1 00:00:17,666 --> 00:00:19,400 Get the hell out of my house! 2 00:00:19,602 --> 00:00:21,680 - What? - Son of a bitch, 3 00:00:21,704 --> 00:00:23,616 - get out of here! Get! - No, no, no! It's Project Falanx. 4 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,618 - I'm trying to save you. - I will bash your skull in. I swear to God, 5 00:00:25,642 --> 00:00:26,685 I will tee off on your head! 6 00:00:26,709 --> 00:00:27,987 If the delta waves hit 13 hertz, 7 00:00:28,011 --> 00:00:30,122 - then there's no going back. - You tell the cops. 8 00:00:30,146 --> 00:00:31,423 They're gonna be here any minute. They'd love to... 9 00:00:31,447 --> 00:00:32,958 What is...? No. What is that? 10 00:00:32,982 --> 00:00:34,059 No. No. No, no, no. 11 00:00:34,083 --> 00:00:35,561 No, no! 12 00:00:35,585 --> 00:00:37,897 I'm sorry. 13 00:00:37,921 --> 00:00:39,965 I'm sorry. It's the only way. 14 00:00:39,989 --> 00:00:42,034 Get off me, you lunatic! You got to slow the deltas. 15 00:00:42,058 --> 00:00:43,202 I'm trying to save your life. 16 00:00:43,226 --> 00:00:44,503 - You got to slow the deltas. - I'm gonna 17 00:00:44,527 --> 00:00:45,805 - scratch your eyes out! - You got to slow the deltas down. 18 00:00:45,829 --> 00:00:47,573 Come on! 19 00:00:47,597 --> 00:00:50,709 The kid was some community college dropout. 20 00:00:50,733 --> 00:00:53,379 No record except for some parking tickets. 21 00:00:53,403 --> 00:00:54,459 So, he broke in. 22 00:00:54,460 --> 00:00:56,171 He didn't take anything. He wasn't armed. 23 00:00:56,195 --> 00:00:57,238 Except for the Taser. 24 00:00:57,262 --> 00:00:58,339 What was he trying to do? 25 00:00:58,363 --> 00:00:59,607 Well, the FBI will debrief us 26 00:00:59,631 --> 00:01:01,142 on his motives. Mike says he kept trying 27 00:01:01,166 --> 00:01:02,877 to put a towel around his head. 28 00:01:02,901 --> 00:01:05,947 - Something about delta waves. - Oh, boy. 29 00:01:05,971 --> 00:01:07,248 Hanson's Iran investigation 30 00:01:07,272 --> 00:01:09,484 is undermining public trust in this administration 31 00:01:09,508 --> 00:01:13,087 and stirring up paranoid crazies with conspiracy theories. 32 00:01:13,111 --> 00:01:15,156 It might be time to put security details 33 00:01:15,180 --> 00:01:16,424 - on your staff. - Yeah. 34 00:01:16,448 --> 00:01:18,159 I'm already into it, much as I'm not thrilled 35 00:01:18,183 --> 00:01:19,461 about being followed around. 36 00:01:19,485 --> 00:01:21,129 But Mike's okay? 37 00:01:21,153 --> 00:01:22,964 Yeah, he's lucky. 38 00:01:22,988 --> 00:01:24,966 Just a sprained wrist from the fall. 39 00:01:24,990 --> 00:01:26,234 In considerably better news, 40 00:01:26,258 --> 00:01:28,503 the Senate Intelligence Committee is postponing 41 00:01:28,527 --> 00:01:29,671 Henry and Stevie's interviews. 42 00:01:29,695 --> 00:01:32,740 So, is Hanson backing down? 43 00:01:32,764 --> 00:01:34,375 Yeah, for now. 44 00:01:34,399 --> 00:01:36,044 Daisy's resignation took some heat off 45 00:01:36,068 --> 00:01:37,412 the Iran investigation. 46 00:01:37,436 --> 00:01:38,746 Crappy bargain. 47 00:01:38,770 --> 00:01:40,982 Well, this isn't over by any means, 48 00:01:41,006 --> 00:01:42,417 but we do have some breathing room. 49 00:01:42,441 --> 00:01:45,620 We can nominate Rachel Ballard to the Federal Trade Commission. 50 00:01:45,644 --> 00:01:47,211 She's qualified. 51 00:01:47,212 --> 00:01:48,756 So is Jeff Hemmings. 52 00:01:48,780 --> 00:01:50,291 And he has the benefit of being moderate. 53 00:01:50,315 --> 00:01:52,727 Rachel Ballard is one of the most respected academics 54 00:01:52,751 --> 00:01:54,062 on the planet. 55 00:01:54,086 --> 00:01:56,798 She wants to regulate the economy into the ground. 56 00:01:56,822 --> 00:01:59,667 She sees antitrust violations lurking behind every IPO. 57 00:01:59,691 --> 00:02:02,003 She wants to limit corporate consolidation. 58 00:02:02,027 --> 00:02:04,038 I mean, come on, your party is all about 59 00:02:04,062 --> 00:02:07,242 growth and fostering healthy competition. 60 00:02:07,266 --> 00:02:09,511 Do you think we can get her confirmed? 61 00:02:09,535 --> 00:02:11,337 I think Hemmings is an easier win. 62 00:02:11,338 --> 00:02:13,084 And wins are what we need. 63 00:02:13,108 --> 00:02:15,191 Because the new free trade agreement with South Korea 64 00:02:15,192 --> 00:02:16,886 doesn't count? 65 00:02:16,910 --> 00:02:18,421 Well, not to diminish your achievement, 66 00:02:18,445 --> 00:02:20,321 but it's the same deal we had before. 67 00:02:20,322 --> 00:02:22,824 Huge state visit with the South Korean president. 68 00:02:22,825 --> 00:02:24,835 Live performance at the White House 69 00:02:24,836 --> 00:02:26,848 by his wife, the K-pop star. 70 00:02:26,872 --> 00:02:29,117 But to Russell, just another deal signing. 71 00:02:29,141 --> 00:02:31,519 I'm sure the state visit will be very impressive. 72 00:02:31,543 --> 00:02:33,432 And now he's trying to walk it back. 73 00:02:33,433 --> 00:02:35,923 I'm swamped with asylum applications. 74 00:02:35,947 --> 00:02:37,992 I am really sorry, again, about tonight. 75 00:02:38,016 --> 00:02:39,927 Will you stop apologizing? It's fine. 76 00:02:39,951 --> 00:02:41,529 You're saving the world. 77 00:02:41,553 --> 00:02:44,198 I really wanted to try that new place with you. 78 00:02:44,222 --> 00:02:47,034 Now I am stuck here 79 00:02:47,058 --> 00:02:52,006 with licorice and... chips. Mm. 80 00:02:52,030 --> 00:02:53,574 Well, you might want to hold off on that. 81 00:02:53,598 --> 00:02:55,309 Why? 82 00:02:55,333 --> 00:02:57,779 Turn around. 83 00:02:57,803 --> 00:03:00,848 What?! Oh, my God, that's crazy. 84 00:03:00,872 --> 00:03:03,384 I hope you're cool with falafel and hummus. 85 00:03:03,408 --> 00:03:05,486 Griffin, oh, my God. I can't believe you did this. 86 00:03:05,510 --> 00:03:07,722 Oh, please. Licorice and chips. 87 00:03:07,746 --> 00:03:09,791 That's like dinner from the gas station. 88 00:03:09,815 --> 00:03:11,859 Yeah, they probably have better food at the detention center. 89 00:03:11,883 --> 00:03:13,795 Oh, my God. 90 00:03:13,819 --> 00:03:15,763 No, no, no. 91 00:03:15,787 --> 00:03:17,231 No shame spiral. Look. Here. 92 00:03:17,255 --> 00:03:18,432 Hmm? 93 00:03:18,456 --> 00:03:20,835 Oh... baklava? 94 00:03:20,859 --> 00:03:22,703 Is honey vegan? 95 00:03:22,727 --> 00:03:25,106 - It is today. - Oh, it is? 96 00:03:25,130 --> 00:03:26,340 Thank you. 97 00:03:26,364 --> 00:03:29,177 Satan worshippers in Washington want you to think 98 00:03:29,201 --> 00:03:32,513 5G cell service is all about faster phones 99 00:03:32,537 --> 00:03:33,548 and faster Internet. 100 00:03:33,572 --> 00:03:34,982 But my Shawn-bots out there know 101 00:03:35,006 --> 00:03:38,986 what 5G really is: government-funded mind control. 102 00:03:39,010 --> 00:03:40,288 It's all part of a secret program 103 00:03:40,312 --> 00:03:41,622 called Project Falanx. 104 00:03:41,646 --> 00:03:42,623 Here's how it works. 105 00:03:42,647 --> 00:03:44,992 Every new 5G cell phone tower 106 00:03:45,016 --> 00:03:47,228 planned to go up across all 50 states 107 00:03:47,252 --> 00:03:48,663 will be digging into the delta waves 108 00:03:48,687 --> 00:03:52,533 emitted by your brain to increase their frequency. 109 00:03:52,557 --> 00:03:55,903 Once you get up to 13 gigahertz... done. 110 00:03:55,927 --> 00:03:58,472 Under their control. How do we know this? 111 00:03:58,496 --> 00:04:01,075 South Korea's number one test subject: 112 00:04:01,099 --> 00:04:04,478 White House senior advisor Mike Barnow. 113 00:04:04,502 --> 00:04:07,114 Barnow exhibits all the classic signs 114 00:04:07,138 --> 00:04:08,516 of 5G brain poisoning. 115 00:04:08,540 --> 00:04:11,285 The bulgy eyes, the slightly dazed affect. 116 00:04:11,309 --> 00:04:13,921 It's called chronic insomnia, you numbskull. 117 00:04:13,945 --> 00:04:16,724 How do you protect yourself and your loved ones from danger? 118 00:04:16,748 --> 00:04:20,401 Simple. The patented Shawn Olson neutralizing wrap. 119 00:04:24,122 --> 00:04:26,334 That's exactly what the maniac who tased me was trying to use. 120 00:04:26,358 --> 00:04:27,935 Wait. 121 00:04:27,959 --> 00:04:30,137 So he was trying to protect you 122 00:04:30,161 --> 00:04:33,407 from cell phone signals... 123 00:04:33,431 --> 00:04:34,542 with a towel? 124 00:04:34,566 --> 00:04:36,844 Mike's assailant was convinced 125 00:04:36,868 --> 00:04:39,847 that he was saving America from a brainwashed sleeper agent. 126 00:04:39,871 --> 00:04:41,382 A little flattered, actually. 127 00:04:41,406 --> 00:04:42,717 Olson got the idea of a protective wrap 128 00:04:42,741 --> 00:04:44,218 from a science fiction film. 129 00:04:44,242 --> 00:04:46,153 Total Recall. 130 00:04:46,177 --> 00:04:47,788 Seriously? 131 00:04:47,812 --> 00:04:49,924 Like most conspiracy theories, 132 00:04:49,948 --> 00:04:51,158 Olson starts with something real. 133 00:04:51,182 --> 00:04:52,727 In this case, the new 5G infrastructure 134 00:04:52,751 --> 00:04:54,061 funded by the ESI bill. 135 00:04:54,085 --> 00:04:56,864 Throw in South Korea's consultation on the new tech 136 00:04:56,888 --> 00:04:59,500 as part of the new free trade agreement... 