now we understand each other.
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Yusuf Al Ahmadi remains
in solitary confinement in Guantanamo.
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If Caroline and Melissa Miller
are released,
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we will allow supervised contact
with the kidnappers.
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Mark.
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Ahmadi has consistently encouraged
acts of terror like this one.
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What makes you think
that any sort of dialogue
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will lead to a peaceful resolution?
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Well, the alternative
is no dialogue at all.
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We don't wanna leave
any stone unturned.
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Sara.
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Will you comment on
the Wall Street Telegraph article
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about Governor Conway's
alleged interference
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with the House Intelligence Committee?
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Well, it confirms
what we suspected to be true,
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but I think you want
the governor's comment, not ours.
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Congressman Walleck
is misrepresenting events.
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- You're saying he lied?
- I'm saying he misrepresented.
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I have a number of friends
on the Intelligence Committee,
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and do I speak with them sometimes?
Of course.
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But that's not the same as interfering.
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So you never discussed the Russia plan
with anyone on the committee?
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We may have discussed it,
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but it's not as though
I was issuing orders.
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And I have to say,
everyone's primary focus right now
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needs to be on the Miller family,
not this.
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Did the president ask you
to leave the White House?
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Uh, we agreed that I'd done my part,
and that the rest is up to him.
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Can you tell us about
your conversation last night
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with the president,
regarding Ahmadi?
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That'll be all for now.
Thank you so much.
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Question, sir.
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Let's go.
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Uh, hold on,
I'm still fastening Lily's car seat.
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- Will...
- Not a word.
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Well, I have to tell you,
the general's apeshit
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over what you said about
being ashamed of your service.
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He may talk to the press.
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Nobody does any press until we have
a proper response to all this shit.
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Daddy said "shit."
Shit, shit, shit!
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Stop it!
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You need to bring me something on Walleck.
We need to discredit him.
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- Are you done yet?
- You don't need to snap at us.
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- Are you done yet?
- Yes.
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Let's go. Now.
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That's if they're released.
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We'll fill in the blanks
once we have details.
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This is if the worst happens.
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Yates wrote these?
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No, I... I took a stab at it first.
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Also, Tom Hammerschmidt called.
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He wants an interview with the president.
He wouldn't say what for.
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What outlet is he with now?
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He's back at the Herald.
Said he emailed you directly.
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I need the room.
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Everyone out.
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Get me the Herald.
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Tom Hammerschmidt.
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Well, there's a cell tower here.
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Uh, typically very low traffic,
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but it showed higher usage
during the time of the call,
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especially the southeastern antenna.
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So we should be able to ping the hotspot,
zero in?
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Eh, it's hundreds of tower faces.
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I can give you the general area,
but pinpointing will take longer.
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I can't even guarantee it's gonna be them.
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I want every one of those towers analyzed.
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Well, we're better off concentrating
on ambient background sound.
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If I can match that to other calls made
in this area around the same time as...
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I'm not asking your advice.
I'm telling you what I want you to do.
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Focus on the tower data.
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We were concentrating on this area,
but it looks like they're closer to here.
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We've got ground teams
setting up a search grid.
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Can we use satellites?
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We are, but there are over 100
possible structures within the zone.
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- Each one of them needs to be checked.
- How long?
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If we get lucky, within hours.
If not, could be tomorrow.
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Sir, Mr. Stamper's here.
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- He says it's urgent.
- Thank you.
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Hammerschmidt says
they go online today,
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whether you comment or not.
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Travel logs are not hard evidence.
These quotes are circumstantial.
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But all of it combined...
I don't know how we spin this.
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He's got heavy hitters on the record.
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Should I release the photos
of Jackie and Remy?
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They told him about the affair.
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He's putting in the article
that we threatened to expose them.
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How did this happen?
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This is as much on you.
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I can put together a list
of the people he hasn't gotten to yet.
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And give him proof of a cover-up?
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He's right.
If we reach out to Tusk or Lanagin...
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I want Hammerschmidt here.
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- Sir, I wasn't suggesting...
- Set it up as soon as possible.
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The U.S. government
will never recognize the caliphate.
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No, of course not.
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But we can reintegrate the Baathists
into the government.
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What government?
There's no government in Iraq.
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There is no Iraq.
There's Baghdad.
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Shia, Sunni, Kurd...
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Syria is the same.
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You maintained order
before we shut you out.
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Now, we can't support a theocracy,
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but we can put the military
back in control.
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What do we do
with all the soldiers we've recruited?
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They won't accept a secular government.
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You'll keep them in check.
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With force, if necessary.
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Use our guns on the men
who carried it for us.
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What does it matter...
if you have back your power?
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If this is your intention,
why have you said nothing publicly?
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Because you know that all of this
has to be done behind closed doors.
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We need to give the appearance
that we neutralized ICO.
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What happens
if they don't release the hostages?
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Well, then you go back to Cuba.
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If they do,
then we put you on the phone with them...
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and you tell them to release the third.
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And then you send me back to Cuba anyway.
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I do understand why you don't trust us,
but what is the alternative?
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These people die,
and then it gives us
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all the justification we need
for a full offensive.
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That's years...
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and you won't completely destroy us.
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Not completely,
but enough to make you irrelevant.
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Or we can quietly work together.
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ICO fades,
and you and your generals get control.
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Hey. Uh...
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- Do you know where Claire is?
- No, we're trying to find her.
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She usually keeps me informed
if she's going somewhere.
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Have you asked Secret Service?
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- They didn't know.
- They have to know.
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I'll go ask again.
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Thanks.
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She wasn't at the residence.
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- You went up there?
- Ten minutes ago.
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What's going on between you two?
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You think I haven't noticed?
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How you two talk?
How often you're here?
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I don't even have unrestricted
access to the residence.
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I was with her when her mother died.
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It made us close.
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Don't read too much into it.
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Well, however close you are,
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just make sure that nobody else
can read too much into it.
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Well, if you see Claire,
tell her I went home.
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If she needs me.
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Don't meet face-to-face.
Have him submit the questions in writing.
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Yeah, but if I meet with him,
maybe I can give him pause.
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No, he's trying to trap you
into giving something away.
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That's not going to happen.
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- The timing on this...
- How's your end?
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He's getting there.
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Well, you focus on him.
I'll handle Hammerschmidt.
