1 00:00:25,525 --> 00:00:27,527 [inaudible] 2 00:00:43,752 --> 00:00:45,754 [theme music playing] 3 00:00:53,303 --> 00:00:56,431 I'm not using the deaths of 19 people for political gain. 4 00:00:56,514 --> 00:00:58,725 You're third in the polls. For the next four months, 5 00:00:58,808 --> 00:01:00,977 every breath you take should be for political gain. 6 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:02,741 The groundbreaking ceremony is off-limits. 7 00:01:02,771 --> 00:01:04,981 It's not just about that one new bridge. 8 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:08,526 Tomorrow we're rolling out your entire infrastructure program, 9 00:01:08,610 --> 00:01:10,111 with the roads and the tunnels 10 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:12,131 and all the other new shit they can cram in there. 11 00:01:12,155 --> 00:01:14,741 You're rebuilding America. It's what's going to get you elected. 12 00:01:14,824 --> 00:01:16,451 - So use it. - Oh, my God, I have. 13 00:01:16,534 --> 00:01:18,912 At every whistle-stop and fish fry that you've dragged me to 14 00:01:18,995 --> 00:01:20,330 over the last six months. 15 00:01:20,413 --> 00:01:23,875 Look, I promise you, tomorrow night I will scream it from the rooftops 16 00:01:23,958 --> 00:01:25,118 at the fundraiser in Raleigh. 17 00:01:25,168 --> 00:01:28,046 But tomorrow morning I'm gonna be the president, not the candidate. 18 00:01:28,129 --> 00:01:29,964 Did I mention you're third in the polls? 19 00:01:30,048 --> 00:01:33,343 Yes, you did. Hardly the numbers you promised me when I hired you. 20 00:01:33,426 --> 00:01:35,220 You won't take money from super PACs. 21 00:01:35,303 --> 00:01:37,990 Correct. And I won't take money from corporations or special interests. 22 00:01:38,014 --> 00:01:40,517 Moss and Porter are both taking PAC money. 23 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,727 Porter doesn't need it. He's a billionaire. 24 00:01:42,811 --> 00:01:46,815 Don't let people forget that he made those billions polluting rivers. 25 00:01:46,898 --> 00:01:48,358 I've gotta get back to my day job. 26 00:01:48,441 --> 00:01:50,211 - Please finish your breakfast. - I'm not finished. 27 00:01:50,235 --> 00:01:52,779 Did you go over my list for the veepstakes? 28 00:01:52,862 --> 00:01:54,447 Lorraine, it's not a game show. 29 00:01:54,531 --> 00:01:57,117 And, yes, I have, and I wasn't particularly wowed. 30 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,536 Just keep your eyes open at the 11 o'clock. 31 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:01,955 - What 11 o'clock? - Swing state Independents. 32 00:02:02,038 --> 00:02:04,124 You're not leaving without endorsements. 33 00:02:04,207 --> 00:02:06,501 Oh, and one other thing. 34 00:02:06,584 --> 00:02:10,421 I made some apparel choices for tomorrow. 35 00:02:10,505 --> 00:02:13,466 - You're dressing me now? - It's all made in North Carolina. 36 00:02:13,550 --> 00:02:15,945 So don't forget to mention that in your groundbreaking speech. 37 00:02:15,969 --> 00:02:17,762 You haven't heard a word I've said. 38 00:02:17,846 --> 00:02:20,306 I am not campaigning at the ceremony tomorrow. 39 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:22,350 [sighs] Oh, sweetie, this is politics. 40 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:25,061 Even when you're not campaigning, you're campaigning. 41 00:02:29,357 --> 00:02:32,360 - Emily, do you have a minute? - [Emily] Senior staff meeting. So late. 42 00:02:32,443 --> 00:02:34,154 I know you're crazed with Infrastructure. 43 00:02:34,237 --> 00:02:36,281 There are a million moving parts and it's your baby, 44 00:02:36,364 --> 00:02:38,924 so I knew you'd want to know. There's a mistake with the rollout. 45 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:40,994 - What? - I'm not on it. 46 00:02:41,619 --> 00:02:44,455 I'm late for a meeting on my project because I was up until 5:00 a.m. 47 00:02:44,539 --> 00:02:47,167 making sure every last-minute bullshit detail on it was perfect. 48 00:02:47,250 --> 00:02:48,334 That's not a mistake. 49 00:02:48,918 --> 00:02:51,689 Do you even know about the initiative my department funded in Fayetteville? 50 00:02:51,713 --> 00:02:54,424 Social innovation. Turning liabilities into assets. 51 00:02:54,507 --> 00:02:58,511 To begin with, we trained and employed 50 locals deemed otherwise unemployable 52 00:02:58,595 --> 00:03:01,014 to haul away the debris from the bridge, and... 53 00:03:01,097 --> 00:03:04,559 ...followed by Morning Joe, the secretary of commerce will be on CNBC. 54 00:03:04,642 --> 00:03:06,811 Aaron, you have your talking points for CNBS? 55 00:03:06,895 --> 00:03:09,272 Strong infrastructure is vital to national defense. 56 00:03:09,355 --> 00:03:11,275 [Mars] Good boy. You'll be competing for eyeballs 57 00:03:11,316 --> 00:03:13,359 with the secretary of transportation... 58 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:15,403 - [whispers] Em, stand up. - Why? 59 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:19,824 Were you not here when the meeting started, Emily? 60 00:03:20,450 --> 00:03:22,994 Seth, can you fill her in on the "no sitting" policy? 61 00:03:23,077 --> 00:03:27,707 Uh, yes. Um... When people sit during meetings, 62 00:03:27,790 --> 00:03:32,045 it makes us comfortable, and that's a bad thing. 63 00:03:32,128 --> 00:03:33,689 [Mars] You get lethargic, meetings drag on and on. 64 00:03:33,713 --> 00:03:35,465 Standing, we are in and out. 65 00:03:35,548 --> 00:03:37,759 I'm trying to run a little tighter ship here. 66 00:03:39,427 --> 00:03:41,221 It's attributed to Churchill. 67 00:03:41,304 --> 00:03:42,138 [softly] Churchill also said, 68 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:43,407 "When you're going through hell, keep going." 69 00:03:43,431 --> 00:03:45,850 Right. Batting cleanup. 70 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:49,687 POTUS will be doing morning shows, local affiliates from major markets, 71 00:03:49,771 --> 00:03:51,940 a podcast, print and The Late Show. 72 00:03:52,023 --> 00:03:55,401 By the end of the day, we will have saturated the market. 73 00:03:56,361 --> 00:03:58,154 [all laughing] 74 00:04:00,406 --> 00:04:03,660 - I don't know how that got in here. Oh! - [Aaron] Come on! 75 00:04:03,743 --> 00:04:06,537 Oh, my God, you made a sexiest politicians list? 76 00:04:06,621 --> 00:04:08,373 Moving on. Please. North Carolina. 77 00:04:09,123 --> 00:04:11,000 Moving on. Tomorrow's ceremony. 78 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:13,795 Stay alert. I don't want any surprises. 79 00:04:13,878 --> 00:04:16,547 Nothing knocking us off-message, which is... 80 00:04:17,131 --> 00:04:19,384 "America's infrastructure is crumbling." 81 00:04:19,467 --> 00:04:22,512 But the president has found a way around Congress 82 00:04:22,595 --> 00:04:25,598 with a trillion-dollar public-private partnership 83 00:04:25,682 --> 00:04:30,061 combining federal, state, local and private resources. 84 00:04:30,144 --> 00:04:32,897 This is the president's signature program 85 00:04:32,981 --> 00:04:38,820 and the only thing I want to hear anyone talking about today. Thank you. 86 00:04:38,903 --> 00:04:41,698 One, the threat imposed by our aging electrical grid. 87 00:04:41,781 --> 00:04:46,369 Two, upgrades needed to protect against cyberattacks on critical infrastructures. 88 00:04:50,581 --> 00:04:51,581 Really? 89 00:04:55,336 --> 00:04:56,421 I can't work in here. 90 00:04:56,504 --> 00:04:59,716 Just have whoever did it take this down before I get back. 91 00:05:01,092 --> 00:05:03,219 Mr. Shore? Mr. Shore? 92 00:05:03,845 --> 00:05:05,698 The Norwegian ambassador needs to meet with you. 93 00:05:05,722 --> 00:05:07,765 - What about? - Something involving the Russians. 94 00:05:07,849 --> 00:05:10,685 - And a mini sub. - I can see him at three. 95 00:05:10,768 --> 00:05:11,954 He says if it's not handled this morning, 96 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:14,164 it most likely will blow into an international incident. 97 00:05:14,188 --> 00:05:15,815 Does he know it's infrastructure week? 98 00:05:15,898 --> 00:05:18,067 Hey, Mom, it's me. Sorry I missed your call. 99 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:19,861 Call me back. I wanna know you're okay. 100 00:05:19,944 --> 00:05:22,113 Dontae, you're up. What do you got? 101 00:05:22,196 --> 00:05:24,157 [Mars] They're ready for your first interview. 102 00:05:25,450 --> 00:05:28,745 You've got me talking to everybody but the Poughkeepsie Pennysaver today. 103 00:05:28,828 --> 00:05:29,871 Check page two. 104 00:05:30,788 --> 00:05:33,249 Speaking of pennies, the private equity fund 105 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:35,460 that kicked 100 billion into Infrastructure... 106 00:05:35,543 --> 00:05:37,211 Our friends at VQH Capital? 107 00:05:37,295 --> 00:05:41,090 About a third of that came from a consortium of Saudi businessmen. 108 00:05:41,174 --> 00:05:44,719 One of them, Shahid Al-Mufti, 109 00:05:44,802 --> 00:05:48,973 is in town with his family and is requesting a photo with you. 110 00:05:49,057 --> 00:05:51,726 For $33 billion, I'll even smile. 