137 00:04:59,524 --> 00:05:01,235 Jazz it up with some Schwarzenegger references, 138 00:05:01,259 --> 00:05:03,070 and you get nine million views. 139 00:05:03,094 --> 00:05:05,573 It's the cat video of conspiracy theories. 140 00:05:05,597 --> 00:05:08,109 Well, this obviously influenced Mike's assailant, 141 00:05:08,133 --> 00:05:09,877 so we can shut it down, right? 142 00:05:09,901 --> 00:05:13,281 Olson is crafty about avoiding legal liability. 143 00:05:13,305 --> 00:05:16,083 He never advocates for specific crimes. 144 00:05:16,107 --> 00:05:18,052 He never publishes his own falsehoods. 145 00:05:18,076 --> 00:05:20,187 He only shares theories from anonymous users. 146 00:05:20,211 --> 00:05:22,456 - What are our options? - Monitor his videos closely. 147 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,192 Look out for anything we can claim is a direct threat. 148 00:05:25,216 --> 00:05:26,627 Other than that, unfortunately, nothing. 149 00:05:26,651 --> 00:05:28,802 Wow. 150 00:05:30,021 --> 00:05:31,465 Finally got the "all clear" on your itinerary 151 00:05:31,489 --> 00:05:32,667 with the South Korean first lady. 152 00:05:32,691 --> 00:05:34,468 Well, that came in under the wire. 153 00:05:34,492 --> 00:05:35,503 There was a lot of back and forth. 154 00:05:35,527 --> 00:05:38,739 Ms. Kwon's tastes are, let's say, kitschy. 155 00:05:38,763 --> 00:05:40,775 Breakfast at International House of Pancakes. 156 00:05:40,799 --> 00:05:41,809 What's wrong with that? 157 00:05:41,833 --> 00:05:44,312 You'll go on a shopping spree right after. 158 00:05:44,336 --> 00:05:46,380 Country music karaoke. 159 00:05:46,404 --> 00:05:48,449 - Oh, boy. - Tomorrow she wants to see 160 00:05:48,473 --> 00:05:50,017 an MLB game. 161 00:05:50,041 --> 00:05:52,353 Is President Choi joining us for any of this? 162 00:05:52,377 --> 00:05:54,655 He has his own itinerary with POTUS. 163 00:05:54,679 --> 00:05:56,324 "An Evening With Rachmaninoff"? 164 00:05:56,348 --> 00:05:59,026 The Baltimore Vocal Arts Society is doing a performance of 165 00:05:59,050 --> 00:06:01,729 Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and All-Night Vigil 166 00:06:01,753 --> 00:06:03,130 at the Kennedy Center. 167 00:06:03,154 --> 00:06:06,000 Okay, but it's not literally all-night... 168 00:06:06,024 --> 00:06:07,935 - Well... - ...vigil? 169 00:06:07,959 --> 00:06:09,961 I'm kidding. Kidding, you'll be done by 9:00 p.m. 170 00:06:09,985 --> 00:06:10,907 Okay. 171 00:06:10,908 --> 00:06:13,307 The following morning is the illuminated manuscript 172 00:06:13,331 --> 00:06:14,809 - exhibit at the Freer Gallery. - Yes. Good. 173 00:06:14,833 --> 00:06:16,043 And then you ha... 174 00:06:17,502 --> 00:06:20,281 You get to eat pancakes and drive go-karts? 175 00:06:20,305 --> 00:06:22,049 Trust me, I would much rather be looking at 176 00:06:22,073 --> 00:06:23,484 the illuminated manuscripts. 177 00:06:23,508 --> 00:06:25,419 They have half a dozen thousand-year-old 178 00:06:25,443 --> 00:06:27,421 Buddhist texts from the Goryeo period. 179 00:06:27,445 --> 00:06:29,623 - It's an incredible acquisition. - You are my favorite nerd. 180 00:06:29,647 --> 00:06:31,125 Do you know that? 181 00:06:31,149 --> 00:06:34,228 - Mr. President, Ms. Kwon. - Hello. 182 00:06:34,252 --> 00:06:35,963 Welcome to the United States. 183 00:06:35,987 --> 00:06:37,898 It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Madam President. 184 00:06:37,922 --> 00:06:39,300 And you, Mr. President. 185 00:06:39,324 --> 00:06:41,564 May I present First Gentleman Henry McCord. 186 00:06:41,565 --> 00:06:42,870 So nice to meet you. 187 00:06:42,894 --> 00:06:44,305 Hello. 188 00:06:44,329 --> 00:06:47,508 You have... quite the fan club. 189 00:06:47,532 --> 00:06:49,076 Those are for my wife. 190 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:50,978 I'm sure they're here for Sung-hoon, too. 191 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:55,850 She likes to pretend I'm as popular as she is. 192 00:06:55,874 --> 00:06:57,852 I look forward to our visit, Ms. Kwon. 193 00:06:57,876 --> 00:06:58,953 Min-hee, please. 194 00:06:58,977 --> 00:07:00,821 Your chief of staff was so helpful. 195 00:07:00,845 --> 00:07:02,456 There's only one thing he couldn't arrange. 196 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,158 A meeting with Beyoncé. 197 00:07:04,182 --> 00:07:07,361 The power of the presidency only extends so far. 198 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:08,829 Shall we? 199 00:07:12,457 --> 00:07:14,168 This is delicious. 200 00:07:14,192 --> 00:07:16,203 Barley tea. 201 00:07:16,227 --> 00:07:18,139 You can find it in any Korean grocery store. 202 00:07:18,163 --> 00:07:19,673 But it's always been my favorite. 203 00:07:19,697 --> 00:07:21,709 Well, it's good to keep some of the pleasures of home 204 00:07:21,733 --> 00:07:22,877 once you move into office. 205 00:07:22,901 --> 00:07:25,546 Yeah, we-we brought our old popcorn maker. 206 00:07:25,570 --> 00:07:27,114 I love popcorn. 207 00:07:27,138 --> 00:07:29,183 Well, we will definitely make you some. 208 00:07:29,207 --> 00:07:30,451 Sorry to interrupt, ma'am, 209 00:07:30,475 --> 00:07:33,187 but, uh, I'm afraid there's an urgent matter. 210 00:07:33,211 --> 00:07:35,489 If you'll excuse me for a moment. 211 00:07:35,513 --> 00:07:36,897 He always does that. 212 00:07:43,321 --> 00:07:45,966 Please excuse me. 213 00:07:45,990 --> 00:07:48,169 - What is it? - Madam President, 214 00:07:48,193 --> 00:07:50,538 Shawn Olson just posted a video showing a private conversation 215 00:07:50,562 --> 00:07:51,872 between you and Dr. McCord. 216 00:07:51,896 --> 00:07:54,108 - How? - He claims it came 217 00:07:54,132 --> 00:07:55,976 from a contact in the Secret Service. 218 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,779 Now it's blowing up on YoureVid and social media. 219 00:07:58,803 --> 00:08:00,881 It's amazing what Choi let us 220 00:08:00,905 --> 00:08:04,218 get away with in the trade talks. 221 00:08:04,242 --> 00:08:06,687 Is he naive or just dumb? 222 00:08:06,711 --> 00:08:09,657 Maybe both. But it's not like we didn't take a hit. 223 00:08:09,681 --> 00:08:13,494 This deal is gonna cost thousands of American jobs. 224 00:08:13,518 --> 00:08:16,130 Well, hey, we gotta give up something 225 00:08:16,154 --> 00:08:18,265 if we want Korean 5G. 226 00:08:18,289 --> 00:08:21,735 You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs. 227 00:08:21,759 --> 00:08:22,870 Oh, my God. 228 00:08:22,894 --> 00:08:25,506 I'll draft an apology to President Choi, 229 00:08:25,530 --> 00:08:28,008 - but I think if we attack this from... - Angela. 230 00:08:28,032 --> 00:08:30,077 That video is fake. 231 00:08:30,101 --> 00:08:31,879 Henry and I never said any of that. 232 00:08:31,903 --> 00:08:34,782 It... it never happened. 233 00:08:34,806 --> 00:08:38,185 With all due respect, does he know that? 234 00:08:57,333 --> 00:08:59,027 The video you saw, President Choi, 235 00:08:59,028 --> 00:09:00,973 was what we call a "deepfake." 236 00:09:00,974 --> 00:09:03,953 A seemingly real video created with deep-learning 237 00:09:03,954 --> 00:09:05,098 artificial intelligence. 238 00:09:05,122 --> 00:09:07,046 So the bedroom you see here 239 00:09:07,047 --> 00:09:09,292 isn't any bedroom in the White House. 240 00:09:09,316 --> 00:09:12,462 And if I zoom in, you can clearly see 241 00:09:12,486 --> 00:09:15,165 the digital manipulation on President McCord's face. 242 00:09:15,189 --> 00:09:17,133 Deepfake technology can place a real person's face 243 00:09:17,157 --> 00:09:18,969 over any stand-in, 244 00:09:18,993 --> 00:09:22,105 matching lip and facial movements automatically. 245 00:09:22,129 --> 00:09:24,808 The people you see in that video are actors. 246 00:09:24,832 --> 00:09:27,416 That's why they distorted the audio and used subtitles 247 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,284 to mask any vocal discrepancies. 248 00:09:29,308 --> 00:09:31,587 The question, of course, is: Who would go to the trouble 249 00:09:31,611 --> 00:09:32,821 of making such a video? 250 00:09:32,845 --> 00:09:35,490 Someone wanting to disrupt relations 251 00:09:35,514 --> 00:09:36,758 between our two countries. 252 00:09:36,782 --> 00:09:38,961 Particularly our new trade agreement. 253 00:09:38,985 --> 00:09:40,762 This video was posted anonymously 254 00:09:40,786 --> 00:09:44,533 to a message board, which was then picked up by Shawn Olson. 255 00:09:44,557 --> 00:09:48,403 So we may never be able to trace the source. 256 00:09:48,427 --> 00:09:50,205 Of course, you understand, 257 00:09:50,229 --> 00:09:53,809 Mr. President, Henry and I would never speak about you 258 00:09:53,833 --> 00:09:56,278 or your country with such disrespect. 259 00:09:56,302 --> 00:09:59,147 Yet three million viewers on YoureVid believe you would. 