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Are you smoking?
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- How did you know?
- I can hear it.
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If this story comes out,
it won't be the smoking that does us in.
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Have they been killed?
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You look upset.
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Do you miss your wife?
246
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You don't care about my wife.
247
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Ah, I don't care
about either of you...
248
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whether you live or die...
or your children do.
249
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But if speaking to your family
once a month will get us there,
250
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I'll put that on the table.
251
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I haven't seen my wife in three years.
252
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I have a son I've never met,
a daughter that doesn't remember me.
253
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This is our path.
254
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Even if they're killed?
255
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Yes.
256
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Because they will be.
257
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I'm willing to die, and so are they.
258
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- Would they have made that choice?
- What choice?
259
00:18:13,550 --> 00:18:17,263
All they've known are your bombs.
Poof, gone.
260
00:18:18,723 --> 00:18:21,350
We're effective
because we make you feel the pain.
261
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We've felt it all our lives.
262
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Yes?
263
00:18:34,571 --> 00:18:37,867
- Tom.
- Mr. President.
264
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I'm gonna ask that everything
we discuss today is off the record.
265
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- Understood.
- Now, the last time we met,
266
00:18:43,372 --> 00:18:44,916
it was in the vice president's office,
267
00:18:44,999 --> 00:18:49,461
and you claim that I acquired
that office by manipulating Matthews.
268
00:18:49,545 --> 00:18:51,380
I don't claim that.
President Walker does.
269
00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:54,676
Oh, yes. A man made bitter
by his own mistakes.
270
00:18:54,759 --> 00:18:58,512
And you also claim
that I then acquired this office
271
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by pushing out that very same man.
272
00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:04,601
- Danton and Sharp corroborated.
- Oh, yes.
273
00:19:04,686 --> 00:19:07,021
Two people with very big chips
on their shoulders,
274
00:19:07,104 --> 00:19:11,651
fabricating all this nonsense
to justify their infidelity.
275
00:19:11,734 --> 00:19:14,111
You're saying you didn't blackmail them?
276
00:19:14,195 --> 00:19:16,488
I pressure a lot of people, Tom.
That's part of politics.
277
00:19:16,572 --> 00:19:18,365
But never those two.
278
00:19:18,449 --> 00:19:21,869
Danton's parents say LeAnn Harvey
came to their house in Miami.
279
00:19:21,953 --> 00:19:25,122
Well, I imagine that's because
he wanted LeAnn on the Russian plan.
280
00:19:25,206 --> 00:19:26,958
Then why did she come to him
instead of him coming to her?
281
00:19:27,041 --> 00:19:28,625
Look, I'm not gonna get
into the weeds on this,
282
00:19:28,710 --> 00:19:30,169
but let's just cut to the chase.
283
00:19:30,252 --> 00:19:31,879
The allegations that you're making
284
00:19:31,963 --> 00:19:34,716
are just as ludicrous as they were
the first time we met.
285
00:19:34,799 --> 00:19:36,843
I had nothing concrete then.
This time I do.
286
00:19:36,926 --> 00:19:40,262
Three people with an ax to grind,
no hard evidence and some travel logs?
287
00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:41,889
I'd hardly call that concrete.
288
00:19:41,973 --> 00:19:45,685
- It's enough for a story.
- You're floating an idea out of thin air.
289
00:19:45,768 --> 00:19:48,938
Let's just call this what it is:
blatant sensationalism
290
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:50,690
- tied to the election...
- I don't float.
291
00:19:50,773 --> 00:19:53,776
Tied to an election
to boost your circulation
292
00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:55,486
because the Herald is losing readership.
293
00:19:55,569 --> 00:19:59,907
Sir, I don't float stories
to see if they're seaworthy,
294
00:19:59,991 --> 00:20:02,910
and I don't give a shit about circulation.
295
00:20:03,828 --> 00:20:05,872
The only thing I care about
is the truth.
296
00:20:05,955 --> 00:20:07,206
The truth?
297
00:20:07,289 --> 00:20:11,293
So have you reached out to Raymond Tusk
for a comment? Or Daniel Lanagin?
298
00:20:11,377 --> 00:20:13,545
I don't see their quotes in here.
299
00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:14,797
I mean, if you're going for the truth,
300
00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:17,258
doesn't that include being thorough?
Being balanced?
301
00:20:17,341 --> 00:20:19,218
Which is why I'm giving you
an opportunity to comment.
302
00:20:19,301 --> 00:20:22,346
And what about any members of Congress?
I don't see their quotes in here.
303
00:20:22,429 --> 00:20:24,640
I'm sure they'll answer my calls
once this article comes out.
304
00:20:24,724 --> 00:20:26,100
Oh, I think you're afraid
to make those calls,
305
00:20:26,183 --> 00:20:28,728
'cause you know
they'll see this for what it is...
306
00:20:28,811 --> 00:20:31,981
unsupported tabloid gossip.
307
00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:35,401
The assistant whip,
your former Chief of Staff,
308
00:20:35,484 --> 00:20:36,986
an ex-president of the United States.
309
00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:39,238
That's not gossip.
It's news.
310
00:20:39,321 --> 00:20:41,881
There's no way the Justice Department
doesn't open up an inquiry.
311
00:20:41,908 --> 00:20:45,619
And if they don't,
the Republicans in Congress will.
312
00:20:45,702 --> 00:20:49,206
Downplay this all you want,
but you know where this story leads.
313
00:20:49,290 --> 00:20:51,708
I know what this story is.
314
00:20:51,793 --> 00:20:55,046
Political sabotage, plain and simple.
315
00:20:55,129 --> 00:21:00,259
Margaret Tilden used to have
some integrity, Tom.
316
00:21:00,342 --> 00:21:02,136
And so did you.
317
00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:05,389
Why are you wasting
America's time with this,
318
00:21:05,472 --> 00:21:06,808
in the middle of this crisis?
319
00:21:07,391 --> 00:21:09,393
Where is your conscience?
320
00:21:10,812 --> 00:21:13,439
That's the question
I want you to answer.
321
00:21:16,776 --> 00:21:19,528
Yes?
322
00:21:20,947 --> 00:21:23,991
Sir, they emailed a location
of the mother and daughter.
323
00:21:24,075 --> 00:21:26,577
Will you please show Mr. Hammerschmidt
into the Roosevelt Room?