111 00:05:54,729 --> 00:05:55,813 [Mars exclaims] 112 00:05:56,314 --> 00:05:58,274 [clears throat] I'll take care of that. 113 00:05:58,357 --> 00:06:00,026 - Humanely, if possible. - Yeah. 114 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:03,362 [man over video] Welcome to Yoretown, 115 00:06:03,446 --> 00:06:06,282 where due to years of under-investment in infrastructure, 116 00:06:06,365 --> 00:06:08,659 it's all about to fall apart. 117 00:06:08,743 --> 00:06:10,912 Holy hell, Dontae, this is amazing. 118 00:06:10,995 --> 00:06:12,872 Yeah. And this is just the trailer. 119 00:06:12,955 --> 00:06:14,957 When you open the app, it's like playing SimCity. 120 00:06:15,041 --> 00:06:16,721 You can cruise through your own community, 121 00:06:16,751 --> 00:06:19,837 tag repairs that are needed, projects you want funded. 122 00:06:20,463 --> 00:06:21,589 Check out my hometown. 123 00:06:23,674 --> 00:06:26,052 No. No, no, no. 124 00:06:26,135 --> 00:06:28,262 - Well, the trailer was good. - I'll fix it. 125 00:06:28,346 --> 00:06:30,449 Before tomorrow. And make one that gets people to vote. 126 00:06:30,473 --> 00:06:32,934 Yeah, I could've used that on myself last election. 127 00:06:33,434 --> 00:06:35,895 Wait, what? You didn't vote? 128 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:43,236 Charlene, what is this? 129 00:06:43,319 --> 00:06:46,781 Jo just translated the article for me. It's trash. Don't even bother. 130 00:06:48,533 --> 00:06:51,035 It's crazy. There are no pictures of you in there, 131 00:06:51,119 --> 00:06:52,829 and it says he's available. 132 00:06:55,998 --> 00:06:58,126 I didn't make anyone's list today. 133 00:06:58,209 --> 00:06:59,686 I don't think Aaron was interviewed for this, 134 00:06:59,710 --> 00:07:02,505 or had anything to do with it. Don't kill him. 135 00:07:04,715 --> 00:07:07,718 POTUS made some notes. I'd like Andrea to take another pass. 136 00:07:07,802 --> 00:07:10,471 I went through your mail. You should read this letter. 137 00:07:10,555 --> 00:07:14,809 - Okay. Is it hate mail or fan mail? - Just read it. Seriously. Read it. 138 00:07:14,892 --> 00:07:17,979 I have you doing an interview with El Diario. Is 2:30 okay? 139 00:07:18,062 --> 00:07:20,815 That works. Hey, I do interviews in English as well. 140 00:07:20,898 --> 00:07:22,400 I might have to bail on CNBS. 141 00:07:22,483 --> 00:07:24,527 I wouldn't recommend that. Emily will kill you. 142 00:07:26,404 --> 00:07:27,697 [speaking Spanish] 143 00:07:27,780 --> 00:07:30,992 Nothing you say can make it more embarrassing than it already is. 144 00:07:31,075 --> 00:07:33,369 How did things end between you and Emily? 145 00:07:33,453 --> 00:07:36,873 They didn't even start. It was one kiss over two years ago. 146 00:07:36,956 --> 00:07:38,207 Was that in the article? 147 00:07:38,291 --> 00:07:39,709 She's been blowing me off. 148 00:07:39,792 --> 00:07:40,853 - It feels personal. - [cell phone vibrating] 149 00:07:40,877 --> 00:07:43,188 - You're imagining it. - Why won't she give me two seconds? 150 00:07:43,212 --> 00:07:45,131 She's got more important things to do. 151 00:07:47,008 --> 00:07:50,178 That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is, she's crazed. 152 00:07:50,261 --> 00:07:52,661 She's been running point on Infrastructure for months, and... 153 00:07:55,016 --> 00:07:58,186 I have to see the Norwegian ambassador. I'll see you tonight? 154 00:07:59,353 --> 00:08:02,565 Your wife called three times. Said it was about horseback riding? 155 00:08:02,648 --> 00:08:04,650 [sighs] Today is not the day, Lynn. 156 00:08:04,734 --> 00:08:07,820 Remind her that I'm up to my ass in alligators today. 157 00:08:07,904 --> 00:08:12,200 But first, call GSA and tell them to cut the bureaucratic bullshit 158 00:08:12,283 --> 00:08:14,785 in regards to our cheese-eater problem. 159 00:08:14,869 --> 00:08:17,914 I need that to be gone before the press gets wind of it. 160 00:08:17,997 --> 00:08:21,375 "Mickey Mouse Operation" is not the headline I want to see 161 00:08:21,459 --> 00:08:23,085 about the White House this week. 162 00:08:23,794 --> 00:08:24,980 Mr. Al-Mufti, thank you again. 163 00:08:25,004 --> 00:08:28,216 And please send my regards to your business partners in Riyadh. 164 00:08:28,883 --> 00:08:31,344 - Hi. What's your name? - Jamila. 165 00:08:31,427 --> 00:08:34,347 I have a daughter who's almost your age. How old are you? 166 00:08:34,430 --> 00:08:35,806 Fourteen. 167 00:08:35,890 --> 00:08:38,059 Are you having a fun time here with your dad? 168 00:08:38,142 --> 00:08:41,145 Jamila is not my daughter. She is my wife. 169 00:08:41,229 --> 00:08:42,438 [camera shutter clicks] 170 00:08:52,823 --> 00:08:54,116 [Hannah] Melissa? 171 00:08:56,035 --> 00:08:57,870 You're doing it again. 172 00:08:59,789 --> 00:09:00,789 Sorry. 173 00:09:01,666 --> 00:09:03,084 Did you call your dad back? 174 00:09:03,167 --> 00:09:05,145 When he called yesterday, I heard you say you were busy 175 00:09:05,169 --> 00:09:07,004 and you'd call him back. Did you remember? 176 00:09:07,088 --> 00:09:10,216 I'm trying to finish my lit review before I die of boredom. 177 00:09:10,299 --> 00:09:11,652 [Melissa] How do you not find being an analyst 178 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:14,011 the most fascinating job in the world? 179 00:09:14,095 --> 00:09:17,473 This morning, I had to come in at 4:30 to brief the briefer 180 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:19,350 before he briefed the president. 181 00:09:19,433 --> 00:09:22,019 'Cause one my reports made it into the PDB, 182 00:09:22,103 --> 00:09:24,397 and the briefer couldn't understand half of it. 183 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:27,400 You don't have a single personal thing on your desk. 184 00:09:27,483 --> 00:09:30,861 You've been here six months, Hannah. It's time to decorate. 185 00:09:32,446 --> 00:09:34,365 Oh, I'm not planning on staying long. 186 00:09:37,451 --> 00:09:38,911 It's statutory rape. 187 00:09:38,995 --> 00:09:41,515 Not when you're in Saudi Arabia. At least, not when you're married. 188 00:09:41,539 --> 00:09:44,584 The US needs to be culturally sensitive, Mr. President. 189 00:09:44,667 --> 00:09:46,353 The hell we do. This is a human rights violation. 190 00:09:46,377 --> 00:09:49,297 - Now, what can I do? - Fire the idiot that vetted them. 191 00:09:49,380 --> 00:09:52,133 He saw their ages and same last name, assumed it was father-daughter. 192 00:09:52,216 --> 00:09:53,759 So did I. Don't fire him. 193 00:09:53,843 --> 00:09:56,405 - There were no press present, right? - No, but I wish there had been. 194 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:59,348 Not when you're about to roll out your signature project. 195 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:01,201 What about the reforms the crown prince crows about? 196 00:10:01,225 --> 00:10:03,144 He lets women drive but won't touch this? 197 00:10:03,227 --> 00:10:05,855 The girl is 14. How old was she when she got married? 198 00:10:05,938 --> 00:10:07,189 Thirteen. 199 00:10:08,691 --> 00:10:11,986 Jesus. She's just a little older than Penny. 200 00:10:14,071 --> 00:10:14,905 I've gotta do something. 201 00:10:14,989 --> 00:10:17,700 What you need to do is a crapload of interviews. 202 00:10:17,783 --> 00:10:18,868 Don't bring it up. 203 00:10:18,951 --> 00:10:21,787 "President Welcomes Pedophile to the Oval Office" 204 00:10:21,871 --> 00:10:23,914 or "Road Construction." 205 00:10:23,998 --> 00:10:25,878 Which story do you think they're gonna run with? 206 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:27,793 You need to do something. 207 00:10:27,877 --> 00:10:29,557 But we also need to protect Infrastructure. 208 00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:31,672 Let me staff it out, see what our options are. 209 00:10:31,756 --> 00:10:32,673 We need to fix this. 210 00:10:32,757 --> 00:10:36,427 Before you start burning bridges, metaphorical or Saudi-financed, 211 00:10:36,510 --> 00:10:39,764 I suggest that you discuss strategic imperatives 212 00:10:39,847 --> 00:10:41,807 with your national security advisor. 213 00:10:45,436 --> 00:10:49,607 You are familiar with Norway's 40-year maritime border dispute 214 00:10:49,690 --> 00:10:51,275 with Russia in the Barents Sea? 215 00:10:51,359 --> 00:10:54,737 Yeah, I believe you signed a treaty back in 2010 resolving it. 216 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:58,991 Russia has aggressively launched a new provocation in the area. 217 00:10:59,075 --> 00:11:03,954 Their ship, the Yantar, which they claim is for oceanographic research... 218 00:11:04,038 --> 00:11:05,331 I can confirm it is a spy ship. 219 00:11:05,414 --> 00:11:09,001 It is loitering near the Svalbard Undersea Cable System. 220 00:11:09,794 --> 00:11:11,796 The Yantar carries two submersibles 221 00:11:11,879 --> 00:11:15,841 that can reach the ocean floor with the capability of cutting those cables. 222 00:11:15,925 --> 00:11:18,844 My government is taking this threat very seriously. 223 00:11:18,928 --> 00:11:21,514 Russia wouldn't be that stupid. Norway is a member of NATO. 224 00:11:21,597 --> 00:11:25,017 And an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all. 225 00:11:25,643 --> 00:11:28,687 We would be within our rights to invoke Article 5. 226 00:11:28,771 --> 00:11:32,191 Ambassador Haugen, Article 5 hasn't been invoked since 9/11. 