1 00:00:09,879 --> 00:00:11,098 Good morning, everyone. 2 00:00:11,141 --> 00:00:13,230 ALL: Good morning. 3 00:00:13,274 --> 00:00:15,015 The Senate Intelligence Committee will begin 4 00:00:15,058 --> 00:00:17,060 its investigation into the McCord campaign 5 00:00:17,104 --> 00:00:18,757 this afternoon with a closed hearing 6 00:00:18,801 --> 00:00:20,629 with counselor to the president 7 00:00:20,672 --> 00:00:22,892 and former campaign manager Michael Barnow. 8 00:00:22,935 --> 00:00:24,894 While President McCord is wholly confident that 9 00:00:24,937 --> 00:00:26,896 the Senate Intelligence Committee will find 10 00:00:26,939 --> 00:00:28,767 no evidence whatsoever to support. 11 00:00:28,811 --> 00:00:31,857 Senator Hanson's claims that the McCord campaign 12 00:00:31,901 --> 00:00:33,792 cooperated with Iran's interference in the election, 13 00:00:33,816 --> 00:00:35,992 she respects and supports Congress' right 14 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:37,863 to oversee the executive branch, 15 00:00:37,907 --> 00:00:40,953 and pledges full cooperation. 16 00:00:40,997 --> 00:00:43,086 President McCord's historic education, science, 17 00:00:43,130 --> 00:00:45,915 and infrastructure bill passed with bipartisan support 18 00:00:45,958 --> 00:00:48,091 in Congress last week, and is moving forward. 19 00:00:48,135 --> 00:00:49,614 Finally, following a long-standing. 20 00:00:49,658 --> 00:00:51,007 White House tradition, 21 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:52,965 President McCord will throw out the first pitch 22 00:00:53,009 --> 00:00:54,943 for the New York Mets' opening game at Citi Field this week. 23 00:00:54,967 --> 00:00:56,186 [laughter] 24 00:00:56,230 --> 00:00:57,903 I'm told Syndergaard better watch his back. 25 00:00:57,927 --> 00:00:59,276 [laughter] 26 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:00,277 I'll take questions. 27 00:01:00,321 --> 00:01:02,149 Daisy. Daisy. Steve, go ahead. 28 00:01:02,192 --> 00:01:04,412 This morning saw three major demonstrations 29 00:01:04,455 --> 00:01:06,588 protesting the severe hike in gas prices 30 00:01:06,631 --> 00:01:08,938 brought on by the new gas tax in the infrastructure bill. 31 00:01:08,981 --> 00:01:11,332 How does President McCord respond to the criticism 32 00:01:11,375 --> 00:01:15,031 that this tax unfairly burdens lower-income Americans? 33 00:01:15,075 --> 00:01:16,902 The president is very aware that Americans are 34 00:01:16,946 --> 00:01:18,295 feeling it at the pump this week. 35 00:01:18,339 --> 00:01:21,081 As tough as it is, it's important to keep in mind 36 00:01:21,124 --> 00:01:22,995 that this is a short-term hardship 37 00:01:23,039 --> 00:01:25,128 that will lead to long-term gains. 38 00:01:25,172 --> 00:01:27,130 It's also true that the recent oil refinery fire 39 00:01:27,174 --> 00:01:28,566 outside Philadelphia 40 00:01:28,610 --> 00:01:30,438 caused a spike in fuel prices 41 00:01:30,481 --> 00:01:32,918 in many eastern states. ALL: Daisy. Daisy. 42 00:01:32,962 --> 00:01:35,965 Keira. This morning's poll in the Washington Chronicle 43 00:01:36,008 --> 00:01:38,489 show's President McCord's lowest approval rating 44 00:01:38,533 --> 00:01:40,100 since she took office. 45 00:01:40,143 --> 00:01:42,493 Is the president concerned that the controversial 46 00:01:42,537 --> 00:01:44,495 gas tax is responsible for the drop? 47 00:01:44,539 --> 00:01:45,931 Well, the ESI bill is 48 00:01:45,975 --> 00:01:47,977 the most sweeping legislation since the New Deal. 49 00:01:48,020 --> 00:01:49,346 And it's gonna take months and years 50 00:01:49,370 --> 00:01:51,937 before its effects will reach every community. 51 00:01:51,981 --> 00:01:53,896 A poll is just one moment in time. 52 00:01:53,939 --> 00:01:55,854 But the point the protesters are making is that 53 00:01:55,898 --> 00:01:57,987 a uniform fuel tax puts a greater burden 54 00:01:58,030 --> 00:01:59,858 on lower-income Americans, 55 00:01:59,902 --> 00:02:02,010 and it should be replaced by a tax commensurate with income. 56 00:02:02,034 --> 00:02:04,950 Again, the minimal fuel tax is being temporarily inflated 57 00:02:04,994 --> 00:02:07,344 due to the recent oil refinery accident. 