324
00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:27,787
There's no need.
I'll be going.
325
00:21:27,870 --> 00:21:30,790
Oh, no, no, no.
You and I are not done, Tom.
326
00:21:56,565 --> 00:21:59,735
Caroline and Melissa Miller were rescued
327
00:21:59,819 --> 00:22:04,365
at approximately 12:30
Eastern Standard Time by FBI field agents.
328
00:22:04,448 --> 00:22:07,827
Aside from the psychological trauma
of their ordeal,
329
00:22:07,910 --> 00:22:10,913
both are unharmed and healthy.
330
00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:13,332
I'll be calling them soon,
and I hope to meet them soon,
331
00:22:13,415 --> 00:22:15,960
once they have had
their full medical examinations.
332
00:22:16,043 --> 00:22:19,964
And while I am greatly relieved
to have them both safe,
333
00:22:20,047 --> 00:22:21,841
James Miller remains in danger.
334
00:22:21,924 --> 00:22:25,427
And we will not rest
until I can come to this podium
335
00:22:25,511 --> 00:22:28,097
and make another
announcement like this one,
336
00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:30,557
informing you of his safe return.
337
00:22:30,641 --> 00:22:33,269
Mr. Grayson will answer
any questions you may have.
338
00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:36,730
I must get back to work.
Thank you all very much.
339
00:22:36,813 --> 00:22:40,776
They're alive.
You can take some credit for that.
340
00:22:40,859 --> 00:22:43,779
I'm sure Underwood's flying them
to the White House right now.
341
00:22:43,862 --> 00:22:45,364
Caroline and Melissa
will remain under...
342
00:22:45,447 --> 00:22:47,866
That's the image everyone will remember.
343
00:22:47,950 --> 00:22:50,995
The warm embrace, the reassuring words.
344
00:22:51,078 --> 00:22:53,247
I mean, he's not gonna let me take
one ounce of credit for this.
345
00:22:53,330 --> 00:22:55,041
If they choose to talk
with the media, however,
346
00:22:55,124 --> 00:22:56,625
we will certainly facilitate that.
347
00:22:57,459 --> 00:23:01,255
- I will now take some of your questions.
- What if it were Lily and me?
348
00:23:01,338 --> 00:23:04,050
Will, what if it were me and Lily?
349
00:23:04,133 --> 00:23:05,968
Would this be your thinking?
350
00:23:06,052 --> 00:23:08,595
- "The political fallout"?
- Don't, Hannah.
351
00:23:10,056 --> 00:23:11,765
Don't get weak on me.
352
00:23:11,848 --> 00:23:15,144
I can confirm that that is an area
where our focus is,
353
00:23:15,227 --> 00:23:17,396
but that's about as much
detail as I can go into.
354
00:23:18,647 --> 00:23:20,274
Have the kidnappers made contact?
355
00:23:20,357 --> 00:23:22,109
And if so, did you put them
in touch with Ahmadi?
356
00:23:22,193 --> 00:23:25,321
They have not made contact.
We encourage them to do so.
357
00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:26,948
And, yes, the offer still stands.
358
00:23:27,031 --> 00:23:28,115
Mary.
359
00:23:28,199 --> 00:23:31,285
Uh, what assurances do you have
that Ahmadi will say what you want him to?
360
00:23:31,368 --> 00:23:33,120
We don't,
and we can't force him to.
361
00:23:33,204 --> 00:23:35,914
But we're hoping
that he will work with us on this.
362
00:23:35,998 --> 00:23:38,375
Who's managing the call
from his side in Cuba?
363
00:23:38,459 --> 00:23:39,876
I'm sorry,
I can't go into details on that.
364
00:23:39,961 --> 00:23:41,795
Both were blindfolded in the car,
365
00:23:41,878 --> 00:23:44,298
but the mother estimates
a drive time of 45 minutes.
366
00:23:44,381 --> 00:23:46,021
That narrows the search
to six structures.
367
00:23:46,092 --> 00:23:47,172
Unless they're on the move.
368
00:23:47,218 --> 00:23:48,552
If they're past the roadblocks already,
369
00:23:48,635 --> 00:23:49,886
they've gotta stop somewhere
to make the call.
370
00:23:49,971 --> 00:23:52,451
And we've had some progress
on tracing the call.
371
00:23:57,644 --> 00:23:58,895
Hey, hey.
372
00:23:58,980 --> 00:24:00,481
You're taking my algorithms.
373
00:24:00,564 --> 00:24:03,109
We need more teams on this.
There is not enough room here.
374
00:24:03,192 --> 00:24:05,694
You know my instructions were
never to let anything leave this building.
375
00:24:05,777 --> 00:24:07,071
We have an order from the director.
376
00:24:07,154 --> 00:24:09,156
Well, if you put more teams on this,
it'll cause confusion.
377
00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:12,784
Go home, Mr. Macallan.
You've been here for two days straight.
378
00:24:12,868 --> 00:24:14,286
I am not leaving this
379
00:24:14,370 --> 00:24:16,872
in the hands of people
who do not know what they're doing.
380
00:24:16,955 --> 00:24:18,165
We've got it covered.
381
00:24:18,249 --> 00:24:22,253
Go home. Get some rest.
We'll let you know if we need you.
382
00:24:26,632 --> 00:24:28,425
These boys don't wanna kill anyone.
383
00:24:29,343 --> 00:24:31,762
If they did, they wouldn't have
released two hostages.
384
00:24:31,845 --> 00:24:34,181
They're actually looking
for an excuse to back out.
385
00:24:34,265 --> 00:24:37,518
If the media plays that video,
I look like a traitor.
386
00:24:37,601 --> 00:24:41,272
We tell them it's a precondition.
If they share it, the deal is off.
387
00:24:42,523 --> 00:24:43,774
How do I know you won't?
388
00:24:44,441 --> 00:24:47,111
I can't force you to believe me...
389
00:24:47,194 --> 00:24:49,988
but we are hours from finding them.
390
00:24:50,072 --> 00:24:51,490
And you know how this goes.
391
00:24:51,573 --> 00:24:55,286
Jim Miller dies.
They die.
392
00:24:55,369 --> 00:24:58,205
You go back to Cuba.
We go to war.
393
00:24:58,289 --> 00:25:00,457
We're already at war.