227 00:11:33,275 --> 00:11:34,860 Within our right. 228 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:38,572 Maybe there is one way we can avoid that. 229 00:11:39,115 --> 00:11:40,699 NBC is set up in the Map Room. 230 00:11:40,783 --> 00:11:43,595 Then we'll head back to the Oval for a sit-down with the New York Times. 231 00:11:43,619 --> 00:11:44,703 - Okay. - Hey! 232 00:11:44,787 --> 00:11:47,373 Congressional swing state Independents are getting restless. 233 00:11:47,456 --> 00:11:49,142 Lorraine, I know they carved out some time for you, 234 00:11:49,166 --> 00:11:50,727 but the president's schedule is backed up 235 00:11:50,751 --> 00:11:52,437 and I have journalists who are becoming feral. 236 00:11:52,461 --> 00:11:53,754 Okay, listen, newsie, I... 237 00:11:53,838 --> 00:11:57,174 I will speak with the Independents. Five, ten minutes, tops. 238 00:11:57,258 --> 00:11:59,338 - I'll tell Lester you're on the way. - Okay, thanks. 239 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,120 What jammed up your schedule? Something I should know about? 240 00:12:02,179 --> 00:12:04,179 - Nothing I can discuss with you. - [Lorraine] Hmm. 241 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,225 Mr. President, do you have a minute? 242 00:12:06,308 --> 00:12:08,102 Not that I'm aware of. What's going on? 243 00:12:08,185 --> 00:12:10,247 I heard you were talking with the ambassador for Norway. 244 00:12:10,271 --> 00:12:13,649 Norway thinks the Yantar is about to cut their fiber optic cables. 245 00:12:13,732 --> 00:12:15,276 - That's unlikely. - No, but the Yantar 246 00:12:15,359 --> 00:12:17,278 also has the technology to tap those wires. 247 00:12:17,361 --> 00:12:20,448 We have 700 troops in Norway. What do you suggest? 248 00:12:20,531 --> 00:12:24,743 A nuclear sub. Now, Russia knows the USS Jimmy Carter 249 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:26,954 has the ability to cut or tap fiber optic cables. 250 00:12:27,037 --> 00:12:29,748 We could steam her over to Syria off the coast of Tartūs... 251 00:12:29,832 --> 00:12:31,792 Where Russia has its only overseas naval base. 252 00:12:31,876 --> 00:12:34,211 And where we know they have underwater cables. 253 00:12:34,295 --> 00:12:36,464 We just sit there, not even say a word. 254 00:12:36,547 --> 00:12:39,049 See how they feel about a game of geopolitical chicken. 255 00:12:39,133 --> 00:12:42,094 Smart. Really smart. I'll make the call. 256 00:12:42,178 --> 00:12:44,138 - Lorraine, I'm sorry... - Go be president. 257 00:12:44,221 --> 00:12:46,682 I'll deal with the swing state Independents. 258 00:12:46,765 --> 00:12:50,394 Maybe a veepstakes contender will just fall into my lap. [chuckles] 259 00:12:50,478 --> 00:12:54,231 Right. Aaron, walk with me. I want your counsel on Saudi Arabia. 260 00:12:57,568 --> 00:12:58,568 [Emily] Dontae! 261 00:12:59,195 --> 00:13:02,114 Did I mishear you or did you say you didn't vote in the last election? 262 00:13:02,198 --> 00:13:04,575 I so wanna say you misheard. 263 00:13:04,658 --> 00:13:06,327 How could you not vote? 264 00:13:06,410 --> 00:13:07,929 I can't vote for someone I don't believe in. 265 00:13:07,953 --> 00:13:10,113 Then vote against the person you don't believe in more. 266 00:13:10,414 --> 00:13:14,668 They both sucked. Neither addressed the issues facing the black community. 267 00:13:14,752 --> 00:13:16,962 Or the LGBTQ community. 268 00:13:17,046 --> 00:13:19,423 Or, come to think of it, the tech community. 269 00:13:19,507 --> 00:13:22,009 As your superior, I can't ask who you're voting for, 270 00:13:22,092 --> 00:13:24,094 but you are voting in this election, right? 271 00:13:24,178 --> 00:13:26,639 - [Carrie over video] Hey, baby. - Mom, why the video chat? 272 00:13:26,722 --> 00:13:30,309 I want to show you something. Hold on. 273 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:34,188 Again, I'm not asking, 274 00:13:34,271 --> 00:13:36,315 but you work for Kirkman. You must believe in him. 275 00:13:36,398 --> 00:13:38,692 The fact that he wasn't a politician gave me hope. 276 00:13:39,610 --> 00:13:41,570 I thought it was my best shot to come in here, 277 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:43,405 do my small part and help course-correct. 278 00:13:43,489 --> 00:13:45,908 - So you are voting. - If he doesn't disappoint me. 279 00:13:47,576 --> 00:13:48,953 [Carrie] What do you think? 280 00:13:52,623 --> 00:13:55,167 - It looks great. - Thanks. 281 00:13:56,418 --> 00:13:58,921 The American Society of Civil Engineers 282 00:13:59,004 --> 00:14:02,091 has given us a D+ rating on Infrastructure. 283 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:04,426 That includes everything from roads, bridges, 284 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:08,347 dams, ports, schools, railways, water, energy... 285 00:14:08,430 --> 00:14:10,349 - [cell phone ringing] - Oh. I'm sorry. 286 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:15,563 They've also given us a list of 54,000 bridges in this country 287 00:14:15,646 --> 00:14:17,982 that they feel are structurally unsound. 288 00:14:18,065 --> 00:14:19,692 Well, minus one. 289 00:14:20,359 --> 00:14:23,070 The bridge from Fayetteville, North Carolina was on that list. 290 00:14:25,030 --> 00:14:28,784 Nineteen senseless deaths because we, the government, couldn't come together 291 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:32,580 and perform our most basic responsibility, which is to protect its citizens. 292 00:14:32,663 --> 00:14:35,791 But tomorrow we start rebuilding again. Nationwide. 293 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,585 I am with the president. 294 00:14:38,627 --> 00:14:43,674 Lynn, calm down, okay? Listen to me. Leave the store. Go home. 295 00:14:45,426 --> 00:14:50,014 [stutters] Okay, just do not do anything else. I'm leaving now. 296 00:14:50,097 --> 00:14:51,515 Sir? Are you okay? 297 00:14:52,099 --> 00:14:54,643 I take it you've heard about the latest mouse sighting. 298 00:14:54,727 --> 00:14:56,746 The trouble is, the White House is a historical landmark... 299 00:14:56,770 --> 00:14:58,689 - I'm going off campus. - Now? 300 00:14:58,772 --> 00:15:01,859 But your schedule is jammed. Is the president aware? 301 00:15:01,942 --> 00:15:02,985 Yeah. 302 00:15:03,068 --> 00:15:06,322 When you think of some of the iconic structures across this land... 303 00:15:06,405 --> 00:15:08,365 The Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, 304 00:15:08,449 --> 00:15:12,870 the Hoover Dam, imagined by visionary mavericks. Well... 305 00:15:13,787 --> 00:15:16,123 Do you know who gave us our US Interstate system? 306 00:15:16,206 --> 00:15:17,666 - [cell phone chimes] - No cheating. 307 00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:21,337 - [chuckles] - Dwight Eisenhower, 1956. 308 00:15:22,046 --> 00:15:24,882 The National Interstate and Defense Highway Act. 309 00:15:24,965 --> 00:15:27,426 Notice his use of the word "defense." 310 00:15:27,509 --> 00:15:30,721 President Eisenhower believed it was crucial to our national security, 311 00:15:30,804 --> 00:15:31,639 and I agree with him. 312 00:15:31,722 --> 00:15:34,224 Al Jazeera is reporting you met with a key investor 313 00:15:34,308 --> 00:15:38,812 in your P3 fund earlier today. Shahid Al-Mufti. Is that true, sir? 314 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:41,315 Yes, that's correct. 315 00:15:41,982 --> 00:15:43,817 They posted a smiling picture of you 316 00:15:43,901 --> 00:15:47,529 posing with Al-Mufti and his 14-year-old wife. 317 00:15:48,155 --> 00:15:50,574 You condone this relationship, Mr. President? 318 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:54,495 [scoffs] No, of course I don't. 319 00:15:55,871 --> 00:15:58,624 I've recently learned that in developing countries, 320 00:15:58,707 --> 00:16:01,919 one in three girls are married before they reach the age of 18. 321 00:16:02,002 --> 00:16:03,128 Some as young as ten. 322 00:16:04,254 --> 00:16:05,464 I have an 11-year-old daughter 323 00:16:05,547 --> 00:16:07,800 and I can't imagine her being put in that position. 324 00:16:08,550 --> 00:16:10,719 I think childhood marriage is barbaric. 325 00:16:11,345 --> 00:16:14,181 But I am told that the crown prince is trying to reform. 326 00:16:15,015 --> 00:16:16,934 I can only urge him to try harder. 327 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:19,895 Alimony pendente lite. 328 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:22,189 It means "pending the litigation." 329 00:16:22,272 --> 00:16:24,274 Sweetie, let your attorney handle the big words. 330 00:16:24,358 --> 00:16:25,818 I thought we agreed to be civil. 331 00:16:25,901 --> 00:16:27,963 That was before you demanded money on top of the money 332 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:30,280 that we've been arguing about for over a year. 333 00:16:30,364 --> 00:16:33,617 It's temporary. The court says the spouse making less money is... 334 00:16:33,701 --> 00:16:37,162 Is entitled to keep living the lifestyle that I accustomed you to. 335 00:16:37,746 --> 00:16:40,874 I swear, Alan, sometimes I think you only wanted me for my money. 336 00:16:40,958 --> 00:16:42,126 We're done. 337 00:16:44,294 --> 00:16:46,922 You know, my other two exes didn't ask for alimony. 