58 00:02:07,388 --> 00:02:10,869 So-so you're saying the protesters are overreacting? Of course not, Frank. 59 00:02:10,913 --> 00:02:11,870 When do you expect the prices to go down? 60 00:02:11,914 --> 00:02:14,177 I don't have projections on that. 61 00:02:14,221 --> 00:02:15,501 Why is the president throwing out 62 00:02:15,526 --> 00:02:16,788 the first pitch for the Mets? 63 00:02:16,832 --> 00:02:18,114 Does she have a special connection to the team? 64 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:19,637 Well, as president of the United States, 65 00:02:19,661 --> 00:02:20,942 she supports every great American team. 66 00:02:20,966 --> 00:02:23,447 And also, the Mets worked with her schedule. 67 00:02:23,491 --> 00:02:25,319 Thanks, everyone, that's all. 68 00:02:25,362 --> 00:02:26,320 [all shouting to Daisy] 69 00:02:26,363 --> 00:02:29,758 I can admit when I'm wrong. 70 00:02:29,801 --> 00:02:32,326 Are we taking this healthy thing too far? 71 00:02:32,369 --> 00:02:33,892 I wouldn't call it wrong. 72 00:02:33,936 --> 00:02:37,157 It's just a lot of chewing. 73 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,377 You know, you could get your chief of staff 74 00:02:40,421 --> 00:02:42,945 to bring us some of those dumplings. 75 00:02:42,988 --> 00:02:45,730 The fried ones from Imperial Palace. 76 00:02:45,774 --> 00:02:48,055 Sneak it right by the kitchen. Chef Cindy will never know. 77 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,518 It's almost like we both worked in intelligence. 78 00:02:52,215 --> 00:02:54,261 Oh, it's just growing pains. 79 00:02:54,304 --> 00:02:55,455 [knock on door] Madam President? 80 00:02:55,479 --> 00:02:56,437 ELIZABETH: Good morning. 81 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:57,718 HENRY: Oh, you're just in time for 82 00:02:57,742 --> 00:02:59,875 ancient grains and, uh, 83 00:02:59,918 --> 00:03:01,485 marinated tofu. 84 00:03:01,529 --> 00:03:04,271 Yeah, I'm cutting back. 85 00:03:04,314 --> 00:03:06,055 Russia briefing.Right. 86 00:03:06,098 --> 00:03:07,926 Yeah. Wait a minute. 87 00:03:07,970 --> 00:03:09,232 Where did I leave that binder? 88 00:03:09,276 --> 00:03:10,862 HENRY: Bedside table. You really should find 89 00:03:10,886 --> 00:03:13,105 some lighter bedtime reading, babe. 90 00:03:13,149 --> 00:03:15,020 No. Actually, it was great. 91 00:03:15,064 --> 00:03:18,154 State is killing it on this deal with Russia. 92 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:19,478 You're killing it as well, ma'am. 93 00:03:19,503 --> 00:03:21,592 He has to be nice to me now. It's weird, right? 94 00:03:21,636 --> 00:03:22,941 HENRY: Well, he is right. 95 00:03:22,985 --> 00:03:25,161 ESI was a huge victory. 96 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:28,208 Yeah. Not for everyone. 97 00:03:29,296 --> 00:03:31,428 Honeymoon's over. 98 00:03:31,472 --> 00:03:33,691 At least 40% of the country's gonna hate you 99 00:03:33,735 --> 00:03:37,782 at any given time, you might as well get used to it. 100 00:03:37,826 --> 00:03:41,656 I was thinking about responding to the protests. 101 00:03:41,699 --> 00:03:43,658 You know, explain the long-term benefits 102 00:03:43,701 --> 00:03:46,095 of the bill. It already passed. 103 00:03:46,138 --> 00:03:48,228 People hear a president talking about taxes, 104 00:03:48,271 --> 00:03:49,620 that's all they hear. 105 00:03:49,664 --> 00:03:52,710 Yeah, well, that's all they're talking about as is. 106 00:03:52,754 --> 00:03:54,103 I mean, we're losing the message. 107 00:03:54,146 --> 00:03:56,584 Well, then, let Daisy face the firing squad. 108 00:03:56,627 --> 00:03:57,933 That's her job. 109 00:03:57,976 --> 00:04:01,110 Elizabeth is the one that talked the Russians into 110 00:04:01,153 --> 00:04:02,174 de-alerting their nukes, Russell. 111 00:04:02,198 --> 00:04:03,349 Why not let her get out there? 112 00:04:03,373 --> 00:04:06,594 Because she's not a diplomat anymore. 113 00:04:06,637 --> 00:04:08,030 She's a leader. 114 00:04:08,073 --> 00:04:11,381 Leaders don't negotiate with protesters, it looks... 115 00:04:11,425 --> 00:04:13,557 Responsive? Weak. 116 00:04:15,951 --> 00:04:16,995 You ready? 