394
00:25:00,541 --> 00:25:06,338
Yusuf, you have one chance
to change the conditions at home.
395
00:25:07,256 --> 00:25:11,093
You squander it, you destroy everything
you have ever fought for.
396
00:25:13,637 --> 00:25:16,182
What do you know about
fighting for anything?
397
00:25:17,766 --> 00:25:19,601
We're done here.
Send him back.
398
00:25:23,105 --> 00:25:24,440
All right.
399
00:25:26,775 --> 00:25:28,444
I'll do what you ask.
400
00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:31,780
Put him back in his jumpsuit.
We'll film in the basement.
401
00:25:31,863 --> 00:25:33,240
Yes, ma'am.
402
00:25:34,616 --> 00:25:37,078
Tell the senator
I'll call him when I get back.
403
00:25:38,620 --> 00:25:39,788
- Mr. President.
- Oh, Cathy.
404
00:25:39,871 --> 00:25:41,665
I realize we haven't had a chance
to discuss everything.
405
00:25:41,748 --> 00:25:42,999
We'll talk foreign policy consequences
406
00:25:43,084 --> 00:25:44,293
once we've resolved
this hostage situation.
407
00:25:44,376 --> 00:25:46,795
It's not that.
The Herald contacted me.
408
00:25:48,046 --> 00:25:50,716
A reporter called my office.
I've read the email.
409
00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:52,399
- You didn't call them back?
- 'Course not.
410
00:25:52,426 --> 00:25:54,386
All right. Don't do or say anything.
I'll handle it.
411
00:25:54,470 --> 00:25:56,180
- How?
- I don't know yet.
412
00:25:56,263 --> 00:25:58,724
Walker says we conspired
for Secretary of State,
413
00:25:58,807 --> 00:26:01,768
and saying I gave him asylum
during the investigation.
414
00:26:01,852 --> 00:26:03,854
If they publish this,
I get skinned alive, too.
415
00:26:03,937 --> 00:26:07,941
We're going to be all right, Cathy.
Trust me on this.
416
00:26:22,664 --> 00:26:24,791
I just spoke with Secretary Durant.
417
00:26:25,959 --> 00:26:27,461
We have a timeline.
418
00:26:28,504 --> 00:26:31,798
My folks don't hear from me,
they start making calls on the hour.
419
00:26:31,882 --> 00:26:33,842
Durant was first.
420
00:26:33,925 --> 00:26:35,802
Birch is next.
421
00:26:35,886 --> 00:26:37,721
Then Womack.
422
00:26:37,804 --> 00:26:39,223
Michael Kern.
423
00:26:40,141 --> 00:26:42,726
It was Zoe's article
that ruined his chances.
424
00:26:42,809 --> 00:26:44,686
You knew her.
You were in her neighborhood.
425
00:26:44,770 --> 00:26:46,480
This is irresponsible, Tom.
426
00:26:46,563 --> 00:26:49,608
When the whole nation is in the middle
of this major terror threat.
427
00:26:49,691 --> 00:26:51,318
That's the same reasoning dictators use.
428
00:26:53,820 --> 00:26:55,697
You remind me
a little bit of Kate Baldwin.
429
00:26:55,781 --> 00:26:57,283
You've lost your objectivity.
430
00:26:57,366 --> 00:26:59,701
Uh, it's funny you mention her.
431
00:26:59,785 --> 00:27:03,121
Kate thought Lucas was onto something.
I told her to let it go,
432
00:27:03,205 --> 00:27:05,541
that there wasn't anything there,
but there was.
433
00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:10,045
Well, where are the facts?
Facts, not quotes. Facts.
434
00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:11,713
You wanna see a fact?
435
00:27:13,006 --> 00:27:14,508
This is a fact.
436
00:27:15,133 --> 00:27:20,138
I told you he was crazy,
and there's the proof.
437
00:27:20,222 --> 00:27:23,309
He had the facts wrong,
but he had the story right.
438
00:27:25,227 --> 00:27:27,479
He saw through you.
439
00:27:27,563 --> 00:27:30,399
So what is the story? That I'm some sort
of psychopath? That I'm a killer?
440
00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:32,401
Oh, I never believed you were a murderer,
and I still don't.
441
00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:35,237
But it's becoming harder
not to entertain the thought.
442
00:27:35,321 --> 00:27:37,948
Well, should I get you a gun,
so you can shoot me, too?
443
00:27:40,826 --> 00:27:42,911
He was right about your soul.
444
00:27:43,954 --> 00:27:45,706
What's in your bones.
445
00:27:45,789 --> 00:27:49,335
That you're ruthless.
You're corrupt.
446
00:27:49,418 --> 00:27:52,254
You destroy whatever's in your path.
447
00:27:53,214 --> 00:27:54,881
Hmm.
448
00:27:54,965 --> 00:27:58,594
Name me a president you wouldn't
describe in exactly the same way.
449
00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:02,180
We're all ruthless.
We all destroy.
450
00:28:02,264 --> 00:28:04,808
But corruption?
That's a matter of perspective.
451
00:28:04,891 --> 00:28:07,018
No.
452
00:28:07,102 --> 00:28:08,604
It's a matter of law.
453
00:28:08,687 --> 00:28:10,606
All right, you seem
a little confused here, Tom.
454
00:28:10,689 --> 00:28:14,985
One moment you're talking about my soul,
and the next moment you want to get legal.
455
00:28:16,111 --> 00:28:19,240
Let's at least achieve
some clarity here today, shall we?
456
00:28:20,366 --> 00:28:22,784
You want the real story?
457
00:28:24,661 --> 00:28:26,622
Zoe Barnes?
458
00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:29,708
Yes, we knew each other.
Professionally.
459
00:28:29,791 --> 00:28:32,378
I scratched her back
and she scratched mine.
460
00:28:32,461 --> 00:28:35,506
And you printed all of it.
461
00:28:38,634 --> 00:28:40,677
You were her source
for the education bill.
462
00:28:40,761 --> 00:28:43,805
- And Michael Kern.
- You sabotaged him.
463
00:28:43,889 --> 00:28:47,726
Okay, ask yourself
why I would have done all those things.
464
00:28:50,145 --> 00:28:54,691
Because the education bill was a disaster,
and I had to move the president off of it.