338 00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:49,216 Oh, right, they had jobs. 339 00:16:49,299 --> 00:16:50,694 [Alan] The judge will grant it, Lorraine. 340 00:16:50,718 --> 00:16:53,178 Do you have time to spend in court fighting this? 341 00:16:53,971 --> 00:16:55,014 Shit. 342 00:16:56,974 --> 00:16:58,308 They talked to the Saudi Embassy. 343 00:16:58,392 --> 00:17:02,146 Crown Prince bin Zahrani is royally pissed. Literally. 344 00:17:02,229 --> 00:17:04,374 [Seth over cell phone] I'm aware. They just released a statement. 345 00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:08,527 "Crown Prince Ibrihim bin Zahrani considers President Kirkman's remarks 346 00:17:08,610 --> 00:17:10,612 an unacceptable affront to the Kingdom." 347 00:17:10,696 --> 00:17:13,133 They're threatening to pull out of trade and investment deals, 348 00:17:13,157 --> 00:17:16,035 threatening to expel the ambassador. The list goes on. 349 00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:18,078 [Mars] Pull the rest of POTUS' press appearances. 350 00:17:18,162 --> 00:17:21,373 He's gonna be stuck all day with the Saudi ambassador. 351 00:17:21,457 --> 00:17:23,333 I'm sorry I really stepped in it. 352 00:17:23,417 --> 00:17:25,377 See what happens when you're not around, Mars? 353 00:17:25,461 --> 00:17:28,589 I apologize, Mr. President. I never should have left that room. 354 00:17:28,672 --> 00:17:31,550 Short of tackling me and sticking a sock in my mouth, 355 00:17:31,633 --> 00:17:33,969 which the Secret Service would have shot you for, 356 00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:36,597 there's really nothing you could do. Are you okay? 357 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,183 Yeah, I'm fine. It's Lynn, she's sick. 358 00:17:39,266 --> 00:17:41,727 But she's gonna be fine. I just have to stop by the pharmacy. 359 00:17:41,810 --> 00:17:43,187 I'll be back as soon as I can. 360 00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:46,023 Do what you need to do. I hope she feels better soon. 361 00:17:46,106 --> 00:17:47,107 Me, too. 362 00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:54,448 I'm not stepping aside again until you fill my prescription. 363 00:17:54,531 --> 00:17:56,784 - Mrs. Harper, I can't. - Just fill it. 364 00:17:56,867 --> 00:17:57,993 Is there a problem? 365 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:01,747 He's refusing to fill my prescription. 366 00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:03,791 It's a legitimate script. 367 00:18:03,874 --> 00:18:06,210 She has chronic pain from a spinal injury. 368 00:18:06,293 --> 00:18:08,962 I'll be happy to fill it in five days, when it's due. 369 00:18:09,588 --> 00:18:12,216 Lynn, I'm sorry. I should have counted. 370 00:18:12,966 --> 00:18:15,511 I called you three times before I came here. 371 00:18:15,594 --> 00:18:16,804 You didn't call back. 372 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,266 - You couldn't have picked a worse day. - I didn't pick it. 373 00:18:21,350 --> 00:18:22,726 I'm in pain. 374 00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:24,978 Is there something you can give her in the interim? 375 00:18:25,062 --> 00:18:27,689 - Something other than fentanyl. - Nothing else works. 376 00:18:29,149 --> 00:18:31,276 - Okay, Lynn, we have to go now. - No. 377 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:35,030 Lynn... Excuse me. Lynn, we need to go. 378 00:18:36,031 --> 00:18:39,409 Fucking cell phone cameras. She'll sell it to TMZ. 379 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:41,787 [Tom] Princess Zahrani, welcome. 380 00:18:41,870 --> 00:18:44,081 Thank you for receiving me, Mr. President. 381 00:18:44,164 --> 00:18:45,207 Please. 382 00:18:46,291 --> 00:18:48,836 I'm here in my capacity as Counselor of the Embassy 383 00:18:48,919 --> 00:18:50,159 of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 384 00:18:50,212 --> 00:18:51,755 Please, call me Rania. 385 00:18:51,839 --> 00:18:54,049 I have to be honest. I was very surprised 386 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:57,761 when I was told that Ambassador Alawi was sending you in his place. 387 00:18:57,845 --> 00:19:00,347 Surprised that Saudi Arabia allows women to work at all? 388 00:19:00,430 --> 00:19:02,349 I assure you I'm not that ill-informed. 389 00:19:02,432 --> 00:19:04,810 I was sent to find out how informed you are. 390 00:19:05,853 --> 00:19:08,772 [Emily] So, make it clear that Al-Mufti is not the private equity fund. 391 00:19:08,856 --> 00:19:10,176 He's just a part of a part of it. 392 00:19:10,232 --> 00:19:13,169 And the private equity fund itself is just part of the infrastructure fund. 393 00:19:13,193 --> 00:19:15,654 Which makes him a part of a part of a part of it. 394 00:19:15,737 --> 00:19:16,655 That's not gonna matter. 395 00:19:16,738 --> 00:19:19,825 Just do whatever you can to move them past Saudi Arabia. 396 00:19:19,908 --> 00:19:21,886 In Saudi Arabia, women are also allowed to attend school. 397 00:19:21,910 --> 00:19:23,787 Yes, with the permission of a man. 398 00:19:23,871 --> 00:19:27,040 The crown prince is actively scaling back the guardianship system. 399 00:19:27,124 --> 00:19:28,852 When I enrolled in George Washington University, 400 00:19:28,876 --> 00:19:30,019 I required no man's permission. 401 00:19:30,043 --> 00:19:32,880 With all due respect, you're the crown prince's cousin. 402 00:19:32,963 --> 00:19:34,941 Do you know how many members of the royal family there are? 403 00:19:34,965 --> 00:19:37,968 - Off the top of my head, no. - Fifteen thousand. 404 00:19:38,051 --> 00:19:40,387 There are many issues on which our countries diverge, 405 00:19:40,470 --> 00:19:43,849 and we both understand the ties that bind us together. 406 00:19:43,932 --> 00:19:45,809 What can we do to fix this? 407 00:19:45,893 --> 00:19:48,520 Do you have any idea how much harder you've made it for my cousin 408 00:19:48,604 --> 00:19:50,564 to get reforms past the hardliners? 409 00:19:50,647 --> 00:19:53,609 Anything he does now will look like he's doing America's bidding. 410 00:19:53,692 --> 00:19:54,943 I'm not sure if it is fixable. 411 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:59,865 I need you to jump on damage control. 412 00:19:59,948 --> 00:20:01,092 [Aaron over cell phone] I'm on my way to Pebble Beach. 413 00:20:01,116 --> 00:20:03,535 I assume I'm not talking about infrastructure anymore, right? 414 00:20:03,619 --> 00:20:04,912 Change of plans. 415 00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:07,414 I need you to restore peace in the Middle East. 416 00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:11,126 I'm very sorry for what I said publicly. 417 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,646 I should have shared my concerns with the crown prince himself. 418 00:20:13,670 --> 00:20:15,797 Because it is up to the morally superior America 419 00:20:15,881 --> 00:20:17,674 to teach the rest of the world how to act. 420 00:20:17,758 --> 00:20:20,719 No, because I believe every young girl has a right to a childhood. 421 00:20:20,802 --> 00:20:23,347 Al-Mufti does not work for the sovereign wealth fund. 422 00:20:23,430 --> 00:20:25,910 The Kingdom would never have sent a man with an underaged wife. 423 00:20:25,974 --> 00:20:28,614 Because the optics would've been bad, not because it doesn't exist. 424 00:20:29,102 --> 00:20:30,520 Where's my pen? 425 00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:45,661 Seth, I'm gonna watch the briefing. 426 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:54,044 Child marriage is now uncommon in our cities. 427 00:20:54,127 --> 00:20:57,506 It exists, but in places where change takes longer to reach. 428 00:20:57,589 --> 00:21:01,385 Rural areas under tribal chiefs, adherents of extreme clerics. 429 00:21:01,468 --> 00:21:04,348 Just because those girls are out of sight doesn't mean they don't matter. 430 00:21:05,138 --> 00:21:08,892 Please, tell me. What else do you assume is wrong with Saudi Arabia? 431 00:21:09,476 --> 00:21:11,645 I try not to assume, so I'll tell you what I know. 432 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:15,941 Fifteen of the 19 hijackers from 9/11 were Saudi nationals. 433 00:21:16,024 --> 00:21:19,653 Your religious police would prefer to watch girls burn to death in their school 434 00:21:19,736 --> 00:21:21,256 than leave it without their burqas on. 435 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,408 You persecute religious minorities, female activists. 436 00:21:24,491 --> 00:21:26,827 You have no free press, a long history of torture. 437 00:21:26,910 --> 00:21:29,037 And you murder journalists that speak out against you. 438 00:21:30,539 --> 00:21:32,124 You know a little about us, 439 00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:35,711 - but we know so much more about you. - Such as? 440 00:21:35,794 --> 00:21:37,796 We know your country was founded as a slave state. 441 00:21:37,879 --> 00:21:39,923 Your incarceration rate is the highest in the world. 442 00:21:40,007 --> 00:21:42,134 You're less than 5% of the world's population, 443 00:21:42,217 --> 00:21:44,761 yet you house 22% of the world's criminals. 