117 00:04:17,039 --> 00:04:18,997 By all means, let's go hold hands 118 00:04:19,041 --> 00:04:20,651 with a bunch of protesters 119 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:24,655 who don't know how to open a savings account. 120 00:04:24,699 --> 00:04:26,657 I need the briefing materials for the meeting 121 00:04:26,701 --> 00:04:29,181 with the secretary of commerce. 122 00:04:29,225 --> 00:04:32,272 And cancel my lunch with Senator Baker. 123 00:04:32,315 --> 00:04:34,186 Reschedule it for after the Russian signing. 124 00:04:34,230 --> 00:04:35,251 Where are we with the head count 125 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:37,189 on the signing ceremony? 126 00:04:39,104 --> 00:04:41,803 Sorry. Yes, they're waiting for you. 127 00:04:41,846 --> 00:04:43,544 Did you hear anything I just said? 128 00:04:43,587 --> 00:04:45,633 Mr. Barnow asked me to wear these. He says 129 00:04:45,676 --> 00:04:48,940 all assistants are leakier than his grandfather's dinghy. 130 00:04:48,984 --> 00:04:49,941 But I assure you, I would never offer 131 00:04:49,985 --> 00:04:52,117 confidential information to any... 132 00:04:52,161 --> 00:04:54,598 I'm confused. 133 00:04:54,642 --> 00:04:57,427 Did we cooperate with the Iran hack or not? 134 00:04:57,471 --> 00:04:58,472 Good morning. We did not. 135 00:04:58,515 --> 00:05:00,691 Then why the hell do I have 136 00:05:00,735 --> 00:05:02,780 22 pages of strategy 137 00:05:02,824 --> 00:05:05,174 for a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about nothing? 138 00:05:05,217 --> 00:05:07,132 Obviously, this is pure theater. 139 00:05:07,176 --> 00:05:09,178 But with Mike's unusual position at State 140 00:05:09,221 --> 00:05:10,329 and some of his relationships, 141 00:05:10,353 --> 00:05:11,876 we wanted to think through every angle. 142 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,704 Is there anything to worry about? 143 00:05:13,748 --> 00:05:15,465 Is it ever pretty when some puffed-up senator 144 00:05:15,489 --> 00:05:17,118 wants to play Jimmy Stewart and shine a light on the operatives 145 00:05:17,142 --> 00:05:18,709 who actually make this country run? 146 00:05:18,753 --> 00:05:21,277 I never crossed any lines, and I definitely didn't 147 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:23,081 help Iran hack into somebody's divorce records, 148 00:05:23,105 --> 00:05:24,865 if for no other reason than I wouldn't want anyone 149 00:05:24,889 --> 00:05:25,934 to hack into mine. 150 00:05:25,977 --> 00:05:27,849 That's actually not a bad argument. 151 00:05:27,892 --> 00:05:29,285 Well, keep it minimal in there. 152 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:32,070 You want political theater? Let's bore 'em to death. 153 00:05:32,114 --> 00:05:34,484 The president made it clear she wants full cooperation. MIKE: This is Washington. 154 00:05:34,508 --> 00:05:36,312 I can fully cooperate without giving them anything. 155 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:38,599 Why is POTUS weighing in on this? 156 00:05:38,642 --> 00:05:39,922 I'm White House counsel, Russell. 157 00:05:39,948 --> 00:05:41,950 She reached out to reiterate her wishes. 158 00:05:41,993 --> 00:05:44,300 I thought I made it clear she's out of the loop. 159 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:46,084 One leaked comment about strategy, 160 00:05:46,128 --> 00:05:48,739 the press will turn it into a full-blown coverup. 161 00:05:48,783 --> 00:05:51,046 I haven't read her in on anything substantive. 162 00:05:51,089 --> 00:05:53,918 She did, however, say that if questioning gets into. 163 00:05:53,962 --> 00:05:56,070 Mike's time as chief of staff, she wants us to answer. 164 00:05:56,094 --> 00:05:59,010 MIKE: Sure. Why would we bother claiming executive privilege? 165 00:05:59,054 --> 00:06:01,622 This is why I don't want her in the loop. 166 00:06:01,665 --> 00:06:02,840 Don't shoot the messenger. 167 00:06:02,884 --> 00:06:05,016 Guys, we all serve at the pleasure. 168 00:06:05,060 --> 00:06:07,932 That doesn't mean we help her commit suicide. 169 00:06:07,976 --> 00:06:10,021 Answer, but keep it minimal.Yeah. 170 00:06:10,065 --> 00:06:13,111 And for God's sake, stop reading her in! 171 00:06:13,155 --> 00:06:16,201 [indistinct chatter] 172 00:06:16,245 --> 00:06:17,265 WOMAN [quietly]: That isher. 