260 00:09:59,171 --> 00:10:00,782 We've already put out a statement 261 00:10:00,806 --> 00:10:02,284 debunking the video. 262 00:10:02,308 --> 00:10:04,486 Every legitimate news outlet in the world has taken it down. 263 00:10:04,510 --> 00:10:06,254 But as we all know, illegitimate outlets 264 00:10:06,278 --> 00:10:08,256 can still shape public opinion. 265 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,693 This video has already created a great deal of animosity 266 00:10:11,717 --> 00:10:14,329 in my country toward the United States. 267 00:10:14,353 --> 00:10:17,299 My advisors feel it's best we take some time 268 00:10:17,323 --> 00:10:19,407 before moving forward with the trade agreement. 269 00:10:21,260 --> 00:10:24,840 Mr. President, I think that if you and I responded together, 270 00:10:24,864 --> 00:10:27,075 we could show your people 271 00:10:27,099 --> 00:10:30,178 that our long and historic partnership 272 00:10:30,202 --> 00:10:33,782 can't be disrupted by one crude attack. 273 00:10:33,806 --> 00:10:35,484 It would be a great way to undercut 274 00:10:35,508 --> 00:10:37,519 - whatever power these things have. - Yes. 275 00:10:37,543 --> 00:10:39,611 We'll remain for the state dinner, 276 00:10:39,612 --> 00:10:40,901 but I'm afraid we must postpone 277 00:10:40,902 --> 00:10:43,614 any further talks of the trade agreement. 278 00:10:43,638 --> 00:10:46,717 Madam President, I hope to see those illuminated manuscripts 279 00:10:46,741 --> 00:10:48,152 with you another time. 280 00:10:48,176 --> 00:10:50,127 Of course. 281 00:10:51,446 --> 00:10:53,758 The entire infrastructure bill 282 00:10:53,782 --> 00:10:57,728 was sold with South Korea's cooperation on 5G. 283 00:10:57,752 --> 00:10:59,630 If we don't get that deal back in place, 284 00:10:59,654 --> 00:11:00,765 the whole upgrade falls apart. 285 00:11:00,789 --> 00:11:01,999 Let's not go full Eeyore. 286 00:11:02,023 --> 00:11:03,868 South Korea's not the only tech game in town. 287 00:11:03,892 --> 00:11:05,336 Yeah, well, only the best. 288 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,239 So, how can one fake video take down the entire trade deal? 289 00:11:08,263 --> 00:11:10,174 Well, it doesn't help that the damn thing 290 00:11:10,198 --> 00:11:12,176 is still pinging around social media. 291 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,780 Okay, look, let's release a shorter version 292 00:11:15,804 --> 00:11:18,215 of the presentation we just showed President Choi. 293 00:11:18,239 --> 00:11:20,418 We'll turn this into a teachable moment 294 00:11:20,442 --> 00:11:22,686 so people can learn to recognize these fakes. 295 00:11:22,710 --> 00:11:23,687 And why? 296 00:11:23,711 --> 00:11:25,423 I mean, for God's sakes, 297 00:11:25,447 --> 00:11:27,324 can we get the video off of YoureVid? 298 00:11:27,348 --> 00:11:29,059 Look, we tried. They said deepfakes 299 00:11:29,083 --> 00:11:30,628 do not violate their terms of service. 300 00:11:30,652 --> 00:11:33,130 Oh... Call Chelsea Weldon. 301 00:11:33,154 --> 00:11:36,300 I had a long talk with her and some of the tech CEOs 302 00:11:36,324 --> 00:11:38,969 on the campaign trail about misinformation. 303 00:11:38,993 --> 00:11:41,071 She said she wanted to take action. 304 00:11:41,095 --> 00:11:42,072 Now's her chance. 305 00:11:42,096 --> 00:11:43,073 Dr. McCord. 306 00:11:43,097 --> 00:11:44,141 Oh, hey, Evan. 307 00:11:44,165 --> 00:11:45,910 I-I know, karaoke's canceled. 308 00:11:45,934 --> 00:11:47,845 Uh, actually, the car will be here in ten. 309 00:11:47,869 --> 00:11:50,114 And it's IHOP, shopping, and then karaoke. 310 00:11:50,138 --> 00:11:51,615 Ms. Kwon is not one to miss a party. 311 00:11:51,639 --> 00:11:54,218 Apparently, I'm off to eat pancakes. 312 00:11:54,242 --> 00:11:55,486 Bye. 313 00:11:55,510 --> 00:11:57,294 Hang in there. 314 00:12:00,815 --> 00:12:01,959 Hello? 315 00:12:01,983 --> 00:12:03,127 Stevie. 316 00:12:03,151 --> 00:12:04,995 - Uh, it's Dmitri. Petrov. - Oh. 317 00:12:05,019 --> 00:12:08,165 Hi. Um, I-I couldn't tell who was calling. 318 00:12:08,189 --> 00:12:10,134 I know. Uh, I'm still using encryption. 319 00:12:10,158 --> 00:12:11,669 Uh, it's an old habit. 320 00:12:11,693 --> 00:12:13,504 - How are you? - Good. 321 00:12:13,528 --> 00:12:15,206 Um, swamped at the moment. 322 00:12:15,230 --> 00:12:17,208 Oh. Uh, sorry to bother you. 323 00:12:17,232 --> 00:12:18,676 I would have sent an e-mail, but, uh, 324 00:12:18,700 --> 00:12:19,977 Talia made me promise to call you 325 00:12:20,001 --> 00:12:21,712 with my... my human voice. 326 00:12:21,736 --> 00:12:24,081 Well, at least she's working directly through you this time. 327 00:12:24,105 --> 00:12:25,249 Yes. Anyway, 328 00:12:25,273 --> 00:12:27,585 I'm meeting a few people at this bar 329 00:12:27,609 --> 00:12:30,521 near Union Station tonight to say goodbye to DC. 330 00:12:30,545 --> 00:12:33,324 - Wait. Uh, you're leaving? - Yes. 331 00:12:33,348 --> 00:12:34,498 For Guyana. 332 00:12:35,383 --> 00:12:36,427 Anyway, 333 00:12:36,451 --> 00:12:38,262 we're meeting around 9:00, 334 00:12:38,286 --> 00:12:40,030 and I thought, if you wanted to stop by... 335 00:12:40,054 --> 00:12:41,999 You're welcome to bring someone. 336 00:12:42,023 --> 00:12:44,768 That's, uh... that's so nice of you. 337 00:12:44,792 --> 00:12:47,872 Um, yeah, I've kind of been pulling 338 00:12:47,896 --> 00:12:50,174 these crazy late nights at work recently, so... 339 00:12:50,198 --> 00:12:51,942 But, uh, yeah, if I... if I can get away, 340 00:12:51,966 --> 00:12:53,978 I-I definitely... 341 00:12:54,002 --> 00:12:55,880 I will. I will come raise a glass. 342 00:12:55,904 --> 00:12:57,381 Okay. 343 00:12:57,405 --> 00:12:58,782 I'll-I'll, uh, text you the name. 344 00:12:58,806 --> 00:12:59,884 Great. 345 00:12:59,908 --> 00:13:02,253 Please thank Talia for the phone call. 346 00:13:02,277 --> 00:13:04,555 Um, it is nice to hear your human voice. 347 00:13:04,579 --> 00:13:05,556 You, too. 348 00:13:05,580 --> 00:13:06,757 Maybe see you later. 349 00:13:06,781 --> 00:13:09,326 That's the plan... sort of. Bye. 350 00:13:11,853 --> 00:13:13,531 My daughter is working 351 00:13:13,555 --> 00:13:14,865 in a fashion house in Milan. 352 00:13:14,889 --> 00:13:17,368 She's usually the shopper in the family. 353 00:13:17,392 --> 00:13:19,270 I was developing a clothing and wellness brand 354 00:13:19,294 --> 00:13:20,771 for the digital space. 355 00:13:20,795 --> 00:13:22,439 But then I got married. 356 00:13:22,463 --> 00:13:24,642 Was there a conflict of interest? 357 00:13:24,666 --> 00:13:27,111 Korean anti-corruption practices are very strict. 358 00:13:27,135 --> 00:13:28,946 I had to sell everything. 359 00:13:28,970 --> 00:13:30,748 The things we do for love. 360 00:13:30,772 --> 00:13:32,416 Policy is so much more interesting 361 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:33,751 than fashion anyway. 362 00:13:33,775 --> 00:13:36,587 I'm not sure my daughter would agree with you on that. 363 00:13:36,611 --> 00:13:39,189 But they're so intertwined. 364 00:13:39,213 --> 00:13:40,758 Take cosmetics. 365 00:13:40,782 --> 00:13:42,092 In our previous trade agreement, 366 00:13:42,116 --> 00:13:43,561 the U.S. and South Korea 367 00:13:43,585 --> 00:13:46,697 placed a mutual tariff of 7.9% on skin care. 368 00:13:46,721 --> 00:13:49,233 Then K-Beauty exploded overseas, 369 00:13:49,257 --> 00:13:50,901 but the tariffs were holding us back 370 00:13:50,925 --> 00:13:53,203 in the U.S. market, so now the new agreement 371 00:13:53,227 --> 00:13:55,139 includes a provision for both our nations to reduce 372 00:13:55,163 --> 00:13:56,607 all cosmetics duties 373 00:13:56,631 --> 00:13:57,975 by two percentage points annually. 374 00:13:57,999 --> 00:14:00,344 It's just numbers on a page, 375 00:14:00,368 --> 00:14:04,214 but it's how powerful men decide what those girls 376 00:14:04,238 --> 00:14:05,716 get to wear. 377 00:14:05,740 --> 00:14:07,851 Sounds like you had a hand in that, too. 378 00:14:09,043 --> 00:14:11,589 My husband appreciates my perspective. 379 00:14:11,613 --> 00:14:14,358 It's a shame that the trade agreement has to be put on hold. 380 00:14:14,382 --> 00:14:16,026 On this matter, I have... 381 00:14:16,050 --> 00:14:17,828 no influence. 382 00:14:17,852 --> 00:14:20,898 Like you with Beyoncé. 383 00:14:23,558 --> 00:14:27,705 YoureVid shares the president's concerns about fake news. 384 00:14:27,729 --> 00:14:29,840 It was a top item at our retreat this year. 385 00:14:29,864 --> 00:14:32,476 Well, here's an idea: take down some fake news. 386 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:34,712 It's more complicated than that. 387 00:14:34,736 --> 00:14:36,380 Is it? You guys tear 388 00:14:36,404 --> 00:14:38,282 into licensed content like dogs on a ham hock. 389 00:14:38,306 --> 00:14:41,517 We have guidance from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 390 00:14:41,518 --> 00:14:43,496 to enforce copyright issues. 391 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,932 We have no such guidance on deepfakes. 