444 00:21:44,845 --> 00:21:46,614 You give prison sentences for smoking marijuana, 445 00:21:46,638 --> 00:21:48,473 but not for billion-dollar fraud. 446 00:21:49,725 --> 00:21:53,145 "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." Point taken. 447 00:21:53,228 --> 00:21:54,438 I'm just getting started. 448 00:21:55,605 --> 00:21:58,275 [Aaron over TV] Saudi Arabia is the linchpin of the Middle East. 449 00:21:58,358 --> 00:22:00,027 It's the key to its stability. 450 00:22:00,110 --> 00:22:02,529 They help fight al-Qaeda and ISIS in the region. 451 00:22:02,612 --> 00:22:05,157 They've stopped numerous terrorist plots against America. 452 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,910 The truth is, we're safer because of our relationship with Saudi Arabia. 453 00:22:08,994 --> 00:22:10,537 Your murder rate is astronomical. 454 00:22:10,620 --> 00:22:12,348 Of all the civilian-owned handguns in the world, 455 00:22:12,372 --> 00:22:13,415 Americans own nearly half. 456 00:22:13,498 --> 00:22:15,751 You call yourself the greatest country in the world, 457 00:22:15,834 --> 00:22:18,587 yet you allow 500,000 of your people to go homeless, 458 00:22:18,670 --> 00:22:20,088 millions to go without health care. 459 00:22:21,214 --> 00:22:23,717 As an American, these are things I am not proud of. 460 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,012 The president will always stand up for humanistic values. Claire. 461 00:22:27,095 --> 00:22:29,157 Where does President Kirkman stand on child marriage? 462 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:32,434 The president was unaware of Shahid Al-Mufti's marital status. 463 00:22:33,393 --> 00:22:37,022 Before you rain righteous indignation on us for allowing child marriage, 464 00:22:37,105 --> 00:22:38,231 look in your backyard. 465 00:22:38,315 --> 00:22:39,441 Excuse me? 466 00:22:39,524 --> 00:22:42,527 Let me clarify. Where does he stand on child marriage in the US? 467 00:22:42,611 --> 00:22:43,487 I don't follow. 468 00:22:43,570 --> 00:22:46,156 You're aware America also allows children to marry? 469 00:22:46,239 --> 00:22:49,493 That's not true. Go ahead and check the statutes in all 50 states. 470 00:22:49,576 --> 00:22:53,538 The minimum age at which people can get married by law in this country is 18, 471 00:22:53,622 --> 00:22:57,084 18 being the age at which you're no longer considered a minor. 472 00:22:57,167 --> 00:22:58,376 Ergo, no child marriage. 473 00:22:58,460 --> 00:23:00,378 - What about loopholes? - What loopholes? 474 00:23:00,462 --> 00:23:03,465 Forty-eight states have loopholes allowing minors to marry... 475 00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:06,384 16 and 17-year-olds with parental permission. 476 00:23:06,468 --> 00:23:09,054 Children 15 and younger require a judge's approval, 477 00:23:09,137 --> 00:23:10,806 which is routinely granted. 478 00:23:10,889 --> 00:23:12,265 I'll get back to you on that. 479 00:23:12,349 --> 00:23:15,185 So, the president is against child marriage in other countries, 480 00:23:15,268 --> 00:23:16,561 but fine with it here? 481 00:23:18,438 --> 00:23:19,856 I can't speak with authority 482 00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:22,567 to issues outside the purview of the National Security Council, 483 00:23:22,651 --> 00:23:26,530 but what I can unequivocally vouch for is President Kirkman's character. 484 00:23:26,613 --> 00:23:28,573 Hypocrisy is not in his DNA. 485 00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:33,036 If there's an injustice involved, he'll do everything within his power to right it. 486 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:34,847 [Philip] I have a question about the president's trip 487 00:23:34,871 --> 00:23:35,956 to North Carolina tomorrow. 488 00:23:36,039 --> 00:23:37,517 Yes, Phil. What would you like to know? 489 00:23:37,541 --> 00:23:38,559 [Philip] Is the president aware 490 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:41,419 that North Carolina allows children as young as 14 491 00:23:41,503 --> 00:23:44,381 to obtain a marriage license in the case of childbirth or pregnancy? 492 00:23:45,173 --> 00:23:47,968 Get everyone in here now. Thank you. 493 00:23:48,051 --> 00:23:50,637 [Seth] Are there any other questions on any other topic? 494 00:23:51,429 --> 00:23:53,932 In my daily lit review on synthetic biology, 495 00:23:54,015 --> 00:23:57,102 which normally bores the tits off of me, 496 00:23:57,185 --> 00:24:01,690 I found a biogeneticist who sequenced the entire genome of the poppy. 497 00:24:02,774 --> 00:24:06,153 I'm really happy you're finally enjoying your work in Analysis. 498 00:24:06,236 --> 00:24:07,404 It's where I started. 499 00:24:07,487 --> 00:24:11,741 The poppy as in opium poppy, as in grown in Afghanistan. 500 00:24:11,825 --> 00:24:14,161 Makes heroin that funds terrorism. 501 00:24:15,912 --> 00:24:17,581 Now that it's sequenced, 502 00:24:17,664 --> 00:24:21,501 our guys can go in and use CRISPR to splice and edit this genome 503 00:24:21,585 --> 00:24:23,378 and wipe out their entire fucking crop. 504 00:24:23,461 --> 00:24:28,341 This biogeneticist, is he one of ours? DARPA? CDC? 505 00:24:28,425 --> 00:24:31,428 Dr. Eli Mays. This guy crowdsourced from a DIY bio lab. 506 00:24:31,511 --> 00:24:32,679 A biohacker. 507 00:24:32,762 --> 00:24:34,699 We need to make contact before an unfriendly does. 508 00:24:34,723 --> 00:24:37,684 This is very good work, Hannah. Put it in your daily report. 509 00:24:37,767 --> 00:24:40,478 Give it to your supervisor. They'll be very impressed. 510 00:24:41,563 --> 00:24:44,316 Dianne, I don't want to just write it up. 511 00:24:44,399 --> 00:24:46,276 I discovered him. He should be mine. 512 00:24:47,068 --> 00:24:50,405 Hannah, do you have a life outside of work? 513 00:24:50,488 --> 00:24:51,488 [Hannah scoffs] 514 00:24:52,407 --> 00:24:56,369 - What does this have to with... - You know, hobbies, human interactions? 515 00:24:56,453 --> 00:24:58,830 There's a dog park I go to on the weekend. 516 00:24:58,914 --> 00:25:01,458 - Oh, you have a dog? - No. 517 00:25:01,541 --> 00:25:04,419 Dianne, put me in Operations. 518 00:25:04,502 --> 00:25:07,130 But you're just hitting your stride in Analysis. 519 00:25:07,214 --> 00:25:10,467 I know you didn't just recruit me to sit behind a desk. 520 00:25:10,550 --> 00:25:12,135 This has been a test, right? 521 00:25:12,219 --> 00:25:15,764 To punish me or break me. Mission accomplished. 522 00:25:15,847 --> 00:25:18,266 I've been in hell for six months. I've been good. 523 00:25:18,350 --> 00:25:21,102 And if I don't get out, I'm gonna kill Melissa. 524 00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:22,270 You're right. 525 00:25:23,146 --> 00:25:24,147 We sheep-dipped you. 526 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,567 The CIA is not law enforcement. 527 00:25:28,276 --> 00:25:31,029 We are intelligence gatherers. No gun. 528 00:25:31,821 --> 00:25:33,323 You're moving me to Operations? 529 00:25:35,951 --> 00:25:37,118 You will not regret it. 530 00:25:41,665 --> 00:25:44,125 - I just wanted to let you know... - Not now, Isabel. 531 00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:46,229 We're in the middle of a clusterfuck. I'm on my way to see POTUS. 532 00:25:46,253 --> 00:25:47,671 This isn't about my initiative... 533 00:25:47,754 --> 00:25:48,964 Give it a break already. 534 00:25:49,047 --> 00:25:51,192 I know how badly you want a seat at the big kids' table. 535 00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:52,717 I've been there. I get it. 536 00:25:52,801 --> 00:25:55,321 I'm all about mentoring women, and I will do whatever I can for you. 537 00:25:55,345 --> 00:25:56,513 But it's not happening today. 538 00:25:56,596 --> 00:25:59,683 The NGO I was with, we worked with child brides in Mozambique. 539 00:26:04,062 --> 00:26:06,439 From the year 2000 to the year 2015, 540 00:26:06,523 --> 00:26:09,359 there were over 200,000 child marriages in this country. 541 00:26:09,442 --> 00:26:10,944 How was that not on our radar? 542 00:26:11,027 --> 00:26:13,613 So, after getting javelins thrown at me the entire briefing, 543 00:26:13,697 --> 00:26:14,864 I had my team look into this. 544 00:26:14,948 --> 00:26:19,577 They found it in every state, every race, across all socioeconomic data. 545 00:26:19,661 --> 00:26:23,707 It's common in poor and rural communities and conservative religious groups. 546 00:26:23,790 --> 00:26:26,584 Christian, Orthodox Jewish, Muslim, Mormon. 547 00:26:26,668 --> 00:26:27,919 My team ran numbers as well. 548 00:26:28,003 --> 00:26:32,090 Of the 200,000 child marriages you mentioned, over two-thirds were 17. 549 00:26:32,173 --> 00:26:33,091 Still a minor. 550 00:26:33,174 --> 00:26:36,428 985 of them were 14, and ten of them were only 12 years old. 551 00:26:36,511 --> 00:26:39,389 This is a human rights violation. I want it stopped. 552 00:26:39,472 --> 00:26:41,558 Can I sign an executive order banning it? 553 00:26:41,641 --> 00:26:43,494 - It's a states' rights issue. - [Emily] What's the issue? 554 00:26:43,518 --> 00:26:46,354 Marriage is legislated by the states. Why aren't they fixing it? 555 00:26:46,438 --> 00:26:49,274 Freedom of religion, for one. Premarital sex is a sin. 556 00:26:49,357 --> 00:26:51,419 You want the kids married before they start having it. 557 00:26:51,443 --> 00:26:54,321 When an underaged girl gets pregnant, many people believe 558 00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:57,282 the child is better off if the parents are married. 