173 00:06:17,289 --> 00:06:18,943 MAN [quietly]: Yeah, that is her. 174 00:06:18,987 --> 00:06:20,423 Hey. Hi. Hey. 175 00:06:20,467 --> 00:06:21,729 Uh... Oh, I'm sor... 176 00:06:21,772 --> 00:06:23,426 Griffin. Sorry.Hey. Stevie. 177 00:06:23,470 --> 00:06:25,994 Sorry. I'm never sure if I should introduce myself or... 178 00:06:26,037 --> 00:06:29,606 Yeah, sure. I mean, I have the same problem all the time. 179 00:06:29,650 --> 00:06:32,043 Not really. Uh, thanks for meeting me. Of course. 180 00:06:32,087 --> 00:06:33,741 I mean, thank you. 181 00:06:33,784 --> 00:06:36,613 Um, Blake had very nice things to say about you, so... Really? 182 00:06:36,657 --> 00:06:38,833 That's... Gosh, that's funny. I always thought that 183 00:06:38,876 --> 00:06:39,984 he found me to be a horrible roommate. 184 00:06:40,008 --> 00:06:40,965 [laughs] No. 185 00:06:41,009 --> 00:06:43,011 But I was a reliable baritone 186 00:06:43,054 --> 00:06:45,013 in the a cappella group, so... I see. 187 00:06:45,056 --> 00:06:48,016 That must have made up for my poor dish washing skills. 188 00:06:48,059 --> 00:06:51,062 Boy, you're even prettier in person. 189 00:06:51,106 --> 00:06:52,344 Oh... Sorry. Oh, my God, that's a weird thing to say. 190 00:06:52,368 --> 00:06:55,937 No. No, no. It's totally fine. 191 00:06:55,980 --> 00:06:56,938 Um... Forgive me. 192 00:06:56,981 --> 00:07:00,420 No, it's... [laughs] 193 00:07:00,463 --> 00:07:02,334 I'm actually not really, like, 194 00:07:02,378 --> 00:07:04,989 used to being out in public. 195 00:07:05,033 --> 00:07:08,210 I usually just eat lunch alone at my desk and... 196 00:07:08,253 --> 00:07:09,492 Sure, sure. Oh, you have that... 197 00:07:09,516 --> 00:07:10,754 That's so cool, you're with the. 198 00:07:10,778 --> 00:07:13,302 Human Amnesty Association.Yeah. 199 00:07:13,345 --> 00:07:15,652 They must be really grateful for the attention. 200 00:07:15,696 --> 00:07:19,308 I... hope I'm bringing more to it 201 00:07:19,351 --> 00:07:22,180 than just attention, but they probably are, yes. I'm sorry. 202 00:07:24,748 --> 00:07:26,097 [gavel banging] 203 00:07:26,141 --> 00:07:28,012 Do you solemnly swear to give this committee 204 00:07:28,056 --> 00:07:29,512 the truth, the full truth, and nothing but the truth 205 00:07:29,536 --> 00:07:30,493 so help you God? 206 00:07:30,537 --> 00:07:31,929 I do. 207 00:07:31,973 --> 00:07:34,105 Mr. Barnow, would you describe 208 00:07:34,149 --> 00:07:35,716 your position at the State Department? 209 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:38,980 I served as Secretary's unofficial advisor 210 00:07:39,023 --> 00:07:40,372 and legal counsel. 211 00:07:40,416 --> 00:07:42,462 This was a highly unusual position, was it not? 212 00:07:42,505 --> 00:07:45,987 It was unusual for me in that I wasn't paid. 213 00:07:46,030 --> 00:07:47,510 Ah, so you were rewarded for your time 214 00:07:47,554 --> 00:07:50,208 with a senior White House position? 215 00:07:50,252 --> 00:07:52,210 Mr. Barnow was clearly a trusted advisor. 216 00:07:52,254 --> 00:07:53,647 I think the Committee would agree 217 00:07:53,690 --> 00:07:56,737 that's pretty standard criterion for a staff position. 218 00:07:56,780 --> 00:07:57,781 HANSON: Very well. 219 00:07:57,825 --> 00:07:59,087 During your time as an unpaid, 220 00:07:59,130 --> 00:08:01,437 unofficial advisor at the State Department, 221 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:03,744 were you privy to any negotiations 222 00:08:03,787 --> 00:08:05,659 for the United States' agreement with Iran? 223 00:08:05,702 --> 00:08:07,138 I never reviewed any documents 224 00:08:07,182 --> 00:08:09,532 or spoke to any officials regarding that agreement. 225 00:08:09,576 --> 00:08:10,857 When the secretary traveled to Tehran 226 00:08:10,881 --> 00:08:12,535 for a secret meeting with Zahed Javani, 227 00:08:12,579 --> 00:08:14,319 were you aware of the trip? 228 00:08:14,363 --> 00:08:17,975 I was not. In your time as Candidate McCord's campaign manager, 229 00:08:18,019 --> 00:08:19,300 were you ever approached by anyone 230 00:08:19,324 --> 00:08:21,544 who offered damaging information 231 00:08:21,588 --> 00:08:24,547 about any of her political opponents? Like every campaign, 232 00:08:24,591 --> 00:08:27,202 we contracted with a firm for oppositional research, 233 00:08:27,245 --> 00:08:30,118 but we saw no need to seek or accept any information 234 00:08:30,161 --> 00:08:31,835 outside of that which we were already paying for. 235 00:08:31,859 --> 00:08:34,644 Did this research include information about. 