465
00:28:54,775 --> 00:28:58,069
Because Michael Kern was
a terrible choice for Secretary of State.
466
00:28:58,153 --> 00:29:00,531
We could do better,
and we did, with Cathy.
467
00:29:00,614 --> 00:29:02,283
I was trying to help Walker.
468
00:29:02,366 --> 00:29:06,578
I was trying to steer a weak president
in the right direction.
469
00:29:06,662 --> 00:29:08,622
Now, you want to print that story,
you go right ahead.
470
00:29:08,705 --> 00:29:10,206
But the rest of it is just nonsense.
471
00:29:10,291 --> 00:29:11,875
You didn't make any deals
with Raymond Tusk?
472
00:29:11,958 --> 00:29:14,461
- Absolutely not.
- Then why did you pardon him?
473
00:29:14,545 --> 00:29:17,145
Same reason I pardoned Walker.
Because the country had to move on.
474
00:29:17,213 --> 00:29:19,800
You didn't orchestrate his impeachment?
475
00:29:19,883 --> 00:29:22,511
Why would I want to impeach a president
I was working so hard to help?
476
00:29:22,594 --> 00:29:24,721
You're still here.
He's not.
477
00:29:25,639 --> 00:29:27,766
I was trying to save him
from himself.
478
00:29:29,935 --> 00:29:31,937
Unfortunately, I failed.
479
00:29:35,399 --> 00:29:38,694
- Do you trust your instincts, Tom?
- I always have.
480
00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,737
Then look me in the eye.
481
00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:47,953
I've told you the truth.
482
00:29:51,582 --> 00:29:53,124
What you said...
483
00:29:54,042 --> 00:29:55,794
is it on the record now?
484
00:29:57,212 --> 00:29:58,797
Do you believe me?
485
00:29:59,715 --> 00:30:01,425
Not for a second.
486
00:30:03,218 --> 00:30:06,472
Then, no.
Not a word.
487
00:30:15,481 --> 00:30:19,275
We'll give you a few hours
if you want to make an official comment.
488
00:30:31,788 --> 00:30:33,499
I'm ready to go now.
489
00:30:35,834 --> 00:30:39,045
If they release the father, you're a hero.
490
00:30:39,129 --> 00:30:42,341
It's not enough.
I don't know how we survive this story.
491
00:30:46,428 --> 00:30:50,391
My mind keeps racing,
over and over and over again.
492
00:30:50,474 --> 00:30:53,560
What we could've done differently.
How we could've covered our tracks.
493
00:30:53,644 --> 00:30:55,896
The people we should've kept closer...
494
00:30:57,564 --> 00:30:59,149
I'm frightened, Claire.
495
00:30:59,232 --> 00:31:02,444
If we can't stop the damage,
we have to control it, Francis.
496
00:31:03,654 --> 00:31:05,572
There is a solution.
There always is.
497
00:31:05,656 --> 00:31:07,908
Hold on.
498
00:31:07,991 --> 00:31:09,451
They're on, sir.
499
00:31:09,535 --> 00:31:11,161
We just got word.
500
00:31:11,244 --> 00:31:13,163
- They've called in.
- Yes, I was just told.
501
00:31:13,246 --> 00:31:15,457
All right, this first.
One thing at a time.
502
00:31:29,220 --> 00:31:31,181
- The link is up?
- Yes, ma'am.
503
00:31:31,264 --> 00:31:32,641
We've located the building.
504
00:31:32,724 --> 00:31:34,444
Matches the description
from Caroline Miller
505
00:31:34,476 --> 00:31:35,977
and the drive time
from where they were found.
506
00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:37,729
Are we certain that they're there?
507
00:31:37,813 --> 00:31:40,816
No, sir, but we have a team en route.
508
00:31:40,899 --> 00:31:44,945
Let's see how the phone call goes,
and then we'll decide if we're gonna move.
509
00:31:45,028 --> 00:31:47,280
The line is open.
510
00:31:47,363 --> 00:31:48,615
Go ahead.
511
00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,453
- This is the president.
- Where's Ahmadi?
512
00:31:52,536 --> 00:31:56,081
We're about to connect him via video,
so you know that he's speaking freely.
513
00:31:56,164 --> 00:32:00,877
But before we do, be aware that if
you release any of this call to the media,
514
00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:04,130
anything we discuss will be off the table.
515
00:32:04,214 --> 00:32:05,799
Put him on.
516
00:32:12,556 --> 00:32:14,683
Assalam-alaikum.
517
00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:16,351
Walaikum-assalam.
518
00:32:16,435 --> 00:32:17,853
I know you are trying to free me.
519
00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:25,486
English.
520
00:32:27,488 --> 00:32:30,365
Listen to me.
521
00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:33,118
You've already done your duty.
522
00:32:33,201 --> 00:32:35,203
You have made the world pay attention.
523
00:32:35,286 --> 00:32:38,540
But the U.S. government,
they will not free me.
524
00:32:38,624 --> 00:32:43,044
And if you harm this man,
they'll bring more bloodshed on Muslims.
525
00:32:43,128 --> 00:32:44,838
Let him go.
526
00:32:44,921 --> 00:32:48,759
They have promised me they will
only charge you for kidnapping...
527
00:32:48,842 --> 00:32:50,301
not as terrorists.
528
00:32:53,722 --> 00:32:56,432
Are they forcing you to say this?
529
00:32:56,517 --> 00:32:57,934
No.
530
00:33:02,856 --> 00:33:04,816
Who are you looking to?
531
00:33:14,826 --> 00:33:16,620
Off.
532
00:33:25,128 --> 00:33:26,755
They've hung up.
533
00:33:30,592 --> 00:33:32,010
What did he just say?
534
00:33:32,093 --> 00:33:33,261
What did you say?
535
00:33:35,221 --> 00:33:36,598
Tell me what you said.
536
00:33:39,267 --> 00:33:40,852
I'm not a traitor.
537
00:33:43,772 --> 00:33:45,273
Keep him down here.
538
00:33:49,277 --> 00:33:50,654
"Release the video.
539
00:33:50,737 --> 00:33:52,948
If they don't send me home, kill them.
540
00:33:53,031 --> 00:33:55,325
If they find you, kill him.
541
00:33:55,408 --> 00:33:59,370
Make sure you have proof that I..."
And then it goes black.