392 00:14:45,956 --> 00:14:47,533 Sure, you do. From me. 393 00:14:47,557 --> 00:14:49,235 Take down the video. 394 00:14:49,259 --> 00:14:50,870 I appreciate your sense of urgency, 395 00:14:50,894 --> 00:14:54,307 but you have to understand I am the steward 396 00:14:54,331 --> 00:14:56,843 of a massive system of representation 397 00:14:56,867 --> 00:14:59,946 where every decision holds ramifications for the future 398 00:14:59,970 --> 00:15:02,481 of all expression online. 399 00:15:02,505 --> 00:15:05,484 Some deepfakes are social commentary, others satire. 400 00:15:05,508 --> 00:15:07,720 We can't make blanket policy here. 401 00:15:07,744 --> 00:15:09,488 Yet somehow you manage to monitor 402 00:15:09,512 --> 00:15:10,823 pornography and explicit violence. 403 00:15:10,847 --> 00:15:12,859 Through user reporting and retro review. 404 00:15:12,883 --> 00:15:14,861 Well, why can't you do the same here? 405 00:15:14,885 --> 00:15:18,064 Because we are a platform, not a publisher. 406 00:15:18,088 --> 00:15:22,368 300 hours of video is uploaded to our site every minute. 407 00:15:22,392 --> 00:15:25,571 Hiring human moderators to ascertain 408 00:15:25,595 --> 00:15:28,074 whether videos are real or fake isn't scalable. 409 00:15:28,098 --> 00:15:31,777 Ms. Weldon, deepfakes like the one 410 00:15:31,801 --> 00:15:35,581 millions of people are watching right now 411 00:15:35,605 --> 00:15:40,152 threaten to undermine our whole concept of objective reality. 412 00:15:40,176 --> 00:15:44,156 Do you understand what that's gonna do to our democracy? 413 00:15:44,180 --> 00:15:45,615 I don't know if you heard, 414 00:15:45,616 --> 00:15:47,795 but a fan of Shawn Olson's broke into my house 415 00:15:47,819 --> 00:15:50,197 and shot 50,000 volts of electricity into me. 416 00:15:50,221 --> 00:15:53,167 That wouldn't have happened without your platform. 417 00:15:53,191 --> 00:15:56,170 And that is horrible, 418 00:15:56,194 --> 00:16:00,708 but it's the risk we've always taken with free speech. 419 00:16:00,732 --> 00:16:04,144 It's why our policy is the same as our Founding Fathers': 420 00:16:04,168 --> 00:16:06,480 let the people think for themselves 421 00:16:06,504 --> 00:16:09,450 and trust that good speech will fight bad speech. 422 00:16:09,474 --> 00:16:11,618 Our Founding Fathers had no idea 423 00:16:11,642 --> 00:16:13,793 there'd be so many idiots. 424 00:16:18,916 --> 00:16:20,894 - Hey. You made it. - Hi. Yeah. 425 00:16:20,918 --> 00:16:23,307 Uh, I was able to get away. 426 00:16:23,308 --> 00:16:24,485 - No security? - No. 427 00:16:24,509 --> 00:16:25,720 I asked them to wait outside. 428 00:16:25,744 --> 00:16:26,788 Hey, Talia. 429 00:16:26,812 --> 00:16:28,262 - Good to see you. - You, too. 430 00:16:28,615 --> 00:16:30,200 _ 431 00:16:30,816 --> 00:16:31,993 Uh, I think you know my friends 432 00:16:32,017 --> 00:16:33,027 from the Agency, Molly and Dylan. 433 00:16:33,051 --> 00:16:34,529 Oh. What...? Hi. 434 00:16:34,553 --> 00:16:36,531 Yes. You worked with my father. Wow. 435 00:16:36,555 --> 00:16:37,665 How's he liking the big house? 436 00:16:37,689 --> 00:16:39,300 You can be honest. 437 00:16:39,324 --> 00:16:41,069 He misses us, right? 438 00:16:41,093 --> 00:16:43,705 His new job is definitely different from intelligence. 439 00:16:43,729 --> 00:16:45,640 For example, today his duties 440 00:16:45,664 --> 00:16:49,043 included shopping with a K-pop star. 441 00:16:49,067 --> 00:16:51,345 What is K-pop? 442 00:16:51,369 --> 00:16:53,548 It's this whole genre of pop music from South Korea. 443 00:16:53,572 --> 00:16:55,416 What? 444 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:56,751 I contain multitudes. 445 00:16:56,775 --> 00:16:58,920 Actually, you know, you really need 446 00:16:58,944 --> 00:17:01,656 to see the first lady of South Korea. She's, like... 447 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,391 - I mean, she's this huge star. - Amazing. 448 00:17:03,415 --> 00:17:05,259 Do you mind if I...? Oh. No, no, no. 449 00:17:05,283 --> 00:17:06,728 I want to see. 450 00:17:06,752 --> 00:17:09,430 Play: ? Bye-bye, boy... ? 451 00:17:09,454 --> 00:17:10,431 Excellent choice. 452 00:17:10,455 --> 00:17:11,455 That's the one. 453 00:17:12,758 --> 00:17:14,869 Uh, yeah. Okay. 454 00:17:16,695 --> 00:17:18,740 Oh. 455 00:17:24,803 --> 00:17:26,948 Guyana, huh? 456 00:17:26,972 --> 00:17:29,917 Yeah. I, uh... I thought I'd celebrate my new citizenship 457 00:17:29,941 --> 00:17:31,252 by leaving the country. 458 00:17:31,276 --> 00:17:34,255 So, what-what are you gonna do there? 459 00:17:34,279 --> 00:17:36,791 Uh, help build houses for an organization. 460 00:17:36,815 --> 00:17:37,959 Wow. 461 00:17:37,983 --> 00:17:41,629 Are you, like, addicted to hardship? 462 00:17:41,653 --> 00:17:43,097 - You think I have a problem? - I think you should definitely 463 00:17:43,121 --> 00:17:44,432 - get it checked out. - Uh, yeah. 464 00:17:44,456 --> 00:17:46,734 I-I thought so. Well, I'm glad you were able to, 465 00:17:46,758 --> 00:17:51,305 you know, to get away from the refugees to have a drink. 466 00:17:51,329 --> 00:17:53,608 Yep. Touché. 467 00:17:53,632 --> 00:17:55,476 You, uh... you enjoying your new job? 468 00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:58,980 Yeah, I'm not really sure "enjoying" is the right word, 469 00:17:59,004 --> 00:18:01,855 but it's very fulfilling. 470 00:18:03,742 --> 00:18:06,560 Then you know why I'm going to Guyana. 471 00:18:10,515 --> 00:18:14,529 So, there I am in this clothing store... 472 00:18:14,553 --> 00:18:18,032 uh, oh, uh, by the way, big sale on sports bras... 473 00:18:18,056 --> 00:18:20,368 - Thanks. - When Min-hee starts to quote 474 00:18:20,392 --> 00:18:23,037 specific numbers from the trade deal. 475 00:18:23,061 --> 00:18:27,041 Turns out that she collaborated with President Choi 476 00:18:27,065 --> 00:18:29,243 on certain passages. 477 00:18:29,267 --> 00:18:33,414 So I think that we have a legitimate back channel 478 00:18:33,438 --> 00:18:35,750 to getting the deal signed before they leave. 479 00:18:35,774 --> 00:18:36,918 I could try, anyway. 480 00:18:36,942 --> 00:18:38,553 Yeah. I mean, absolutely. 481 00:18:38,577 --> 00:18:42,456 Anything that you can do, that would be... Thank you. 482 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,059 What's going on? Hmm? 483 00:18:45,083 --> 00:18:46,527 - Oh... - There another video? 484 00:18:46,551 --> 00:18:48,596 No. 485 00:18:48,620 --> 00:18:51,499 But once I searched for it on YoureVid, 486 00:18:51,523 --> 00:18:53,668 the algorithm started autoplaying 487 00:18:53,692 --> 00:18:57,144 all of these other paranoid videos. 488 00:18:58,029 --> 00:18:59,941 Yeah. Illuminati, flat-earthers. 489 00:18:59,965 --> 00:19:01,609 All the classics. 490 00:19:01,633 --> 00:19:06,948 Well, it starts with the crazy Project Falanx stuff, 491 00:19:06,972 --> 00:19:09,050 which brings in the people 492 00:19:09,074 --> 00:19:12,787 who are already suspicious of big institutions, and then... 493 00:19:12,811 --> 00:19:17,020 it starts validating all of their views, 494 00:19:17,021 --> 00:19:21,468 playing one video after another. 495 00:19:21,492 --> 00:19:24,638 And somehow, it all leads to white nationalism. 496 00:19:24,662 --> 00:19:27,641 The pot of gold at the end of the extremist rainbow. 497 00:19:27,665 --> 00:19:30,177 Yeah. 498 00:19:30,201 --> 00:19:32,479 You know, Chelsea Weldon says that YoureVid 499 00:19:32,503 --> 00:19:34,414 is a neutral platform, 500 00:19:34,438 --> 00:19:37,417 but the way it's set up, it just keeps feeding you 501 00:19:37,441 --> 00:19:40,487 more and more poison, you never see anything 502 00:19:40,511 --> 00:19:43,690 that offers another point of view. 503 00:19:43,714 --> 00:19:46,026 - It doesn't want you to. - How do they justify it? 504 00:19:46,050 --> 00:19:47,694 What is the rationale? 505 00:19:47,718 --> 00:19:49,429 Russell says that their philosophy 506 00:19:49,453 --> 00:19:52,199 is "fight bad speech with good speech." 507 00:19:52,223 --> 00:19:56,003 But how, if the algorithm only lets you hear 508 00:19:56,027 --> 00:19:57,337 one kind of speech? 509 00:19:57,361 --> 00:19:58,872 Well, it's not a happy comparison, 510 00:19:58,896 --> 00:20:00,574 but it makes me think of pharmaceutical companies 511 00:20:00,598 --> 00:20:01,842 - that push opiates. - Yes. 512 00:20:01,866 --> 00:20:03,277 That is exactly what I was thinking. 513 00:20:03,301 --> 00:20:05,779 It's an addiction model. 514 00:20:05,803 --> 00:20:10,551 Anger and fear, you know, produce an endorphin rush. 515 00:20:10,575 --> 00:20:14,521 So you have to keep watching rage-inducing videos 516 00:20:14,545 --> 00:20:16,523 to get your fix. 517 00:20:16,547 --> 00:20:19,259 YoureVid doesn't want to self-regulate, 518 00:20:19,283 --> 00:20:23,330 because they need their users to be addicted to their product. 519 00:20:23,354 --> 00:20:26,867 That's what's driving their bottom line. 520 00:20:26,891 --> 00:20:29,203 And they have free speech to back it up. 521 00:20:29,227 --> 00:20:33,607 I mean, the game is fixed, and... 522 00:20:33,631 --> 00:20:36,049 bad speech is winning. 