236 00:08:34,688 --> 00:08:37,125 Senator Miller's extramarital affair, 237 00:08:37,168 --> 00:08:39,867 or his illegitimate children? 238 00:08:39,910 --> 00:08:41,259 No, it did not. 239 00:08:41,303 --> 00:08:42,759 HANSON: You had no knowledge whatsoever 240 00:08:42,783 --> 00:08:44,480 of those allegations 241 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,023 before they were reported in the press? 242 00:08:46,047 --> 00:08:48,136 I was notified the day before it was published. 243 00:08:48,179 --> 00:08:50,355 Really? Because in your written testimony, 244 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:52,967 you stated you had no knowledge of it prior 245 00:08:53,010 --> 00:08:54,359 to its being published. 246 00:08:54,403 --> 00:08:58,233 Mr. Barnow was contacted for comment the day before. 247 00:08:58,276 --> 00:09:00,975 This is clearly what he meant by having learned of the story 248 00:09:01,018 --> 00:09:02,019 through the press. 249 00:09:08,156 --> 00:09:11,072 [indistinct chatter] 250 00:09:11,115 --> 00:09:12,508 Madam President, are you concerned 251 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:14,399 about the investigation of your campaign manager? 252 00:09:14,423 --> 00:09:16,817 MAN: What are your goals for your upcoming visit to Lebanon? 253 00:09:16,860 --> 00:09:18,470 Will you consider eliminating 254 00:09:18,514 --> 00:09:19,954 the gas tax in light of the protests? 255 00:09:22,083 --> 00:09:26,609 Listen, one of my primary initiatives in the ESI bill 256 00:09:26,653 --> 00:09:28,829 was to wean us away from foreign oil 257 00:09:28,872 --> 00:09:31,658 and to foster the growth of renewable energy. 258 00:09:31,701 --> 00:09:34,443 Now, I know that a lot of Americans 259 00:09:34,486 --> 00:09:36,271 are feeling this right now. 260 00:09:36,314 --> 00:09:40,449 I remember when Henry and I both had long commutes, 261 00:09:40,492 --> 00:09:44,235 and a spike in oil prices meant we had a lot less 262 00:09:44,279 --> 00:09:46,411 at the end of every month. How did you get through it? 263 00:09:46,455 --> 00:09:49,763 I mean, one of the things that we did, 264 00:09:49,806 --> 00:09:52,679 we checked the air pressure in our tires regularly. 265 00:09:52,722 --> 00:09:55,812 And believe it or not, that little bit of maintenance 266 00:09:55,856 --> 00:09:59,599 gave us a few extra miles on every tank, so... 267 00:09:59,642 --> 00:10:01,165 The point is, 268 00:10:01,209 --> 00:10:05,039 if we are going to address climate change head on, 269 00:10:05,082 --> 00:10:08,869 then we need to come together and make these sacrifices now, 270 00:10:08,912 --> 00:10:10,784 while there's still time left. 271 00:10:10,827 --> 00:10:12,350 Thank you. 272 00:10:12,394 --> 00:10:13,937 WOMAN: Madam President, when you throw out the first pitch 273 00:10:13,961 --> 00:10:15,765 at Citi Field, will you throw it from the stands 274 00:10:15,789 --> 00:10:16,964 or the mound? 275 00:10:17,007 --> 00:10:19,444 Did you ask my predecessor that question? 276 00:10:19,488 --> 00:10:22,839 [reporters chuckling]I'm gonna do what every president 277 00:10:22,883 --> 00:10:24,319 since Ronald Reagan has done. 278 00:10:24,362 --> 00:10:26,582 I will see you on the mound. Thanks, everyone. 279 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:28,628 Thank you, guys. That's it. Thank you. 280 00:10:29,977 --> 00:10:32,980 How far is it from the mound to home base? 281 00:10:33,023 --> 00:10:35,547 It's home plate, and it's 60 feet, six inches. 282 00:10:35,591 --> 00:10:39,334 Now, see? Why the extra six inches? 283 00:10:39,377 --> 00:10:41,379 ♪ 284 00:10:53,348 --> 00:10:54,697 BLAKE: Uh, you'll be introduced by 285 00:10:54,741 --> 00:10:56,307 the president of the Press Association, 286 00:10:56,351 --> 00:10:59,441 Gabriela Mendez, then remarks for 15 minutes, 287 00:10:59,484 --> 00:11:03,401 then 50 handshakes and 20 photos backstage. 