542
00:33:59,454 --> 00:34:01,540
Where that leaves us,
we don't know right now.
543
00:34:01,623 --> 00:34:04,793
The White House has not briefed the press
or issued any statement...
544
00:34:10,423 --> 00:34:12,092
What do I say to this?
545
00:34:12,175 --> 00:34:13,895
- We say nothing.
- No, I can't say nothing,
546
00:34:13,927 --> 00:34:16,262
'cause I got 100 reporters
that are about to break down that door.
547
00:34:16,346 --> 00:34:19,725
We are not going to expose ourselves
until we have something concrete to go on.
548
00:34:19,808 --> 00:34:22,268
Like the guy's head rolling?
Or are you saying nothing then, too?
549
00:34:22,352 --> 00:34:23,436
Or how about the Herald article?
550
00:34:23,519 --> 00:34:25,021
When that comes out,
are you gonna say nothing?
551
00:34:25,105 --> 00:34:26,106
Seth...
552
00:34:26,189 --> 00:34:29,442
Look, I will lock myself up in here.
I'll bury my head in the sand.
553
00:34:29,525 --> 00:34:33,071
But eventually,
it's me that has to face these people.
554
00:34:33,154 --> 00:34:34,698
All right, I can't hide the way that you...
555
00:34:34,781 --> 00:34:36,157
Stop. Stop!
556
00:34:38,451 --> 00:34:40,078
Keep your shit together.
557
00:34:41,079 --> 00:34:42,247
Okay?
558
00:34:43,665 --> 00:34:47,002
Eat some food.
Rest your eyes for a little bit.
559
00:34:48,670 --> 00:34:50,380
I'll let you know when I know more.
560
00:35:07,898 --> 00:35:10,316
- Oh, sir, a...
- Not now.
561
00:35:20,493 --> 00:35:22,663
- You brought him here?
- I brought myself.
562
00:35:22,746 --> 00:35:24,831
It's serious, Doug.
563
00:35:38,011 --> 00:35:39,595
Ready.
564
00:36:18,885 --> 00:36:20,636
Go, go, go!
565
00:36:20,721 --> 00:36:22,263
Go, go, go, go!
566
00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:26,601
Go! Go! Go!
567
00:36:31,356 --> 00:36:32,476
- Clear.
- Clear.
568
00:36:33,024 --> 00:36:34,109
Clear.
569
00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:36,194
- It's empty.
- All clear.
570
00:36:39,572 --> 00:36:42,158
- It's empty, sir.
- Confirmed. All clear.
571
00:36:51,376 --> 00:36:54,545
Francis, did they find...
572
00:36:54,629 --> 00:36:57,465
No.
573
00:36:57,548 --> 00:37:00,468
- I thought Ahmadi was going to...
- No, we are where we are.
574
00:37:00,551 --> 00:37:03,179
We knew it was a risk.
575
00:37:04,097 --> 00:37:06,182
- You okay?
- Yes, I'm fine.
576
00:37:08,769 --> 00:37:10,228
Let's get you upstairs.
577
00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:49,017
...by Tom Hammerschmidt, 15 minutes ago.
578
00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:52,728
In the article, it says the president
was asked to comment, but declined.
579
00:37:52,813 --> 00:37:55,523
Among those quoted
are ex-president Garrett Walker,
580
00:37:55,606 --> 00:37:56,942
Congresswoman Jackie...
581
00:37:59,402 --> 00:38:01,362
How many phone calls
have you got so far?
582
00:38:03,824 --> 00:38:05,992
Uh, at least 30.
583
00:38:06,952 --> 00:38:09,996
- You?
- Ah, I stopped counting.
584
00:38:13,333 --> 00:38:14,918
Where should we go?
585
00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:21,091
Surprise me.
586
00:38:28,014 --> 00:38:30,183
No, we don't say anything.
587
00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:33,061
We'll let him burn in the lights
for a few days and see how this plays out.
588
00:38:33,144 --> 00:38:35,396
And then we blanket
every swing state with ads.
589
00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:38,649
Thirty seconds, in silence.
Just the headline.
590
00:38:38,733 --> 00:38:40,776
Let that sink into people's gray matter.
591
00:38:41,862 --> 00:38:42,904
Yeah.
592
00:38:43,822 --> 00:38:45,448
Okay.
We'll talk soon.
593
00:38:45,531 --> 00:38:48,159
Come here.
I wanna show you something.
594
00:38:48,784 --> 00:38:50,536
I'm still upset.
595
00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:54,082
You can't pretend that nothing's happened.
596
00:38:55,291 --> 00:38:58,253
I am not weak.
597
00:38:58,336 --> 00:39:01,214
I shouldn't have said that.
I know you're not.
598
00:39:02,298 --> 00:39:04,050
And here's something else I know.
599
00:39:05,010 --> 00:39:07,803
You're gonna be the next
First Lady of the United States.
600
00:39:24,154 --> 00:39:26,572
All right, stay in your office.
601
00:39:27,490 --> 00:39:29,242
I'll call you back in a bit.
602
00:39:33,204 --> 00:39:36,457
Some Prinivil and aspirin, please.
603
00:39:49,554 --> 00:39:51,014
It's out?
604
00:39:53,433 --> 00:39:55,560
Yes.
605
00:39:58,271 --> 00:40:01,691
Doug's got Macallan with him, too.
606
00:40:01,774 --> 00:40:04,610
They're expanding his program,
but without him in charge.
607
00:40:05,611 --> 00:40:07,363
So we're not safe there, either.
608
00:40:07,447 --> 00:40:08,907
Well, if he was...
609
00:40:10,241 --> 00:40:12,868
if he was there to manage it,
but he's not, so...
610
00:40:14,829 --> 00:40:16,706
No, we're not safe.
611
00:40:25,423 --> 00:40:27,508
- Should I call Dr. Saxon?
- No, it's not necessary.
612
00:40:27,592 --> 00:40:29,802
- Thank you very much. That'll be all.
- Yes, sir.
613
00:40:42,065 --> 00:40:43,441
Three weeks...
614
00:40:45,986 --> 00:40:47,445
then the election.
615
00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:50,781
It's nothing.
616
00:40:53,826 --> 00:40:55,245
And then we lose.
617
00:40:58,999 --> 00:41:00,791
And they investigate.