523 00:20:40,555 --> 00:20:43,691 We couldn't get YoureVid to take down one video. 524 00:20:43,692 --> 00:20:46,230 We're kidding ourselves if we think we're gonna regulate 525 00:20:46,231 --> 00:20:48,676 the biggest streaming platform on the planet. 526 00:20:48,700 --> 00:20:50,278 Every other medium is regulated. 527 00:20:50,302 --> 00:20:52,847 Print news has libel laws. 528 00:20:52,871 --> 00:20:54,182 Radio and television, 529 00:20:54,206 --> 00:20:55,850 the FCC. 530 00:20:55,874 --> 00:20:59,254 Why are we making an exception for digital platforms? 531 00:20:59,278 --> 00:21:00,722 Because they're popular. 532 00:21:00,746 --> 00:21:03,091 And cracking down on them when they say bad things about you 533 00:21:03,115 --> 00:21:04,559 - makes you look like a tin-pot dictator. - Oh... 534 00:21:04,583 --> 00:21:07,962 Oh, look, I couldn't regulate YoureVid unilaterally 535 00:21:07,986 --> 00:21:09,464 even if I wanted to, 536 00:21:09,488 --> 00:21:13,134 because that would be a job for the Federal Trade Commission. 537 00:21:13,158 --> 00:21:15,904 So we're back to Rachel Ballard. 538 00:21:15,928 --> 00:21:17,639 I know she's aggressive. 539 00:21:17,663 --> 00:21:19,674 But that's why we need her. She can make the argument 540 00:21:19,698 --> 00:21:21,576 to the Senate, we can take it to the public. 541 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,845 Look, this is so much bigger 542 00:21:23,869 --> 00:21:27,649 than one bad video about me. 543 00:21:27,673 --> 00:21:29,717 It's an assault on truth 544 00:21:29,741 --> 00:21:32,487 and objective reality. 545 00:21:32,511 --> 00:21:34,689 I'll take the Senate majority leader's temperature 546 00:21:34,713 --> 00:21:38,493 on Ballard, but I'm pretty sure I know what he's gonna say. 547 00:21:38,517 --> 00:21:40,128 Well, then make a better argument, Russell. 548 00:21:40,152 --> 00:21:41,166 - Okay? - In the meantime, 549 00:21:41,167 --> 00:21:43,665 we have a trade agreement with South Korea to try to save. 550 00:21:43,689 --> 00:21:45,199 Henry's on that. 551 00:21:45,223 --> 00:21:48,542 Sorry, really? How, exactly? 552 00:21:50,262 --> 00:21:53,007 I hope this isn't too fast for you. 553 00:21:53,031 --> 00:21:55,610 I was a fighter pilot. I'm good with speed. 554 00:21:55,634 --> 00:21:58,513 I couldn't be in the military. Too much obedience. 555 00:21:58,537 --> 00:21:59,753 Ha. 556 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:02,984 Sorry. 557 00:22:03,008 --> 00:22:05,236 But your husband was, uh, an officer in the army, right? 558 00:22:05,260 --> 00:22:06,130 Yes. 559 00:22:06,131 --> 00:22:08,656 Before he was expelled for criticizing the government. 560 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,417 Clearly you've opened his thinking in many ways. 561 00:22:11,441 --> 00:22:13,661 He was a bold thinker long before we met. 562 00:22:13,685 --> 00:22:15,430 It's why I love him. 563 00:22:15,454 --> 00:22:17,098 I was very impressed with your contribution 564 00:22:17,122 --> 00:22:18,199 to the trade agreement. 565 00:22:18,223 --> 00:22:19,701 I was wondering if you had 566 00:22:19,725 --> 00:22:22,125 any other ideas about things that came up during negotiation. 567 00:22:24,062 --> 00:22:27,442 I know you want my husband to sign the trade deal. 568 00:22:27,466 --> 00:22:28,977 I... I'm not suggesting... 569 00:22:29,001 --> 00:22:29,978 I want him to sign, too. 570 00:22:30,002 --> 00:22:31,446 But you have to understand. 571 00:22:31,470 --> 00:22:33,948 He won the presidency by a slim margin. 572 00:22:33,972 --> 00:22:35,350 He's concerned about his public image. 573 00:22:35,374 --> 00:22:37,719 That's why, if there's something he wants, 574 00:22:37,743 --> 00:22:40,288 if there's something to help repair the damage... 575 00:22:40,312 --> 00:22:42,056 If you could drop the barriers of entry 576 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,158 for South Korean software, 577 00:22:44,182 --> 00:22:45,994 that might be persuasive. 578 00:22:46,018 --> 00:22:48,563 I wasn't aware that software restrictions 579 00:22:48,587 --> 00:22:50,598 - were part of the deal. - Because they've always been there. 580 00:22:50,622 --> 00:22:53,134 Based on some old idea that South Korean software 581 00:22:53,158 --> 00:22:55,069 could expose Americans to foreign hacking. 582 00:22:55,093 --> 00:22:57,238 But you already use our hardware. 583 00:22:57,262 --> 00:23:00,341 If we wanted to hack you, we would've done it by now. 584 00:23:00,365 --> 00:23:03,211 Oh! Would you take a video of me 585 00:23:03,235 --> 00:23:04,512 while I drive? 586 00:23:04,536 --> 00:23:08,149 - Sure. - Vertical, please. 587 00:23:08,173 --> 00:23:09,924 Better for Insta stories. 588 00:23:11,576 --> 00:23:14,522 I love America! 589 00:23:19,017 --> 00:23:20,661 - Hi. - He's not here. 590 00:23:20,685 --> 00:23:22,130 No, can I talk to you, please? 591 00:23:22,154 --> 00:23:24,323 Yeah, I've got four minutes. Three minutes. What's up? 592 00:23:24,347 --> 00:23:26,567 Okay, Griffin is probably the nicest guy 593 00:23:26,591 --> 00:23:27,668 that I have ever dated. 594 00:23:27,692 --> 00:23:31,339 - Bastard. - He's funny, he's smart, he's 595 00:23:31,363 --> 00:23:34,642 thoughtful without being, like, "milady" about it. 596 00:23:34,666 --> 00:23:35,512 Eh? 597 00:23:35,513 --> 00:23:37,903 You know, like, "Would milady like another Chardonnay?" 598 00:23:38,603 --> 00:23:40,448 Those guys that are super pleased 599 00:23:40,472 --> 00:23:42,517 with how attentive they are, and it's, like, 600 00:23:42,541 --> 00:23:44,118 kind of weird and off-putting. 601 00:23:44,142 --> 00:23:45,386 I'm so glad I'm not dating anymore. 602 00:23:45,410 --> 00:23:47,121 What's the problem? 603 00:23:47,145 --> 00:23:48,523 There's this other guy. 604 00:23:48,547 --> 00:23:50,091 - Ruh-roh. - Yeah. 605 00:23:50,115 --> 00:23:52,760 - Um, we-we dated for a while, - Mm-hmm. 606 00:23:52,784 --> 00:23:55,663 and it was very passionate and kind of secretive, 607 00:23:55,687 --> 00:23:57,231 and then he was gone for three years, 608 00:23:57,255 --> 00:24:00,350 and it took me most of that time to get over him. 609 00:24:01,151 --> 00:24:02,637 He's back. In two days he's leaving for Guyana. 610 00:24:02,661 --> 00:24:03,584 Is he joining a cult? 611 00:24:03,608 --> 00:24:06,174 No. He's going there to build houses, because, you know, 612 00:24:06,198 --> 00:24:08,476 on top of being a fantastic kisser, 613 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:10,478 he's also very into service. 614 00:24:10,502 --> 00:24:12,780 Well, then it's a good thing he's going to Guyana. 615 00:24:12,804 --> 00:24:14,482 - Really? - Yes, if it didn't work out before. 616 00:24:14,506 --> 00:24:15,783 It was never going to. 617 00:24:15,807 --> 00:24:17,418 You're all caught up in everything 618 00:24:17,442 --> 00:24:19,220 you've been fantasizing about for the last three years. 619 00:24:19,244 --> 00:24:21,255 I mean, what happens when it's no longer a hot secret, 620 00:24:21,279 --> 00:24:23,424 and you find out he's into bad music 621 00:24:23,448 --> 00:24:25,560 and chews with his mouth open? 622 00:24:25,584 --> 00:24:27,895 Well, what if he's the one, and I'm, like, letting him 623 00:24:27,919 --> 00:24:29,230 drift out of my life forever? 624 00:24:29,254 --> 00:24:30,665 Here's what Jane Austen doesn't tell you: 625 00:24:30,689 --> 00:24:32,233 there is no "the one", 626 00:24:32,257 --> 00:24:33,534 there's only "the handful." 627 00:24:33,558 --> 00:24:36,003 Griffin adores you and he lives in the same city. 628 00:24:36,027 --> 00:24:38,172 If it works, stick to it. Sorry, 629 00:24:38,196 --> 00:24:39,907 I got to run. 630 00:24:39,931 --> 00:24:41,809 Senator Breckinridge. 631 00:24:41,833 --> 00:24:44,479 Russell. What brings you to the roller rink? 632 00:24:44,503 --> 00:24:47,148 The president is looking to nominate Rachel Ballard 633 00:24:47,172 --> 00:24:50,184 for Federal Trade commissioner. We need to get her confirmed. 634 00:24:50,208 --> 00:24:54,021 Now, before you tell me why we can't get a majority, 635 00:24:54,045 --> 00:24:57,058 you should know that the fake video YoureVid 636 00:24:57,082 --> 00:24:58,759 still won't take down has made this 637 00:24:58,783 --> 00:25:01,963 a top priority. I'll also remind you how effective 638 00:25:01,987 --> 00:25:05,066 this president has been at building bipartisan coalitions. 639 00:25:05,090 --> 00:25:07,602 You undermine her at your peril. 640 00:25:07,626 --> 00:25:10,705 I was gonna ask how Carol's doing, but okay. 641 00:25:10,729 --> 00:25:13,841 I think Ballard's a great pick. 642 00:25:13,865 --> 00:25:16,110 Good. 643 00:25:16,134 --> 00:25:17,478 So who's her opposition? 644 00:25:17,502 --> 00:25:19,013 You should be good with the center right, 645 00:25:19,037 --> 00:25:20,681 they love putting the squeeze on Big Tech. 646 00:25:20,705 --> 00:25:23,851 Since when are Republicans in favor of industry regulation? 