559 00:26:57,365 --> 00:26:59,409 Even if the mother is a child herself. 560 00:26:59,492 --> 00:27:02,954 It's still not right. The law states you are a minor until you are 18. 561 00:27:03,038 --> 00:27:05,290 We're a country that protects its children. 562 00:27:05,373 --> 00:27:07,208 We've got laws that do that. 563 00:27:07,292 --> 00:27:09,544 We prevent them from drinking, smoking, gambling. 564 00:27:09,627 --> 00:27:11,522 Minors aren't allowed to vote, open a bank account. 565 00:27:11,546 --> 00:27:13,381 - Rent an apartment. - Rent a car. 566 00:27:13,465 --> 00:27:15,425 - Buy fireworks. - Sign a contract. 567 00:27:15,508 --> 00:27:18,595 They can't hire an attorney, which they would need to get a divorce. 568 00:27:18,678 --> 00:27:20,889 So what do we do to get the states to ban it? 569 00:27:20,972 --> 00:27:23,099 You can't draw a hard line at 18. 570 00:27:23,183 --> 00:27:24,893 I'm sorry, who are you? 571 00:27:24,976 --> 00:27:29,022 Isabel Pardo, director of your Office of Social Innovation. 572 00:27:29,105 --> 00:27:30,899 It's an honor to meet you, Mr. President. 573 00:27:30,982 --> 00:27:34,527 Isabel, why don't you explain to me why you are pro-child marriage? 574 00:27:34,611 --> 00:27:38,239 I'm not. Banning it was one of the first initiatives I proposed. 575 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:39,491 So, what happened? 576 00:27:39,574 --> 00:27:42,035 A fight from the right, which I was prepared for. 577 00:27:42,118 --> 00:27:44,472 What I didn't see coming was equal opposition from the left. 578 00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:46,164 Who on the left was against it? 579 00:27:46,247 --> 00:27:49,376 The ACLU believes marriage is a fundamental right. 580 00:27:49,459 --> 00:27:51,795 Planned Parenthood fears the ban is a slippery slope. 581 00:27:51,878 --> 00:27:54,381 I am so tired of the slippery-slope argument, 582 00:27:54,464 --> 00:27:56,132 especially when it comes to legislation. 583 00:27:56,216 --> 00:27:57,717 Laws are specific. 584 00:27:58,551 --> 00:28:02,222 Banning child marriage wouldn't do anything to abortion or anything else. 585 00:28:02,889 --> 00:28:04,891 But you still think I should do nothing. 586 00:28:04,974 --> 00:28:07,811 No, I think you should address the root causes. 587 00:28:07,894 --> 00:28:08,728 Which are? 588 00:28:08,812 --> 00:28:12,482 Many girls that get pregnant are coerced into getting married by their parents. 589 00:28:12,565 --> 00:28:13,942 Address teen pregnancy. 590 00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:17,445 Mandate that all public schools offer sex education and access to condoms. 591 00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:18,571 Good luck on that one. 592 00:28:18,655 --> 00:28:22,200 Condoms and classes aren't enough. We need an outright ban. 593 00:28:22,283 --> 00:28:24,053 If you're looking for an easy answer, there isn't one. 594 00:28:24,077 --> 00:28:25,328 There is. Pass a law. 595 00:28:25,412 --> 00:28:27,997 Are you still planning to travel to North Carolina? 596 00:28:28,081 --> 00:28:32,252 Yes, I am. And in my opening comments, I will tell the American people 597 00:28:32,335 --> 00:28:34,671 that I plan to sign an executive order 598 00:28:34,754 --> 00:28:38,091 that target the root causes of child marriage. Thank you. 599 00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:44,389 - [Hannah] Dr. Mays? - [Eli] Hold on. 600 00:28:44,472 --> 00:28:47,726 I'm trying to prevent the complete deforestation of Indonesia 601 00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:50,687 by increasing the genetic expression of algae to produce palm oil. 602 00:28:51,271 --> 00:28:55,817 Tribonema, Ulothrix and euglena have the best potential so far. 603 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:57,020 [Hannah] I'm Hannah Wells... 604 00:28:57,068 --> 00:29:00,989 I'm also genetically experimenting with a cure for gray hair. 605 00:29:01,656 --> 00:29:03,742 How would you like to come help the CIA? 606 00:29:04,534 --> 00:29:05,660 Hard pass. 607 00:29:06,494 --> 00:29:09,080 - Why? - I'm a biohacker. 608 00:29:09,164 --> 00:29:11,499 We're about the democratization of science. 609 00:29:11,583 --> 00:29:13,918 - The CIA is not. - [Hannah] For a reason. 610 00:29:14,002 --> 00:29:16,087 Bioengineering in the right hands, great. 611 00:29:16,171 --> 00:29:17,964 - In the wrong hands... - Exactly. 612 00:29:18,673 --> 00:29:22,886 You know gene editing is listed as a weapon of mass destruction, right? 613 00:29:24,387 --> 00:29:27,223 You guys aren't focused nearly enough on bioterror. 614 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:32,479 - That's what I've been working on... - Mutually-assured destruction is passé. 615 00:29:32,562 --> 00:29:35,565 Now it's a biorogues' world. 616 00:29:35,648 --> 00:29:39,736 The Biological Weapons Convention isn't enforceable or even verifiable. 617 00:29:39,819 --> 00:29:43,573 If you don't hold people to account, shit will happen. 618 00:29:44,657 --> 00:29:46,451 You need to be monitoring everyone. 619 00:29:46,534 --> 00:29:49,037 - Like I do. - How do you monitor everyone? 620 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,582 For one, I attend bioterror conferences all over the world. 621 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:56,085 I give talks on things that keep me up at night. 622 00:29:56,169 --> 00:29:57,295 Like what? 623 00:29:57,378 --> 00:30:01,674 How easy it's about to become to make biological weapons on our phones. 624 00:30:03,176 --> 00:30:06,471 They'll soon have the capability of becoming nanotech assemblers. 625 00:30:06,554 --> 00:30:10,558 And when they do, there will be sequences you can print from your phone 626 00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:13,561 that can probably cause civilization to crash. 627 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:18,650 And someone, either intentionally or accidentally, is going to do it. 628 00:30:21,653 --> 00:30:25,490 And without intervention, we're all ultimately screwed. 629 00:30:26,574 --> 00:30:27,700 What worries you most? 630 00:30:28,785 --> 00:30:30,036 At this moment? 631 00:30:41,005 --> 00:30:42,048 This. 632 00:30:43,216 --> 00:30:46,386 Hundreds of them fell from the sky in Florida a few months back. 633 00:30:46,469 --> 00:30:48,721 They died from a virus I've never seen before. 634 00:30:49,347 --> 00:30:51,349 I believe it was genetically engineered. 635 00:30:51,432 --> 00:30:52,809 For what purpose? 636 00:30:52,892 --> 00:30:54,936 That's another thing that keeps me up at night. 637 00:30:57,814 --> 00:31:00,441 Well, who should we be talking to? 638 00:31:00,525 --> 00:31:02,569 I assume that was a royal "we." 639 00:31:03,319 --> 00:31:05,196 Remember that hard pass? 640 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:09,534 You just said that the CIA isn't doing enough to monitor bioterror, 641 00:31:09,617 --> 00:31:10,952 so help us. 642 00:31:15,748 --> 00:31:19,586 I know a biohacker with a lab near MIT 643 00:31:19,669 --> 00:31:22,422 who was experimenting with avian viruses. 644 00:31:23,131 --> 00:31:24,716 Nolan Fein. 645 00:31:26,009 --> 00:31:28,219 He's not fed-friendly. 646 00:31:29,804 --> 00:31:32,364 It's a good thing you're gonna be there to make the introduction. 647 00:31:35,393 --> 00:31:37,193 Dontae, thank you so much for fixing that app. 648 00:31:37,228 --> 00:31:40,356 - I will check it out tomorrow. - That's still being re-beta tested. 649 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:41,959 - You gotta look at this. - What is it? 650 00:31:41,983 --> 00:31:43,860 - The answer to your question. - What question? 651 00:31:43,943 --> 00:31:45,945 Why people don't vote. I thought I knew. 652 00:31:46,029 --> 00:31:48,781 I mean, I know why some people in my community don't. 653 00:31:48,865 --> 00:31:50,241 But I never knew this. 654 00:31:50,325 --> 00:31:52,928 Ten hours ago, you couldn't have been more laissez-faire about this. 655 00:31:52,952 --> 00:31:54,245 What has gotten into you? 656 00:31:55,747 --> 00:31:56,789 This. 657 00:31:57,624 --> 00:32:00,710 46% of eligible voters didn't vote in the last election. 658 00:32:00,793 --> 00:32:02,503 This is the key to why. 659 00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:05,673 If Kirkman can get these people, he wins. 660 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:08,051 - Hey, are you gettin' out of here? - Yes. 661 00:32:08,635 --> 00:32:10,845 Just watch it. 662 00:32:12,847 --> 00:32:16,726 Dontae, can you find me someone talking about child marriage? 663 00:32:16,809 --> 00:32:18,609 Everyone's talking about child marriage today. 664 00:32:19,187 --> 00:32:22,273 No, no, no. I mean somebody who is or was a child bride. 665 00:32:24,442 --> 00:32:25,442 Yeah. 666 00:32:28,821 --> 00:32:30,073 You wanna grab a drink? 667 00:32:30,156 --> 00:32:32,784 No, wait, nevermind. The flight is so early tomorrow. 