618
00:41:04,670 --> 00:41:06,214
And everything we...
619
00:41:11,136 --> 00:41:12,803
Gone.
620
00:41:17,808 --> 00:41:19,477
I feel...
621
00:41:20,561 --> 00:41:22,480
numb.
622
00:41:23,939 --> 00:41:25,400
I do, too.
623
00:41:39,330 --> 00:41:40,831
We make time.
624
00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:49,049
We can't fight everything off
one by one, Francis.
625
00:41:51,634 --> 00:41:53,594
But if we make this...
626
00:41:56,556 --> 00:41:58,974
we make it work for us.
627
00:42:01,769 --> 00:42:03,396
Create chaos.
628
00:42:04,689 --> 00:42:06,274
More than chaos.
629
00:42:19,204 --> 00:42:20,621
War.
630
00:42:21,956 --> 00:42:23,624
Fear.
631
00:42:24,709 --> 00:42:25,835
Fear.
632
00:42:28,046 --> 00:42:29,255
Brutal.
633
00:42:31,882 --> 00:42:33,468
Total.
634
00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:38,181
I'm done trying
to win over people's hearts.
635
00:42:39,557 --> 00:42:42,143
Let's attack their hearts.
636
00:42:43,353 --> 00:42:45,188
We can work with fear.
637
00:42:48,399 --> 00:42:49,817
Yes, we can.
638
00:43:00,995 --> 00:43:03,498
You should put on a fresh suit.
639
00:43:07,377 --> 00:43:08,961
The navy blue.
640
00:43:09,670 --> 00:43:12,590
Yes, the navy blue.
641
00:43:18,221 --> 00:43:20,515
- Where's Macallan?
- We sent him home.
642
00:43:20,598 --> 00:43:22,933
All right, tell him to stay put.
We'll tackle that later.
643
00:43:23,017 --> 00:43:26,187
Have Seth inform the networks.
The Oval, one hour.
644
00:43:26,271 --> 00:43:28,314
- Do you need him to draft something?
- Tom will write it.
645
00:43:28,398 --> 00:43:31,192
- He's not here.
- Then get him here.
646
00:43:34,028 --> 00:43:36,614
What about the last part
that you crossed out?
647
00:43:36,697 --> 00:43:40,660
Uh, "To mourn is not to fear.
To grieve is not to admit defeat."
648
00:43:40,743 --> 00:43:42,328
You should keep that in.
649
00:43:42,412 --> 00:43:45,039
But it presumes he's going to die.
650
00:43:46,832 --> 00:43:48,459
He is going to die.
651
00:43:50,753 --> 00:43:53,256
We talk to the lawyers first,
then you can talk to the press.
652
00:43:53,339 --> 00:43:55,049
I've got major funders
pulling out already.
653
00:43:55,133 --> 00:43:56,884
The president should put in calls
to set them at ease.
654
00:43:56,967 --> 00:43:59,053
No. No calls.
The campaign's on hold.
655
00:43:59,137 --> 00:44:02,515
We lose that money, so be it.
We need to stabilize.
656
00:44:02,598 --> 00:44:05,310
I don't think he should say
the part about mourning and grief.
657
00:44:05,393 --> 00:44:08,020
I agree, but Yates said
they wanted it back in.
658
00:44:08,103 --> 00:44:09,189
Is it true?
659
00:44:10,273 --> 00:44:13,276
What Hammerschmidt wrote?
Is it?
660
00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:14,402
No.
661
00:44:15,445 --> 00:44:19,240
That's the first time you've lied to me...
since you stopped lying to me.
662
00:44:33,128 --> 00:44:37,342
My fellow Americans,
over the past two years,
663
00:44:37,425 --> 00:44:39,802
certainly within
the last several days and hours,
664
00:44:39,885 --> 00:44:43,639
I have asked myself,
"What does it mean to be president?
665
00:44:43,723 --> 00:44:46,434
What does true leadership look like?"
666
00:44:46,517 --> 00:44:49,604
It's a question many of you
have asked yourselves
667
00:44:49,687 --> 00:44:51,231
as November approaches.
668
00:44:51,314 --> 00:44:55,526
Right now, as I sit in this chair,
in this office,
669
00:44:55,610 --> 00:44:57,445
where so many of my predecessors
670
00:44:57,528 --> 00:45:00,906
have steered our nation
through turbulent times...
671
00:45:00,990 --> 00:45:05,870
I realize that this job is one
that transcends politics and rhetoric.
672
00:45:05,953 --> 00:45:09,374
Entrusted to anyone
who sits behind this desk
673
00:45:09,457 --> 00:45:14,337
is something far more elemental,
the very survival of our nation.
674
00:45:15,170 --> 00:45:20,468
And I, as your president,
must confront the storm before us.
675
00:45:20,551 --> 00:45:22,970
That storm is terror.
676
00:45:23,053 --> 00:45:26,516
More dangerous and unpredictable
than any hurricane.
677
00:45:26,599 --> 00:45:31,186
It has endangered us abroad.
It has endangered us at home.
678
00:45:31,271 --> 00:45:36,066
And right now, it has placed James Miller
in the gravest of dangers.
679
00:45:36,734 --> 00:45:39,612
We attempted to communicate
with his captors.
680
00:45:39,695 --> 00:45:42,698
We hoped for a peaceful solution.
681
00:45:42,782 --> 00:45:48,162
We're relieved that Caroline
and Melissa Miller are safe and sound.
682
00:45:48,245 --> 00:45:52,542
But terror is blind to reason.
683
00:45:52,625 --> 00:45:57,755
Given the opportunity to renounce terror,
Yusuf Al Ahmadi chose to encourage it.
684
00:45:57,838 --> 00:46:00,675
So, unfortunately,
685
00:46:00,758 --> 00:46:04,554
we must now move beyond reason.
686
00:46:04,637 --> 00:46:06,806
We must respond with force.
687
00:46:06,889 --> 00:46:11,143
Because there is no scenario
in which we will release him.
688
00:46:11,226 --> 00:46:15,147
He will remain in United States custody
until his dying breath.
689
00:46:15,815 --> 00:46:19,902
If the captors call again,
we will not answer.
690
00:46:19,985 --> 00:46:25,157
The time for conversation is over,
no matter the consequences.