288 00:11:03,445 --> 00:11:07,101 When did presidents ever have time to play golf? 289 00:11:07,144 --> 00:11:08,189 I can schedule that. 290 00:11:08,232 --> 00:11:09,277 DAISY: Mm, not this Sunday. 291 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,408 There's the prayer service. 292 00:11:12,323 --> 00:11:13,411 That's not reading face, 293 00:11:13,455 --> 00:11:15,065 that's worried face. 294 00:11:15,109 --> 00:11:16,066 What? 295 00:11:16,110 --> 00:11:17,241 Just an opinion piece. 296 00:11:17,285 --> 00:11:18,329 A dumb one. 297 00:11:18,373 --> 00:11:19,940 What's it about? 298 00:11:19,983 --> 00:11:22,333 The comment about checking the air pressure in the tires. 299 00:11:22,377 --> 00:11:24,074 He's trying to make it seem out of touch. 300 00:11:24,118 --> 00:11:28,339 Okay, the reporter asked me what we did, and now 301 00:11:28,383 --> 00:11:30,341 I'm Marie Antoinette with a pressure gage. 302 00:11:30,385 --> 00:11:31,647 At least 303 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:33,320 they're distracted from the Senate hearings. 304 00:11:33,344 --> 00:11:34,757 On a positive note, there's a lot of excitement 305 00:11:34,781 --> 00:11:36,347 on Twitter for your first pitch. 306 00:11:36,391 --> 00:11:39,263 DAISY: That's true. #FirstPitch is trending. 307 00:11:39,307 --> 00:11:40,656 No pressure there. 308 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:41,962 Only tire pressure. 309 00:11:44,355 --> 00:11:46,444 HANSON: Apart from your work with members of. 310 00:11:46,488 --> 00:11:48,882 NIAC, have you worked with any other organizations tied to. 311 00:11:48,925 --> 00:11:52,189 Iranian interests? OLIVIA: Senator, Mr. Barnow has 312 00:11:52,233 --> 00:11:54,322 already submitted a complete list 313 00:11:54,365 --> 00:11:56,803 of all relevant business relationships... Hold on, no, 314 00:11:56,846 --> 00:11:58,345 I-I may have, I may have forgotten one. 315 00:11:58,369 --> 00:11:59,893 A guy named Farhad. 316 00:11:59,936 --> 00:12:03,461 Very chatty waiter at Farhad's Falafel. 317 00:12:03,505 --> 00:12:05,942 What? Money, money changed hands. 318 00:12:05,986 --> 00:12:09,380 You may find this inquiry worthy of contempt, Mr. Barnow. 319 00:12:09,424 --> 00:12:12,253 I assure you the American people do not. 320 00:12:12,296 --> 00:12:14,429 Let's move on to the campaign stop last July. 321 00:12:14,472 --> 00:12:15,647 In Bangor, Maine. 322 00:12:15,691 --> 00:12:18,215 A moment, please? 323 00:12:18,259 --> 00:12:20,348 [quietly]: Uh, where's, where's he going with this? 324 00:12:20,391 --> 00:12:23,090 [whispering]: He's spinning his wheels. 325 00:12:23,133 --> 00:12:25,570 There was nothing illegal. Just... 326 00:12:25,614 --> 00:12:27,572 run out the clock on it. 327 00:12:27,616 --> 00:12:29,096 When you're ready, Mr. Barnow. 328 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:33,990 In order to understand what happened in Bangor, 329 00:12:34,014 --> 00:12:35,972 first, we really have to go back to Portland. 330 00:12:36,016 --> 00:12:36,973 ELIZABETH: I can't, 331 00:12:37,017 --> 00:12:39,193 I can't have another meal 332 00:12:39,236 --> 00:12:40,585 on the bus, I'm sorry. 333 00:12:40,629 --> 00:12:42,041 Okay, we're an hour and a half outside of Portland. 334 00:12:42,065 --> 00:12:43,414 It's 10 minutes, Mike. 335 00:12:43,458 --> 00:12:45,677 Okay, what you, what you need is sleep. 336 00:12:45,721 --> 00:12:47,679 What I need is to work on my stump speech! 337 00:12:47,723 --> 00:12:50,030 There is nothing wrong with the speech. 338 00:12:50,073 --> 00:12:52,989 People think I sound like a robot. 339 00:12:53,033 --> 00:12:55,644 MIKE: See, every candidate has their own version of road burn, 340 00:12:55,687 --> 00:12:58,865 the point at which all reserves of optimism and resilience 341 00:12:58,908 --> 00:13:01,606 are worn away by the lack of sleep, 342 00:13:01,650 --> 00:13:04,392 wretched food, and a relentless schedule 343 00:13:04,435 --> 00:13:05,959 under constant scrutiny. 344 00:13:06,002 --> 00:13:08,918 The danger with road burn is that it generally leads 345 00:13:08,962 --> 00:13:12,226 to a meltdown. And my number one job as campaign manager 346 00:13:12,269 --> 00:13:13,923 is to make sure that this meltdown 347 00:13:13,967 --> 00:13:15,316 did not occur in front of cameras. 