647 00:25:23,875 --> 00:25:26,487 Tech firms are the future of American media, 648 00:25:26,511 --> 00:25:29,390 which means they're the future of American politics, 649 00:25:29,414 --> 00:25:31,993 and they're all owned by a bunch of California Democrats. 650 00:25:32,017 --> 00:25:33,794 Cynical. But I'll take it. 651 00:25:33,818 --> 00:25:37,064 So, you think we have the votes to confirm. 652 00:25:37,088 --> 00:25:39,033 I wouldn't say that. 653 00:25:39,057 --> 00:25:41,269 With the principled libertarians and the pro-growth Dems, 654 00:25:41,293 --> 00:25:42,336 it is not a guarantee. 655 00:25:42,360 --> 00:25:44,805 Unless... 656 00:25:44,829 --> 00:25:46,307 What? 657 00:25:46,331 --> 00:25:47,975 You get Hanson. 658 00:25:47,999 --> 00:25:50,811 I know he's causing the president some trouble. 659 00:25:50,835 --> 00:25:51,879 W... 660 00:25:51,903 --> 00:25:54,415 He's investigating her for treason. 661 00:25:54,439 --> 00:25:56,083 He forced one of her closest colleagues 662 00:25:56,107 --> 00:25:58,586 to resign last week. 663 00:25:58,610 --> 00:26:00,021 He's with you on Big Tech, 664 00:26:00,045 --> 00:26:02,723 and he's got three junior senators in his pocket. 665 00:26:02,747 --> 00:26:04,058 That'll get you past 50. 666 00:26:04,082 --> 00:26:06,967 It's either that or roll the dice. 667 00:26:11,223 --> 00:26:13,334 So the only way to regulate 668 00:26:13,358 --> 00:26:16,037 these false attacks against me 669 00:26:16,061 --> 00:26:18,873 is to appeal to the guy leading the attacks. 670 00:26:18,897 --> 00:26:21,175 Wow. You got to love the irony in that. 671 00:26:21,199 --> 00:26:22,310 Oh, I don't. 672 00:26:22,334 --> 00:26:24,845 But Breckinridge thinks Hanson's 673 00:26:24,869 --> 00:26:26,414 the path to confirmation. 674 00:26:26,438 --> 00:26:27,848 Well, you're not sending me in. 675 00:26:27,872 --> 00:26:31,652 I already had to let Miller take credit for the ESI bill. 676 00:26:31,676 --> 00:26:34,121 That's as far as I'm going with selling my soul 677 00:26:34,145 --> 00:26:35,856 for political expediency. 678 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,459 Well, then, we go to the bullpen. 679 00:26:38,483 --> 00:26:40,027 Make the call. 680 00:26:40,051 --> 00:26:42,096 Mark. It's been too long. 681 00:26:42,120 --> 00:26:44,004 That is has, Mr. Vice President. 682 00:26:45,190 --> 00:26:46,701 How are Vicki and the kids? 683 00:26:46,725 --> 00:26:48,936 Doing good. 684 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,305 Lucas is about to graduate, if you can believe it. 685 00:26:51,329 --> 00:26:52,573 Wow, that's terrific. 686 00:26:52,597 --> 00:26:55,610 We'll have to have you over next time they're in DC. 687 00:26:55,634 --> 00:26:58,980 Could we start with some... some calamari? 688 00:26:59,004 --> 00:27:01,549 Mmm. Sounds good. 689 00:27:01,573 --> 00:27:03,251 Do you mind one piece of business? 690 00:27:03,275 --> 00:27:05,820 And here I thought you just wanted to catch up. 691 00:27:05,844 --> 00:27:07,688 I want to take your temperature on Rachel Ballard 692 00:27:07,712 --> 00:27:09,590 for Federal Trade commissioner. 693 00:27:09,614 --> 00:27:10,658 The liberal economist? 694 00:27:10,682 --> 00:27:12,960 That's, uh... Hmm. 695 00:27:12,984 --> 00:27:14,762 - That's a tough confirmation. - Yeah. 696 00:27:14,786 --> 00:27:16,797 Breckinridge wants to give her a hearing, and he thought 697 00:27:16,821 --> 00:27:18,099 you might be able to help. 698 00:27:18,123 --> 00:27:19,400 Did he? 699 00:27:19,424 --> 00:27:21,502 Yeah. We have a rare opportunity here. 700 00:27:21,526 --> 00:27:24,472 Digital media is a dangerously unregulated force 701 00:27:24,496 --> 00:27:26,774 for disruption. And right now, 702 00:27:26,798 --> 00:27:28,809 California Democrats are calling the shots. 703 00:27:28,833 --> 00:27:31,279 With regulation, we can ensure 704 00:27:31,303 --> 00:27:33,814 that real conservative principles... 705 00:27:33,838 --> 00:27:36,350 not just the alt-right... 706 00:27:36,374 --> 00:27:38,486 - get a full hearing online. - And what does that look like... 707 00:27:38,510 --> 00:27:40,855 an equal time law for online videos? 708 00:27:40,879 --> 00:27:44,325 Open up the algorithms that drive the big platforms. 709 00:27:44,349 --> 00:27:47,468 Ensure there's no bias against any party or ideology. 710 00:27:48,553 --> 00:27:50,598 Sorry. No. 711 00:27:50,622 --> 00:27:51,866 No. 712 00:27:51,890 --> 00:27:53,200 That's it? 713 00:27:53,224 --> 00:27:55,436 I'd love to see Big Tech come to heel, but not 714 00:27:55,460 --> 00:27:57,972 if it's another socialist win for this administration. 715 00:27:57,996 --> 00:27:59,373 This isn't cable news. 716 00:27:59,397 --> 00:28:01,676 ESI was a massive government handout. 717 00:28:01,700 --> 00:28:03,344 She yanked the political center of gravity 718 00:28:03,368 --> 00:28:06,147 way to the left, and betrayed everything she ran on. 719 00:28:06,171 --> 00:28:08,849 I'm sorry, what do you mean? She ran on ESI. 720 00:28:08,873 --> 00:28:12,019 No, she ran on the legacy of Conrad Dalton. 721 00:28:12,043 --> 00:28:15,122 Moderation. Practicality. Unity. 722 00:28:15,146 --> 00:28:18,125 The way she got that bill funded was none of those things. 723 00:28:18,149 --> 00:28:19,794 Okay. 724 00:28:19,818 --> 00:28:22,563 So that's it, no compromise? 725 00:28:22,587 --> 00:28:26,233 I have enjoyed working with you, Carlos, but is this... 726 00:28:26,257 --> 00:28:28,769 is this what you imagined for yourself? 727 00:28:28,793 --> 00:28:29,937 Sitting on your hands 728 00:28:29,961 --> 00:28:31,906 while the president bloats the federal government 729 00:28:31,930 --> 00:28:33,908 beyond FDR's wildest dreams? 730 00:28:33,932 --> 00:28:36,377 Believe it or not, 731 00:28:36,401 --> 00:28:39,380 she meant what she said on the campaign trail. 732 00:28:39,404 --> 00:28:42,249 She wants to work with all sides. 733 00:28:42,273 --> 00:28:43,317 I'm more interested in seeing 734 00:28:43,341 --> 00:28:45,386 what you can do for this country. 735 00:28:45,410 --> 00:28:47,888 That moment can be here... 736 00:28:47,912 --> 00:28:50,797 sooner than you realize. 737 00:28:56,333 --> 00:28:58,578 Impeachment? He actually said that? 738 00:28:58,602 --> 00:29:01,990 Forget Rachel Ballard and the FTC. 739 00:29:01,991 --> 00:29:05,037 Forget regulating YoureVid or banning deepfakes. 740 00:29:05,061 --> 00:29:07,806 Hanson wants to take you down. 741 00:29:07,830 --> 00:29:10,976 What an excellent sign for a constitutional democracy. 742 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:13,145 What exactly makes me such a threat? 743 00:29:13,169 --> 00:29:15,981 - Did he say? - He either sincerely believes 744 00:29:16,005 --> 00:29:18,116 that you are a crypto-socialist autocrat 745 00:29:18,140 --> 00:29:20,052 or he's making a power grab. 746 00:29:20,076 --> 00:29:21,353 It's a tough call. 747 00:29:21,377 --> 00:29:22,754 I don't buy it. 748 00:29:22,778 --> 00:29:24,589 The Iran scandal's nearly dead. 749 00:29:24,613 --> 00:29:26,458 Hanson knows he's out of moves. 750 00:29:26,482 --> 00:29:27,592 This is his death spiral. 751 00:29:27,616 --> 00:29:29,061 I'm not so sure. 752 00:29:29,085 --> 00:29:31,129 It looks like he's still recruiting candidates 753 00:29:31,153 --> 00:29:32,531 to get dirt on the president. 754 00:29:32,555 --> 00:29:34,833 - Like who? - Like me. 755 00:29:34,857 --> 00:29:36,568 He all but offered to make me president. 756 00:29:36,592 --> 00:29:38,603 Wow. 757 00:29:38,627 --> 00:29:40,939 And what did you say? 758 00:29:40,963 --> 00:29:42,541 I didn't dignify it with a response. 759 00:29:42,565 --> 00:29:44,342 Okay, fine. If Hanson was our last shot 760 00:29:44,366 --> 00:29:45,610 at getting a couple of Republicans 761 00:29:45,634 --> 00:29:47,913 to s... to stand up for truth in digital media, 762 00:29:47,937 --> 00:29:49,414 let's head to the other side of the aisle. 763 00:29:49,438 --> 00:29:51,583 Centrist Democrats looking a little vulnerable 764 00:29:51,607 --> 00:29:52,651 in midterms for 500? 765 00:29:53,909 --> 00:29:56,588 Senator Stulbarg of Minnesota. 766 00:29:56,612 --> 00:29:58,973 Senator Furey of Pennsylvania. 767 00:29:58,997 --> 00:30:00,692 I'm sure they'd love the help of the White House to shore up 768 00:30:00,716 --> 00:30:02,027 their constituencies. 769 00:30:02,051 --> 00:30:04,463 - Get into it, Mike. - I'm on it. 770 00:30:04,487 --> 00:30:06,598 Digital media needs regulating, to be sure. 771 00:30:06,622 --> 00:30:09,201 I just don't know if Rachel Ballard 772 00:30:09,225 --> 00:30:10,235 is the one to do it. 773 00:30:10,259 --> 00:30:12,104 She's hostile and divisive. 774 00:30:12,128 --> 00:30:13,939 Isn't a tough negotiator exactly who you want 775 00:30:13,963 --> 00:30:16,415 trying to reign in one of the biggest industries in the world? 776 00:30:16,439 --> 00:30:18,210 I think we can protect the general public 777 00:30:18,234 --> 00:30:20,479 without impeding innovation and growth. 