668 00:32:34,661 --> 00:32:37,246 - Is something going on with you? - No, I'm good. 669 00:32:37,330 --> 00:32:38,957 You've been distracted all day. 670 00:32:40,708 --> 00:32:41,876 Oh, my God. 671 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:45,254 Did you see Aaron's face when that came up on the screen? 672 00:32:45,338 --> 00:32:46,547 - He was mortified. - Yeah. 673 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:48,841 A public shaming for being singled out 674 00:32:48,925 --> 00:32:51,803 as one of the sexiest politicians in the world. I'd be mortified. 675 00:32:51,886 --> 00:32:54,555 Well, I don't think he likes being objectified. 676 00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:58,601 I mean, it diminishes his intellect and his actual accomplishments. 677 00:32:58,685 --> 00:33:01,896 Oh, come on. Do you have any idea what that does for a guy's dating life? 678 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,690 It's a waste. He's off the market. 679 00:33:03,773 --> 00:33:05,358 It's that serious with Isabel? 680 00:33:05,441 --> 00:33:08,361 Well, word around the office is they're moving in together. 681 00:33:09,404 --> 00:33:10,571 How's your mom? 682 00:33:10,655 --> 00:33:12,156 She's good. Really good, considering. 683 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,743 I haven't really been talking to her as often as I should be, but... 684 00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:18,037 - I have a kid. - What? 685 00:33:19,330 --> 00:33:22,417 How? I mean, I know how, but how? 686 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:23,501 You don't know how. 687 00:33:24,335 --> 00:33:26,921 Um, when I was a freshman at Harvard... 688 00:33:28,423 --> 00:33:29,799 I sold my sperm. 689 00:33:29,882 --> 00:33:31,009 No. 690 00:33:31,092 --> 00:33:34,220 It was easy money. I never gave it a second thought. 691 00:33:35,722 --> 00:33:39,183 Her name is Stephanie Kapoor. She's 21 years old. 692 00:33:40,101 --> 00:33:43,021 - I'm kinda freaking out about it. - How did she find you? 693 00:33:43,104 --> 00:33:44,957 Remember when I was looking for my birth parents? 694 00:33:44,981 --> 00:33:46,482 My DNA is on 23andMe. 695 00:33:46,566 --> 00:33:49,485 Well, didn't you consider the consequences when you were... 696 00:33:49,569 --> 00:33:51,696 Ejaculating into a cup for money? No, not really. 697 00:33:51,779 --> 00:33:55,033 Back then, the technology didn't exist. This wasn't a possibility. 698 00:33:55,616 --> 00:33:57,160 So when are you meeting her? 699 00:33:57,243 --> 00:33:59,037 Would I be a terrible person if I said never? 700 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:02,290 Yes, you would be a terrible, terrible person. 701 00:34:02,373 --> 00:34:05,001 If she wants to meet you, you owe her that. 702 00:34:05,084 --> 00:34:06,544 I do need that drink. 703 00:34:08,379 --> 00:34:09,255 [Aaron] Hey, hon? 704 00:34:09,338 --> 00:34:11,299 - Yes, mi amor? - What is this? 705 00:34:11,883 --> 00:34:13,342 Exercise equipment. 706 00:34:14,927 --> 00:34:18,097 Did I mention how impressed the president was with you today? 707 00:34:18,181 --> 00:34:19,348 [Isabel] Yes, you did. 708 00:34:21,684 --> 00:34:23,227 And how much I love you? 709 00:34:26,647 --> 00:34:28,066 I love you, too. 710 00:34:29,525 --> 00:34:33,863 [sighs] I had a big win today. It feels so good. 711 00:34:33,946 --> 00:34:35,531 The president of the United States 712 00:34:35,615 --> 00:34:39,285 is about to sign an executive order on your advice. 713 00:34:39,368 --> 00:34:41,621 You can't say they don't pay attention to you anymore. 714 00:34:41,704 --> 00:34:42,538 [chuckles] 715 00:34:42,622 --> 00:34:46,250 Vice President Isabel Pardo, it kinda has a nice ring to it, right? 716 00:34:47,251 --> 00:34:49,545 Yeah, that ain't happenin'. 717 00:34:50,463 --> 00:34:53,508 But I do get to sleep with "El político más guapo." 718 00:34:53,591 --> 00:34:54,591 [Aaron] Yeah? 719 00:34:55,009 --> 00:34:58,971 - [Isabel exclaims and chuckles] - Well, it would be very disrespectful 720 00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:01,950 for you to sleep with the prime minister of Canada tonight. 721 00:35:01,974 --> 00:35:03,226 You just moved in. 722 00:35:04,310 --> 00:35:05,603 [laughing] 723 00:35:06,270 --> 00:35:09,565 [Tom] Don't take it easy on me just 'cause I'm the president now. 724 00:35:09,649 --> 00:35:12,276 [Penny] Lucky for you, body checking is a penalty in my league. 725 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:13,778 [Tom] Yeah, yeah, yeah. 726 00:35:13,861 --> 00:35:16,197 Your brother Leo finally called me back yesterday. 727 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:17,698 He wanted me to tell you "yo." 728 00:35:17,782 --> 00:35:19,259 [Penny chuckles] Can you flunk out of summer school? 729 00:35:19,283 --> 00:35:22,286 [Tom] Leo's doing just fine. Keep your head up and eyes forward. 730 00:35:22,829 --> 00:35:25,748 - Hey! [exclaims] - [both chuckle] 731 00:35:26,541 --> 00:35:28,876 [sighs] Nice check. 732 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,461 [both panting] 733 00:35:30,545 --> 00:35:31,921 You know, I was thinking... 734 00:35:32,588 --> 00:35:35,842 If anyone ever messed with you, made you feel uncomfortable, 735 00:35:35,925 --> 00:35:36,985 you'd tell me, wouldn't you? 736 00:35:37,009 --> 00:35:40,972 How can anyone mess with me? I have 24-hour protection. 737 00:35:41,055 --> 00:35:42,723 [chuckles] Yeah, right. 738 00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:46,227 Is this about the whole child bride thing? 739 00:35:47,270 --> 00:35:49,647 Everyone was talking about it at day camp. 740 00:35:49,730 --> 00:35:51,440 It's super creepy. 741 00:35:51,524 --> 00:35:52,733 Yes, it is. 742 00:35:54,110 --> 00:35:56,154 There should be a law against it. 743 00:35:57,071 --> 00:35:58,573 You're absolutely right. 744 00:36:00,533 --> 00:36:03,536 - Executive order is not enough. - What? 745 00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:07,790 I'm gonna do everything I can to help pass that law. 746 00:36:07,874 --> 00:36:10,626 You're gonna have to be 18 years old to get married in this country. 747 00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:13,629 Now, come on. Back on your skates. We're not done. 748 00:36:14,297 --> 00:36:16,132 There. You ready? 749 00:36:18,968 --> 00:36:21,804 You know what we haven't done since I started this job? 750 00:36:22,972 --> 00:36:26,100 We haven't taken one single vacation. 751 00:36:28,853 --> 00:36:30,521 Let's plan one for next month. 752 00:36:31,230 --> 00:36:33,107 Anywhere you wanna go, your choice. 753 00:36:34,692 --> 00:36:37,028 It'll be August recess. 754 00:36:38,154 --> 00:36:39,906 It's as slow as DC gets. 755 00:36:41,365 --> 00:36:44,744 I can take a week, maybe even ten days. 756 00:36:48,539 --> 00:36:50,666 What about St. Simons Island? 757 00:36:52,084 --> 00:36:55,004 You always loved it there at St. Simons. What do you say? 758 00:36:56,964 --> 00:36:58,174 That'll be nice. 759 00:37:09,393 --> 00:37:10,603 [exhales heavily] 760 00:37:12,146 --> 00:37:13,648 I'm back. 761 00:37:18,277 --> 00:37:20,279 Pop the trunk. You don't have to walk me in. 762 00:37:20,363 --> 00:37:22,949 What are you talking about? Of course I'm going to walk you in. 763 00:37:23,032 --> 00:37:24,033 Hey... 764 00:37:26,911 --> 00:37:30,915 I am so proud of you. 765 00:37:32,208 --> 00:37:34,210 Doing this for yourself. 766 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:37,964 I'm not doing this for myself. 767 00:37:40,299 --> 00:37:42,218 You're making me do this for you. 768 00:37:49,767 --> 00:37:51,310 See you in 28 days. 769 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:01,195 "When the goal is the greater good, 770 00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:05,032 people from all levels of government can work together to achieve it." 771 00:38:05,116 --> 00:38:08,035 Why aren't you wearing any of the clothes I brought you? 772 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:10,663 - They weren't me. - It was the North Carolina you. 773 00:38:10,746 --> 00:38:12,957 We need to lock down his remarks for the groundbreaking 774 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:14,375 - and then he's all yours. - Fine. 775 00:38:14,458 --> 00:38:15,560 [Tom] "It is in this spirit that I plan 776 00:38:15,584 --> 00:38:17,920 to introduce legislation to ban child marriage, 777 00:38:18,004 --> 00:38:20,589 establish federal law that makes 18 the minimum age..." 778 00:38:20,673 --> 00:38:24,051 - No, you can't say that. - Why not? 779 00:38:24,135 --> 00:38:26,095 States' rights, religious rights, parental rights. 780 00:38:26,137 --> 00:38:28,681 - What the fuck are you doing? - Saving abused children. 781 00:38:28,764 --> 00:38:30,367 How can you possibly have a problem with that? 782 00:38:30,391 --> 00:38:32,536 - Because it'll cost him the election! - [Emily] That's insane. 783 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:33,620 I have polling data that says 784 00:38:33,644 --> 00:38:36,123 a hell of a lot more people are against child marriage than for it. 785 00:38:36,147 --> 00:38:37,708 [Lorraine] That data doesn't mean anything. 