691
00:46:25,240 --> 00:46:29,119
Regardless of whether James Miller
is released or not,
692
00:46:29,203 --> 00:46:31,246
rescued or not,
693
00:46:31,331 --> 00:46:32,873
killed or not...
694
00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:36,377
ICO will be destroyed.
695
00:46:37,628 --> 00:46:40,798
We are at war.
696
00:46:40,881 --> 00:46:43,133
It will be a war more total
697
00:46:43,217 --> 00:46:48,305
than anything we have waged thus far
in the fight against extremism.
698
00:46:48,389 --> 00:46:50,433
Soldiers will die.
699
00:46:50,516 --> 00:46:52,852
Civilians may die.
700
00:46:52,935 --> 00:46:57,147
There will be pain.
There will be suffering.
701
00:46:57,231 --> 00:47:02,236
We will be confronted with
the most horrific aspects of humanity.
702
00:47:02,319 --> 00:47:05,698
We will confront the inhuman.
703
00:47:05,781 --> 00:47:08,033
Evil itself.
704
00:47:08,117 --> 00:47:10,703
But we will triumph.
705
00:47:10,786 --> 00:47:13,831
It is not a war we will lose.
706
00:47:15,124 --> 00:47:18,503
And if the worst happens
to James Miller...
707
00:47:18,586 --> 00:47:20,505
we must remember,
708
00:47:20,588 --> 00:47:26,552
To mourn is not to fear.
To grieve is not to admit defeat.
709
00:47:26,636 --> 00:47:28,679
God bless America,
710
00:47:28,763 --> 00:47:33,058
and all of those
who believe in freedom and democracy.
711
00:47:36,228 --> 00:47:38,108
- Any news?
- They just posted on Twitter.
712
00:47:38,188 --> 00:47:41,233
9:00 sharp, live on the Internet.
We won't find them before that.
713
00:47:41,316 --> 00:47:43,528
Do we have the capability
to block the video?
714
00:47:43,611 --> 00:47:45,154
Well, we might be able
to block some sites,
715
00:47:45,237 --> 00:47:48,115
- but if they have enough mirrors...
- Don't block anything.
716
00:47:48,198 --> 00:47:49,492
Yes, sir.
717
00:47:52,119 --> 00:47:54,038
The whole world should watch this.
718
00:47:54,955 --> 00:47:56,457
And we should, too.
719
00:48:03,548 --> 00:48:07,802
- What you said, "We're at war..."
- I want to build a coalition.
720
00:48:07,885 --> 00:48:09,554
- More air strikes?
- Ground, air...
721
00:48:09,637 --> 00:48:11,263
The full force of our military.
722
00:48:11,346 --> 00:48:13,933
Well, I wish you would have
consulted first.
723
00:48:14,016 --> 00:48:17,520
- This type of escalation...
- Not escalation, Cathy. Obliteration.
724
00:48:19,396 --> 00:48:21,649
This is
your response to the article?
725
00:48:22,567 --> 00:48:24,109
We're doing what's necessary.
726
00:48:30,575 --> 00:48:34,411
When you find them...
you will kill them.
727
00:48:35,329 --> 00:48:38,207
If we're able to apprehend alive,
we may get...
728
00:48:40,501 --> 00:48:42,252
I understand, Mr. President.
729
00:48:43,378 --> 00:48:44,755
Sir?
730
00:48:48,884 --> 00:48:52,137
I wanna be 100%.
I can give you that.
731
00:48:52,221 --> 00:48:55,182
But it's gonna be a lot harder if I...
732
00:48:55,265 --> 00:48:58,060
If you want me here by your side,
I will be.
733
00:48:58,143 --> 00:49:00,312
- But I'd prefer...
- No.
734
00:49:00,395 --> 00:49:03,858
You do what you have to do.
Be back when it's over.
735
00:49:03,941 --> 00:49:05,860
I will.
Thank you, sir.
736
00:49:24,504 --> 00:49:26,631
- Hey.
- Hey.
737
00:49:27,548 --> 00:49:30,217
Do you want to come inside?
738
00:49:30,300 --> 00:49:33,262
- The kids there?
- Yeah.
739
00:49:35,180 --> 00:49:37,474
- You're not letting them watch...
- No.
740
00:49:38,392 --> 00:49:40,310
No, I forbade them to.
741
00:49:42,021 --> 00:49:45,274
Although, I mean, with school and...
and their friends,
742
00:49:45,357 --> 00:49:48,443
it'll be impossible to prevent if...
743
00:49:48,528 --> 00:49:50,279
if they really wanna see it.
744
00:49:52,948 --> 00:49:54,491
They all right?
745
00:49:55,618 --> 00:49:57,077
Are you all right?
746
00:49:58,996 --> 00:50:00,330
I will be.
747
00:50:02,082 --> 00:50:03,333
I have to be.
748
00:50:14,011 --> 00:50:16,513
All these people in their houses...
749
00:50:18,641 --> 00:50:20,768
about to see this awful thing...
750
00:50:21,769 --> 00:50:24,354
that they'll never be able to erase.
751
00:50:27,775 --> 00:50:31,278
Were you there,
when your husband died?
752
00:50:33,238 --> 00:50:34,990
In the room?
753
00:50:38,493 --> 00:50:39,912
No.
754
00:50:52,758 --> 00:50:55,260
Have you ever watched someone die?
755
00:51:13,070 --> 00:51:15,530
I know you gotta go
back there tonight...
756
00:51:16,448 --> 00:51:17,992
but when you're done...
757
00:51:18,909 --> 00:51:20,577
whenever that is...
758
00:51:21,495 --> 00:51:22,747
you're staying here.
759
00:51:39,013 --> 00:51:41,056
We do this in the name of
the Islamic Caliphate,
760
00:51:41,140 --> 00:51:44,852
in the name of Yusuf Al Ahmadi,
in the name of God.
761
00:51:44,935 --> 00:51:46,896
Melissa, I love you.
762
00:51:46,979 --> 00:51:48,397
Caroline, I love you.
763
00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:49,774
Please, dear God, look out...
764
00:52:06,581 --> 00:52:09,418
Turn off the sound.
765
00:52:20,680 --> 00:52:22,139
That's right.
766
00:52:24,391 --> 00:52:26,226
We don't submit to terror.
767
00:52:31,523 --> 00:52:33,358
We make the terror.