348 00:13:15,359 --> 00:13:16,859 Hey, we really should be back on the road.Mike... 349 00:13:16,883 --> 00:13:18,425 Well, there's too much radiation out here. 350 00:13:18,449 --> 00:13:19,407 Something you can handle with your new...[bird squawks] 351 00:13:19,450 --> 00:13:21,583 Oh, my God! Look! 352 00:13:21,626 --> 00:13:22,584 MIKE: And then it happened. 353 00:13:22,627 --> 00:13:23,803 Oh... That poor thing. 354 00:13:23,846 --> 00:13:26,588 ELIZABETH: Ooh... it's still breathing. 355 00:13:26,631 --> 00:13:28,155 Must've fallen from its nest. 356 00:13:28,198 --> 00:13:30,113 Oh, well. Circle of life. Shall we? 357 00:13:30,157 --> 00:13:32,550 Oh, bless your heart. Absolutely not. 358 00:13:32,594 --> 00:13:36,641 We're not leaving this creature here to die alone. 359 00:13:36,685 --> 00:13:38,556 We're all it has. We've got to do something. 360 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,012 BLAKE: All right, all right, I'll-I'll look up a vet. 361 00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:41,342 Or a wildlife sanctuary. 362 00:13:41,385 --> 00:13:42,536 I'm not touching that thing.Yes. 363 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:43,668 MIKE: I mean, you have to remember, 364 00:13:43,692 --> 00:13:45,955 she had just run circles around Miller 365 00:13:45,999 --> 00:13:47,478 in a town hall debate. 366 00:13:47,522 --> 00:13:48,871 And all the press could talk about 367 00:13:48,915 --> 00:13:51,439 is how she seemed "overprepared." 368 00:13:51,482 --> 00:13:53,484 The more hatred Miller spewed, 369 00:13:53,528 --> 00:13:54,810 the more his poll numbers went up, 370 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,420 and there was nothing we could do about it. 371 00:13:56,444 --> 00:13:59,273 And somehow, rather than think about our dying campaign, 372 00:13:59,316 --> 00:14:01,449 or our dying democracy, 373 00:14:01,492 --> 00:14:04,495 it was easier, for a moment, to think about a dying bird. 374 00:14:04,539 --> 00:14:07,150 In .5 miles you'll pass Apple Blossom Highway. 375 00:14:07,194 --> 00:14:08,345 You couldn't find anything closer? 376 00:14:08,369 --> 00:14:10,284 We're ten minutes from the freeway. 377 00:14:10,327 --> 00:14:11,652 You sure they're open? BLAKE: Yes, I called ahead. They know we're coming. 378 00:14:11,676 --> 00:14:12,956 It's right up here on the right. 379 00:14:12,982 --> 00:14:15,289 Oh, yeah. It's right on the right. Right there. 380 00:14:15,332 --> 00:14:17,421 MIKE: I was willing to indulge this, to a point. 381 00:14:17,465 --> 00:14:19,554 But even I had my limits. 382 00:14:19,597 --> 00:14:22,035 I mean, isn't there anything you can do? 383 00:14:22,078 --> 00:14:23,166 At this point, our options 384 00:14:23,210 --> 00:14:24,864 would be to let nature take its course, 385 00:14:24,907 --> 00:14:26,604 or I can help things along. 386 00:14:26,648 --> 00:14:29,390 [quietly]: Okay, I'm sorry. 387 00:14:29,433 --> 00:14:32,480 But we're gonna need a second opinion.No. No. 388 00:14:32,523 --> 00:14:34,351 We already left hundreds of donors 389 00:14:34,395 --> 00:14:35,875 waiting for you in Portland. 390 00:14:35,918 --> 00:14:37,635 If we miss this endorsement... I have made every stop. 391 00:14:37,659 --> 00:14:39,226 I haven't seen my kids in three weeks. 392 00:14:39,269 --> 00:14:41,073 Beth, we have too much to do. I'm asking for one thing. 393 00:14:41,097 --> 00:14:42,707 This one thing. Excuse me. 394 00:14:42,751 --> 00:14:44,927 I'm... I'm so sorry. I think she's gone. 395 00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:46,320 [gasps] Oh... 396 00:14:46,363 --> 00:14:47,321 My God. 397 00:14:47,364 --> 00:14:48,844 How do we know it's a she? 398 00:14:48,888 --> 00:14:49,845 Wait. Let's go to Bangor. 399 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:51,499 One more thing. 400 00:14:51,542 --> 00:14:55,546 [Blake humming] 401 00:14:55,590 --> 00:14:59,289 ♪ Amazing grace 402 00:14:59,333 --> 00:15:02,727 ♪ How sweet... the sound. 403 00:15:02,771 --> 00:15:05,339 [birds singing] 404 00:15:05,382 --> 00:15:07,428 And then, finally, we were on to Bangor. 405 00:15:07,471 --> 00:15:10,474 I'm afraid that's all the time we have today. 