778 00:30:20,503 --> 00:30:21,880 I get it. 779 00:30:21,904 --> 00:30:23,782 Tech companies have been great supporters of Democrats 780 00:30:23,806 --> 00:30:25,450 like you, but ask yourselves, 781 00:30:25,474 --> 00:30:27,753 do you have to choose between the health 782 00:30:27,777 --> 00:30:29,554 of our democracy and a couple of million dollars 783 00:30:29,578 --> 00:30:30,922 in campaign contributions? 784 00:30:30,946 --> 00:30:32,791 I'm sorry, 785 00:30:32,815 --> 00:30:35,060 but it's a little rich taking lessons 786 00:30:35,084 --> 00:30:37,529 from you on money and politics, Mike. 787 00:30:37,553 --> 00:30:39,998 You ladies know me as a pragmatist and a survivor. 788 00:30:40,022 --> 00:30:41,800 I'm not asking you to do anything 789 00:30:41,824 --> 00:30:43,835 that would threaten either of your futures. 790 00:30:43,859 --> 00:30:45,403 I'm offering you a way to win. 791 00:30:45,427 --> 00:30:46,838 How is that? 792 00:30:46,862 --> 00:30:48,740 The White House is currently renegotiating 793 00:30:48,764 --> 00:30:50,976 our free trade agreement with South Korea. 794 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,644 We can all but guarantee South Korean companies 795 00:30:54,645 --> 00:30:57,357 will build manufacturing plants in your states. 796 00:30:57,381 --> 00:31:00,460 Thousands of well-paying blue collar union jobs 797 00:31:00,484 --> 00:31:03,663 delivered to the good people of Minnesota and Pennsylvania, 798 00:31:03,687 --> 00:31:04,831 weeks before the election. 799 00:31:04,855 --> 00:31:08,101 That's a tricky phrase... "all but guarantee"? 800 00:31:08,125 --> 00:31:10,604 Mm. In politics, it means you've got nothing. 801 00:31:10,628 --> 00:31:12,372 Let's just say I can 802 00:31:12,396 --> 00:31:16,276 guarantee that we almost certainly have a guarantee. 803 00:31:16,300 --> 00:31:18,345 When you have something real, 804 00:31:18,369 --> 00:31:20,213 - get back to us. - And how about 805 00:31:20,237 --> 00:31:22,682 next time, you cross Pennsylvania Avenue? 806 00:31:22,706 --> 00:31:24,484 Or you know what? Bagels and coffee. 807 00:31:24,508 --> 00:31:26,219 If you're gonna make us come here for nothing. 808 00:31:26,243 --> 00:31:28,384 I hear the aerospace caucus got souvenir pens. 809 00:31:28,385 --> 00:31:29,890 Nobody ever gave me a pen. 810 00:31:29,914 --> 00:31:32,559 Did you know that the U.S. 811 00:31:32,583 --> 00:31:34,987 has these old, out-of-date restrictions 812 00:31:34,988 --> 00:31:36,365 on Korean software? 813 00:31:36,389 --> 00:31:39,726 I just assumed we always use our own because we have it. 814 00:31:39,727 --> 00:31:42,772 Not entirely. We use them because NSA thinks that 815 00:31:42,796 --> 00:31:44,875 foreign-designed software can lead to security breaches, 816 00:31:44,899 --> 00:31:47,677 even if they were designed by a longtime ally. 817 00:31:47,701 --> 00:31:49,880 Min-hee said that it's the deal point that 818 00:31:49,904 --> 00:31:52,048 President Choi wanted to address, 819 00:31:52,072 --> 00:31:54,050 but for some reason it's never been part of 820 00:31:54,074 --> 00:31:57,554 the negotiation. Meaning that if we could get NSA 821 00:31:57,578 --> 00:31:58,822 to move off the restriction, 822 00:31:58,846 --> 00:32:01,098 I think we can get Choi to sign the deal. 823 00:32:01,122 --> 00:32:02,120 Yeah. 824 00:32:02,121 --> 00:32:05,068 Getting NSA to ease off restrictions... 825 00:32:06,086 --> 00:32:08,732 - ...it's not a slam dunk. - Min-hee said 826 00:32:08,756 --> 00:32:12,602 that Korea survived the recession of 2008 827 00:32:12,626 --> 00:32:15,839 by focusing on domestic production, but then 828 00:32:15,863 --> 00:32:18,141 the economy stagnated, they faced a lot more competition, 829 00:32:18,165 --> 00:32:19,476 which is why they've become 830 00:32:19,500 --> 00:32:21,978 the world leader in 5G technology. 831 00:32:22,002 --> 00:32:24,181 Maybe if you argue the value of competition... 832 00:32:24,205 --> 00:32:26,550 Yes. Yes. 833 00:32:26,574 --> 00:32:28,852 Because... 834 00:32:28,876 --> 00:32:31,555 the best way to regulate capitalism 835 00:32:31,579 --> 00:32:34,658 is to force it to regulate itself. 836 00:32:34,682 --> 00:32:36,326 Is that Adam Smith? 837 00:32:36,350 --> 00:32:37,661 No, it's me. 838 00:32:37,685 --> 00:32:39,229 Uh... 839 00:32:39,253 --> 00:32:42,599 Maybe it's Adam Smith. I don't know. 840 00:32:42,623 --> 00:32:44,601 But I'm gonna be up in a few minutes. 841 00:32:44,625 --> 00:32:46,102 I just... I want to call Russell. 842 00:32:46,126 --> 00:32:47,637 - So that's it. Y-You're done? - Yep. 843 00:32:47,661 --> 00:32:49,339 - Yeah. - H-Hey. 844 00:32:49,363 --> 00:32:52,008 We just got word that every single application 845 00:32:52,032 --> 00:32:53,810 was accepted by the Swedish embassy. 846 00:32:53,834 --> 00:32:55,946 - Wha... Damn. Way to go. - I know. 847 00:32:55,970 --> 00:32:57,914 I know. It's a huge win. 848 00:32:57,938 --> 00:33:00,951 Well, here-here's to the hundreds of people 849 00:33:00,975 --> 00:33:03,587 who get to start a new life because of you. 850 00:33:03,611 --> 00:33:04,788 Because of a lot of people. 851 00:33:04,812 --> 00:33:06,189 Okay. 852 00:33:06,213 --> 00:33:08,364 Thank you. 853 00:33:10,584 --> 00:33:12,529 Yeah. Oh. I'm sorry. 854 00:33:12,553 --> 00:33:14,831 - Careful. I got it. - So sorry. Here. 855 00:33:14,855 --> 00:33:18,468 Uh... Hey, so, 856 00:33:18,492 --> 00:33:21,972 uh, I don't want to make a, like, a big deal 857 00:33:21,996 --> 00:33:24,107 out of this or anything, but I just wanted to say 858 00:33:24,131 --> 00:33:26,509 that I... I've been really enjoying 859 00:33:26,533 --> 00:33:28,712 getting to know you. 860 00:33:28,736 --> 00:33:31,014 Uh... 861 00:33:31,038 --> 00:33:33,149 I really like you. 862 00:33:33,173 --> 00:33:35,585 But... Look, I kn-I know that we haven't talked about 863 00:33:35,609 --> 00:33:38,955 being exclusive, but I just wanted you to know 864 00:33:38,979 --> 00:33:41,825 that I'm not... that-that, uh, I'm just saying, 865 00:33:41,849 --> 00:33:44,094 I only want to see you. 866 00:33:44,118 --> 00:33:46,963 I-I don't know about you, but I-I've been feeling like 867 00:33:46,987 --> 00:33:50,567 this could maybe be the start of something real. 868 00:33:50,591 --> 00:33:52,135 - You know? - Yeah. 869 00:33:52,159 --> 00:33:54,304 Wow. 870 00:33:54,328 --> 00:33:57,447 What, uh, what do you think? 871 00:33:58,332 --> 00:34:00,477 Um... 872 00:34:12,846 --> 00:34:14,991 Hi. 873 00:34:15,015 --> 00:34:16,159 Hi. 874 00:34:16,183 --> 00:34:18,094 Sorry it's late. 875 00:34:18,118 --> 00:34:19,929 Um... 876 00:34:19,953 --> 00:34:23,466 I guess you're-you're probably getting ready to go. 877 00:34:23,490 --> 00:34:24,841 But, um... 878 00:34:28,829 --> 00:34:31,041 Can you do me a favor? 879 00:34:31,065 --> 00:34:35,084 I need you to tell me that we are done. 880 00:34:35,969 --> 00:34:37,314 'Cause, uh, 881 00:34:37,338 --> 00:34:38,782 I've been trying to move on 882 00:34:38,806 --> 00:34:41,318 with someone who... 883 00:34:41,342 --> 00:34:42,786 Well, he lives here. 884 00:34:42,810 --> 00:34:45,789 He-he lives in this city, 885 00:34:45,813 --> 00:34:47,724 he's not running away to the jungle 886 00:34:47,748 --> 00:34:50,827 to build houses. 887 00:34:50,851 --> 00:34:53,430 He's nice to me. 888 00:34:53,454 --> 00:34:54,831 He cares about me. 889 00:34:54,855 --> 00:34:57,634 It's not complicated. 890 00:34:57,658 --> 00:34:59,876 I'm lucky to have him in my life... 891 00:35:01,161 --> 00:35:03,513 ...and then you show up, you are back. 892 00:35:05,232 --> 00:35:06,810 I just... I see... 893 00:35:06,834 --> 00:35:09,512 Every time I-I see you, I-I just... 894 00:35:09,536 --> 00:35:11,387 Every time you see me, what? 895 00:35:15,008 --> 00:35:16,753 I just want 896 00:35:16,777 --> 00:35:18,194 to, um... 897 00:36:02,444 --> 00:36:05,570 My son listens to this stuff on repeat. It grows on you. 898 00:36:05,571 --> 00:36:06,715 It's a little overproduced. 899 00:36:06,739 --> 00:36:08,517 Your hair's a little overproduced. 900 00:36:08,541 --> 00:36:10,786 ? Don't want to see you anymore ? 901 00:36:10,810 --> 00:36:13,022 ? Better walk right out that door ? 902 00:36:13,046 --> 00:36:14,456 ? Bye-bye, boy ? 903 00:36:15,982 --> 00:36:17,926 ? Say goodbye-bye, boy ? 904 00:36:17,950 --> 00:36:20,596 ? Don't want to see you anymore ? 905 00:36:20,620 --> 00:36:22,631 ? Better walk right out that door ? 906 00:36:22,655 --> 00:36:25,768 ? Bye-bye, boy, baby, bye-bye, boy... ? 907 00:36:25,792 --> 00:36:27,870 She's great. 908 00:36:27,894 --> 00:36:30,472 ? Don't want to see you anymore ? 909 00:36:30,496 --> 00:36:32,107 ? Better walk right out that door ? 910 00:36:32,131 --> 00:36:34,877 ? Bye-bye, boy ? 911 00:36:34,901 --> 00:36:37,880 ? Say goodbye-bye, boy ? 912 00:36:37,904 --> 00:36:40,049 ? Don't want to see you anymore ? 913 00:36:40,073 --> 00:36:42,651 ? Better walk right out that door. ? 914 00:36:44,210 --> 00:36:45,688 Thank you. 915 00:36:45,712 --> 00:36:48,691 Thank you so much. I love you all. 916 00:36:54,687 --> 00:36:57,619 Ms. Weldon. I'm so glad that you came. 917 00:36:57,639 --> 00:37:01,403 Madam President. Well, thank you so much for the invitation. 