786 00:38:37,732 --> 00:38:40,043 The people that are against it, it's not an issue they vote on. 787 00:38:40,067 --> 00:38:42,028 But the people who don't want the ban, 788 00:38:42,111 --> 00:38:44,155 the people who are personally affected by it, 789 00:38:44,238 --> 00:38:46,699 you can bet your ass that every single one of them 790 00:38:46,782 --> 00:38:48,451 will show up to vote against you. 791 00:38:48,534 --> 00:38:51,037 - It's the right thing to do. - This is a knee-jerk reaction. 792 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:52,872 You're doing this out of embarrassment. 793 00:38:52,955 --> 00:38:55,434 She could give a shit about child brides. They aren't old enough to vote. 794 00:38:55,458 --> 00:38:58,753 Please don't shoot yourself in the dick. It's pointless. 795 00:38:58,836 --> 00:39:00,171 Congress won't even take this up. 796 00:39:00,254 --> 00:39:04,467 You have the power and the platform to help these girls. 797 00:39:04,550 --> 00:39:06,510 Child brides are less likely to stay in school, 798 00:39:06,594 --> 00:39:08,721 more likely to experience domestic violence. 799 00:39:08,804 --> 00:39:10,931 They're 31% more likely to end up in poverty. 800 00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:12,850 The majority of them end up in divorce. 801 00:39:12,933 --> 00:39:16,354 Introducing legislation that you cannot possibly push through, 802 00:39:16,437 --> 00:39:18,564 it gets you nothing and costs you everything. 803 00:39:18,647 --> 00:39:20,566 Do you wanna win or not? 804 00:39:21,942 --> 00:39:23,319 Seth, what do you think? 805 00:39:25,237 --> 00:39:27,531 - They're both right. - [whispering] Pussy. 806 00:39:28,449 --> 00:39:29,658 Dontae found me this woman. 807 00:39:29,742 --> 00:39:30,868 [typing] 808 00:39:33,579 --> 00:39:34,955 Watch it before you decide. 809 00:39:45,007 --> 00:39:48,636 [woman over video] That was me, the school year prior to marriage. 810 00:39:49,178 --> 00:39:51,555 At 13, I was sexually assaulted. 811 00:39:51,639 --> 00:39:55,226 As the upcoming school year started, 812 00:39:55,309 --> 00:39:57,686 then I found out that I was pregnant. 813 00:39:58,312 --> 00:40:03,401 And, given the religious community, I had to marry this person. 814 00:40:03,484 --> 00:40:07,321 When my daughter was two, he became abusive to her. 815 00:40:07,405 --> 00:40:10,908 And so I grabbed her and ran to get away from him. 816 00:40:10,991 --> 00:40:15,538 And I would knock on somebody's door, and nobody would let me in. 817 00:40:17,832 --> 00:40:19,708 [crying] And I'd hide in the creek... 818 00:40:22,962 --> 00:40:24,547 holding my baby. 819 00:40:28,592 --> 00:40:32,304 Good news on the you-know-what. The exterminator showed up and got it. 820 00:40:32,388 --> 00:40:35,266 Well done, Felix. Your future's looking markedly brighter. 821 00:40:35,349 --> 00:40:36,684 And now the bad news. 822 00:40:36,767 --> 00:40:39,311 Is there a law that good news has to come with bad? 823 00:40:39,395 --> 00:40:41,647 The exterminator located the hole where the mouse got in. 824 00:40:41,730 --> 00:40:43,941 The hole was caused by termites. 825 00:40:44,024 --> 00:40:47,653 - We are not tenting the White House. - I'll look into options. 826 00:40:49,238 --> 00:40:51,615 - [crowd applauding] - [Tom] Thank you. Thank you. 827 00:40:51,699 --> 00:40:54,160 I wish we could've brought you better weather. 828 00:40:54,243 --> 00:40:56,245 But this is an auspicious day. 829 00:40:56,912 --> 00:40:59,373 Proof that when the goal is the greater good, 830 00:40:59,457 --> 00:41:02,293 people from all levels of government can work together to achieve it. 831 00:41:03,002 --> 00:41:04,587 And it is in that spirit... 832 00:41:18,767 --> 00:41:20,186 And it is in that spirit... 833 00:41:23,272 --> 00:41:26,400 It is in that spirit that my partners here on the dais, 834 00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:29,195 representatives of all aspects of the government 835 00:41:29,278 --> 00:41:31,864 and our private sector investors have worked together, 836 00:41:31,947 --> 00:41:33,908 not only to build a new bridge, 837 00:41:35,326 --> 00:41:37,786 but to ensure that the tragedy of the old one 838 00:41:37,870 --> 00:41:40,247 never befalls another city in this great nation. 839 00:41:49,924 --> 00:41:52,635 It is with great honor that we break ground here today. 840 00:41:53,886 --> 00:41:55,280 [Isabel] He didn't even bring it up. 841 00:41:55,304 --> 00:41:57,848 I'm sorry, Isi. I don't know what happened. 842 00:41:59,350 --> 00:42:02,269 I do. He became a politician. 843 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:32,466 [man 1 over video] I didn't vote and I'm kinda proud of that 844 00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:34,990 because I did not like the person that was running for office. 845 00:42:35,052 --> 00:42:38,806 [woman] I was arrested, ended up pleading guilty to a felony count. 846 00:42:38,889 --> 00:42:42,226 Couple of months after realizing that I was a felon, 847 00:42:42,309 --> 00:42:43,978 I realized I lost the right to vote. 848 00:42:44,061 --> 00:42:45,854 With it being on a Tuesday, 849 00:42:45,938 --> 00:42:48,190 I work two jobs and go to school full time, 850 00:42:48,274 --> 00:42:52,361 so I don't have the availability to just leave to go vote. 851 00:42:52,444 --> 00:42:56,031 I just didn't feel like I had the informed opinion about who I was voting for. 852 00:42:56,115 --> 00:42:58,576 And I don't feel like anybody represents me personally. 853 00:42:58,659 --> 00:43:00,452 [man 2] The two-party system doesn't work 854 00:43:00,536 --> 00:43:03,789 because we need more options to vote other than just Republican or Democratic. 855 00:43:03,872 --> 00:43:06,792 If we had a third-party candidate who had a fighting chance, 856 00:43:06,875 --> 00:43:09,336 then I'd be more inclined to vote for that person. 857 00:43:24,310 --> 00:43:25,436 [knocking] 858 00:43:27,187 --> 00:43:28,314 Hey. 859 00:43:31,692 --> 00:43:33,360 I know I disappointed you. 860 00:43:34,737 --> 00:43:36,155 I understand why you did it. 861 00:43:37,948 --> 00:43:40,117 [scoffs] I'm not sure I do. 862 00:43:40,784 --> 00:43:42,464 Doesn't mean I'm letting you off the hook. 863 00:43:42,536 --> 00:43:44,456 Once you're elected, you have to make good on it. 864 00:43:44,747 --> 00:43:46,290 I will, I promise. 865 00:43:47,416 --> 00:43:49,084 Thank you for understanding. 866 00:43:50,210 --> 00:43:52,921 I do, and it's why I need to leave the White House. 867 00:43:53,005 --> 00:43:54,340 Emily, please. 868 00:43:55,215 --> 00:43:56,216 I need you. 869 00:43:56,300 --> 00:43:58,677 I know you do, and that's why I need to leave. 870 00:43:58,761 --> 00:44:01,472 - I want to move to the campaign. - With Lorraine? 871 00:44:02,431 --> 00:44:03,641 Exactly. 872 00:44:05,184 --> 00:44:06,435 You don't trust her. 873 00:44:07,978 --> 00:44:09,104 Do you? 874 00:44:41,845 --> 00:44:42,906 [operator] Good evening, Mr. Wright. 875 00:44:42,930 --> 00:44:47,935 Hi. I'd like to make a phone call please, to Stephanie Kapoor. 876 00:44:48,018 --> 00:44:50,896 The number is area code 3-8-0... 877 00:44:51,563 --> 00:44:53,107 5-5-5... 878 00:44:54,149 --> 00:44:56,777 0-1-8... 879 00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:04,368 [operator] And the final digit? Mr. Wright, are you there? 880 00:45:06,286 --> 00:45:08,330 [speaking Spanish] 881 00:45:08,414 --> 00:45:11,834 If that's a booty call from one of your exes because of that magazine... 882 00:45:13,502 --> 00:45:14,502 [Aaron] What? 883 00:45:15,254 --> 00:45:18,090 - Lorraine? - Aaron. Can we talk? 884 00:45:18,632 --> 00:45:22,553 [stutters] Actually, right now is not a good time at all, really. 885 00:45:22,636 --> 00:45:25,013 Come by the campaign office first thing in the morning. 886 00:45:25,097 --> 00:45:26,991 And think about whether you'd like to join the ticket 887 00:45:27,015 --> 00:45:28,809 as Kirkman's vice president. 888 00:45:39,570 --> 00:45:41,530 Penny, what are you still doing awake? 889 00:45:41,613 --> 00:45:43,157 I waited up for you. 890 00:45:44,032 --> 00:45:45,032 Pudding? 891 00:45:45,659 --> 00:45:47,035 Sure, why not? 892 00:45:49,246 --> 00:45:50,706 Well, thank you. 893 00:45:52,875 --> 00:45:54,376 How was North Carolina? 894 00:45:55,502 --> 00:45:59,006 North Carolina, well... The fundraiser went late. 895 00:45:59,089 --> 00:46:00,632 Did you announce your new law? 896 00:46:02,342 --> 00:46:04,428 No. Not yet, sweetheart. 897 00:46:05,679 --> 00:46:06,679 Why? 898 00:46:10,225 --> 00:46:11,310 Just 'cause. 899 00:46:21,695 --> 00:46:24,156 Dr. Fein's security is a little higher than yours. 900 00:46:24,239 --> 00:46:25,908 It's new from last year. 901 00:46:25,991 --> 00:46:28,076 His car was outside. He has to be here. 902 00:46:29,077 --> 00:46:30,704 All right, then maybe he's hurt. 903 00:46:31,455 --> 00:46:32,789 You know what? Step back. 904 00:46:32,873 --> 00:46:34,458 Or I could just, uh... 905 00:46:49,097 --> 00:46:51,141 Now I really wanna talk to your friend. 906 00:46:51,225 --> 00:46:52,559 [Eli] This makes no sense. 907 00:46:53,435 --> 00:46:55,771 Why would he take his entire lab but leave his car? 908 00:46:55,854 --> 00:46:56,939 Well, he wouldn't. 909 00:46:58,148 --> 00:47:00,776 This entire place has been scrubbed with bleach. 910 00:47:12,871 --> 00:47:14,289 Do you know where he could be? 911 00:47:15,123 --> 00:47:16,123 No. 912 00:47:38,981 --> 00:47:40,566 [theme music playing]