918 00:37:01,427 --> 00:37:02,905 This is my husband Damon. 919 00:37:02,929 --> 00:37:04,306 So nice to meet you. 920 00:37:04,330 --> 00:37:05,555 It's a pleasure, Madam President. 921 00:37:05,556 --> 00:37:07,968 Can I steal her for a minute? And I promise you'll be back 922 00:37:07,992 --> 00:37:09,136 before the beef Wellington. 923 00:37:10,928 --> 00:37:13,040 Ms. Kwon, that was terrific. 924 00:37:13,064 --> 00:37:15,242 Oh, thank you so much. Michael Barnow, advisor to the President. 925 00:37:15,266 --> 00:37:19,046 May I introduce you to Senators Jane Stulbarg and Linda Furey? 926 00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:21,081 It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Kwon. 927 00:37:21,105 --> 00:37:22,383 That was probably the most fun 928 00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:23,717 I've ever had at the White House. 929 00:37:23,741 --> 00:37:26,287 - Thank you. - If you have a moment, they would love 930 00:37:26,311 --> 00:37:28,289 to discuss the benefits of American manufacturing 931 00:37:28,313 --> 00:37:30,758 - in their home states. - Mm. Sounds intriguing. 932 00:37:30,782 --> 00:37:33,427 - Why don't you join me and my husband? - Why, thank you. 933 00:37:33,451 --> 00:37:35,429 Chelsea, you've met 934 00:37:35,453 --> 00:37:38,132 my chief of staff Russell Jackson. 935 00:37:38,156 --> 00:37:39,300 Sure have. 936 00:37:39,324 --> 00:37:41,302 The president and I just, uh, wanted you to know 937 00:37:41,326 --> 00:37:43,404 that the new Free Trade Agreement with South Korea 938 00:37:43,428 --> 00:37:44,571 is back on track. 939 00:37:44,595 --> 00:37:45,739 Congratulations. 940 00:37:45,763 --> 00:37:47,841 With a few amendments. 941 00:37:47,865 --> 00:37:50,177 Yeah, we will be allowing South Korean software 942 00:37:50,201 --> 00:37:51,512 and digital applications 943 00:37:51,536 --> 00:37:54,748 to enter the American market. 944 00:37:54,772 --> 00:37:56,850 You're, uh, you're familiar with HuySo? 945 00:37:56,874 --> 00:38:00,654 A new streaming platform out of South Korea, of course. 946 00:38:00,678 --> 00:38:02,156 Yeah, very similar to YoureVid, 947 00:38:02,180 --> 00:38:04,091 but uh, with a few key differences. 948 00:38:04,115 --> 00:38:07,428 Uh, strict community guidelines for misinformation and abuse, 949 00:38:07,452 --> 00:38:10,764 uh, verified news sources, human moderators. 950 00:38:10,788 --> 00:38:13,967 I know. I-I don't know how they do it. 951 00:38:13,991 --> 00:38:15,302 We were impressed. 952 00:38:15,326 --> 00:38:18,172 And no algorithmically-generated autoplays 953 00:38:18,196 --> 00:38:20,107 or deepfakes. 954 00:38:20,131 --> 00:38:22,643 I get it. But this is a model 955 00:38:22,667 --> 00:38:23,977 that works for South Korea. 956 00:38:24,001 --> 00:38:25,979 Like gangbusters. 957 00:38:26,003 --> 00:38:27,314 It's really taking off. 958 00:38:27,338 --> 00:38:28,649 Well, especially in the 18-35 demographic. 959 00:38:28,673 --> 00:38:30,451 - Yeah. - It turns out 960 00:38:30,475 --> 00:38:32,820 young South Koreans vastly prefer HuySo over YoureVid 961 00:38:32,844 --> 00:38:34,955 'cause the interface is simpler 962 00:38:34,979 --> 00:38:36,523 and the videos have better resolution, 963 00:38:36,547 --> 00:38:38,158 but mainly... 964 00:38:38,182 --> 00:38:41,328 because they find the content more trustworthy. 965 00:38:41,352 --> 00:38:43,664 HuySo will be aggressively moving 966 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:45,399 into the U.S. 967 00:38:45,423 --> 00:38:48,235 - once the new trade deal is signed. - Can I 968 00:38:48,259 --> 00:38:50,070 just ask, Madam President... 969 00:38:50,094 --> 00:38:51,905 Yeah. Have you considered 970 00:38:51,929 --> 00:38:54,708 what it'll be like campaigning 971 00:38:54,732 --> 00:38:56,377 for a second term as the president 972 00:38:56,401 --> 00:38:58,479 who threatened free speech 973 00:38:58,503 --> 00:39:00,381 in favor 974 00:39:00,405 --> 00:39:02,182 of a foreign company? 975 00:39:02,206 --> 00:39:05,119 I'm willing to face the tribunal, as long as voters 976 00:39:05,143 --> 00:39:08,194 have reliable information to make their decision. 977 00:39:09,113 --> 00:39:10,257 Well, and... 978 00:39:10,281 --> 00:39:12,092 with streaming platforms 979 00:39:12,116 --> 00:39:14,261 operating like HuySo, they'll get it. 980 00:39:14,285 --> 00:39:15,429 Madam President? 981 00:39:15,453 --> 00:39:18,338 I'm so sorry. I-I have to get back. Thank you. 982 00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,003 So, basically, 983 00:39:23,027 --> 00:39:25,873 shift the entire culture of the Internet 984 00:39:25,897 --> 00:39:29,176 in two weeks. Or... do I get four? 985 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:30,677 What do you guys like to say... 986 00:39:30,701 --> 00:39:32,852 move fast and break things? 987 00:39:33,738 --> 00:39:35,983 You're a great American company. 988 00:39:36,007 --> 00:39:38,191 We'd like to see you stay that way. 989 00:39:43,281 --> 00:39:46,527 So, I don't know what Mike did, but looks like the senators 990 00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:49,196 are swapping baby photos with the first family. 991 00:39:49,220 --> 00:39:51,265 Looks like 992 00:39:51,289 --> 00:39:52,966 two more votes for my FTC commissioner. 993 00:39:52,990 --> 00:39:54,201 Take that, 994 00:39:54,225 --> 00:39:57,371 deepfake makers. 995 00:39:57,395 --> 00:39:59,773 I'm not sure that's what they call themselves. 996 00:39:59,797 --> 00:40:02,042 Thank you so much for spending the time, Mr. President. 997 00:40:02,066 --> 00:40:04,278 Sung-hoon. Thank you for the introduction. 998 00:40:04,302 --> 00:40:06,213 - Very cool ladies. - Ms. Kwon, 999 00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:07,848 can I just say, my son is such a huge fan. 1000 00:40:07,872 --> 00:40:09,450 I don't think he would forgive me if I didn't ask 1001 00:40:09,474 --> 00:40:10,617 for an autograph. 1002 00:40:10,641 --> 00:40:11,952 Of course. 1003 00:40:11,976 --> 00:40:14,194 - What's your son's name? - Michael. 1004 00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:17,925 You know what? Just "Mike." 1005 00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:19,265 "B." 1006 00:40:20,852 --> 00:40:22,902 - Awesome. Thank you. - Mm-hmm. 1007 00:40:52,483 --> 00:40:54,495 - Mr. Vice President. - Ms. Ballard. 1008 00:40:54,519 --> 00:40:56,997 Congratulations on your confirmation. 1009 00:40:57,021 --> 00:40:59,132 Thanks to your auspicious tiebreaking vote. 1010 00:40:59,156 --> 00:41:00,300 Just exercising 1011 00:41:00,324 --> 00:41:02,135 my constitutional duty. 1012 00:41:02,159 --> 00:41:04,077 It's great to have you aboard. 1013 00:41:06,564 --> 00:41:08,509 Quite a week for you, Mr. VP. 1014 00:41:08,533 --> 00:41:11,011 I'm a little surprised to see you here. 1015 00:41:11,035 --> 00:41:12,679 No, I love the East Room. 1016 00:41:12,703 --> 00:41:13,881 Did you know Nixon 1017 00:41:13,905 --> 00:41:16,517 delivered his farewell address here? 1018 00:41:16,541 --> 00:41:20,193 Hmm. Well, I'm telling you this as a friend. 1019 00:41:21,078 --> 00:41:24,291 68% of the public is against impeachment. 1020 00:41:24,315 --> 00:41:27,200 The American people aren't with you on this. 1021 00:41:28,452 --> 00:41:32,132 I have one superpower, Carlos. 1022 00:41:32,156 --> 00:41:35,608 I never, ever quit. 1023 00:41:37,895 --> 00:41:41,041 - Is this guilty dogs? - No. And what? 1024 00:41:41,065 --> 00:41:43,043 It's that guy, Shawn Olson. 1025 00:41:43,067 --> 00:41:45,379 He got banned from YoureVid and now he's ranting 1026 00:41:45,403 --> 00:41:48,248 at some dude for stealing his parking spot. 1027 00:41:48,272 --> 00:41:49,872 - How about some eggs? - Oh, I love this. 1028 00:41:51,676 --> 00:41:53,820 Hey! Ow! Stinkin' communist! 1029 00:41:55,246 --> 00:41:56,723 What's that? 1030 00:41:56,747 --> 00:41:59,259 It's that, uh, that crazy guy Shawn Olson. 1031 00:41:59,283 --> 00:42:01,795 He's freaking out in a parking lot. 1032 00:42:01,819 --> 00:42:03,931 Communist! Hey! God! Snowflake! 1033 00:42:03,955 --> 00:42:05,732 Oh, my God. 1034 00:42:05,756 --> 00:42:09,269 Wow, that's, uh, that's hilarious, yeah. 1035 00:42:09,293 --> 00:42:10,971 Wait, you don't want to see the end? 1036 00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:13,240 I mean, the-the bad guy has egg on his face. 1037 00:42:13,264 --> 00:42:15,909 It's good enough for me. Uh... 1038 00:42:15,933 --> 00:42:17,411 Wait, what is that? 1039 00:42:17,435 --> 00:42:20,247 - What? - This. 1040 00:42:20,271 --> 00:42:21,582 That? 1041 00:42:21,606 --> 00:42:23,083 - That. - Passion fruit. 1042 00:42:23,107 --> 00:42:26,186 What? I got it for you because... 1043 00:42:26,210 --> 00:42:28,555 Well, you know, in case you were sad 1044 00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:31,758 about skipping Guyana. 1045 00:42:31,782 --> 00:42:33,933 Are you?