406 00:15:10,518 --> 00:15:14,000 It seems Scheherazade has been interrupted. 407 00:15:14,043 --> 00:15:15,412 Committee will reconvene at 9:00 a.m. 408 00:15:15,436 --> 00:15:18,221 for the pertinent facts of the event in question. 409 00:15:18,265 --> 00:15:21,311 Thank you.[quietly]: Round one, McCord. 410 00:15:23,444 --> 00:15:25,402 ELIZABETH: Well, that's not fair. 411 00:15:25,446 --> 00:15:28,492 Because H.W. was captain of his baseball team at Yale. 412 00:15:28,536 --> 00:15:29,972 Of course he can throw. 413 00:15:30,016 --> 00:15:31,558 Yeah. The dude's a boss. He just... He just hits the mound 414 00:15:31,582 --> 00:15:32,975 and, like, fires it. 415 00:15:33,019 --> 00:15:35,369 ELIZABETH: Show me Coolidge again.Okay. 416 00:15:35,412 --> 00:15:38,589 Well, that's about all we got. 417 00:15:40,548 --> 00:15:42,115 You mean it's further than that? 418 00:15:43,159 --> 00:15:45,118 A little bit. 419 00:15:45,161 --> 00:15:46,119 Come on. How... 420 00:15:46,162 --> 00:15:47,729 Fire it in here, babe. 421 00:15:47,772 --> 00:15:49,209 Let's see what you can do. 422 00:15:49,252 --> 00:15:51,428 ELIZABETH: No leaks to the press if I smash a window. 423 00:15:51,472 --> 00:15:53,300 You know how that story'll go. 424 00:15:53,343 --> 00:15:54,712 Uh, "Cougar-in-chief throws like a girl"? 425 00:15:54,736 --> 00:15:57,652 You did not just say that. 426 00:15:57,695 --> 00:16:00,524 Cougar-in-chief? I didn't... I didn't make that up. 427 00:16:00,568 --> 00:16:02,309 Are people saying that? 428 00:16:02,352 --> 00:16:03,440 Don't answer that. 429 00:16:03,484 --> 00:16:05,486 Come on. No thinking. 430 00:16:05,529 --> 00:16:08,271 Now hum it in, babe, come on. Stop talking. 431 00:16:08,315 --> 00:16:09,403 [exhales] 432 00:16:14,234 --> 00:16:15,539 [muffled scream] 433 00:16:15,583 --> 00:16:16,888 Oh, my God. 434 00:16:16,932 --> 00:16:18,586 I broke the White House. 435 00:16:21,589 --> 00:16:23,025 No, that was, that was great. 436 00:16:23,069 --> 00:16:25,419 Uh... let's try it again. I don't want to. 437 00:16:25,462 --> 00:16:27,421 You've totally got this, Mom. 438 00:16:27,464 --> 00:16:29,858 Here. Here. 439 00:16:31,164 --> 00:16:33,011 Excuse me, are you a current employee of the White House? 440 00:16:33,035 --> 00:16:35,559 Busted. [Chuckles] 441 00:16:35,603 --> 00:16:38,562 I mean, seriously, though, why is your coffee so good? 442 00:16:38,606 --> 00:16:41,174 That's above your security clearance, ma'am. 443 00:16:41,217 --> 00:16:42,610 So, how's it going? 444 00:16:42,653 --> 00:16:46,396 Are you, uh, sad that you're not working on policy? 445 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:48,572 ROTUS is feeling like a promotion. 446 00:16:48,616 --> 00:16:49,834 Plus, I still get to weigh in. 447 00:16:49,878 --> 00:16:52,272 Wait, ROTUS? 448 00:16:52,315 --> 00:16:55,492 Receptionist of the United States.[chuckles] Oh, my God. 449 00:16:55,536 --> 00:16:56,948 Are we just not going to talk about the date? 450 00:16:56,972 --> 00:17:01,411 Ah... well, I sort of assumed that Griffin 451 00:17:01,455 --> 00:17:02,586 had already told you. 452 00:17:02,630 --> 00:17:03,781 So... He said it was a little awkward. 453 00:17:03,805 --> 00:17:05,807 Yeah, it was like bombing a job interview. 454 00:17:05,850 --> 00:17:07,765 Oh. Shoot, I'm sorry. 455 00:17:07,809 --> 00:17:12,118 No, no, no. He was a super nice guy. 456 00:17:12,161 --> 00:17:14,642 Really, just exactly like you said. 457 00:17:14,685 --> 00:17:18,167 Um, I don't know, maybe... 458 00:17:18,211 --> 00:17:20,474 maybe I, like, tanked it on purpose. 459 00:17:20,517 --> 00:17:22,476 Oh... I get it. 460 00:17:22,519 --> 00:17:24,086 You are still not over me. [Laughs] 461 00:17:24,130 --> 00:17:26,393 You got it. [Chuckles] 462 00:17:26,436 --> 00:17:28,047 Okay, so, here's the thing: 463 00:17:28,090 --> 00:17:32,138 first, he says to me that I'm prettier in person? 464 00:17:32,181 --> 00:17:34,618 Oh, how dare he? Okay. 465 00:17:34,662 --> 00:17:38,709 But then he... he just, like, knew everything about my family. 466 00:17:38,753 --> 00:17:40,711 And it... it got weird. I don't know. 467 00:17:40,755 --> 00:17:41,775 You do realize your family is, like, 468 00:17:41,799 --> 00:17:43,627 internationally famous, right? 469 00:17:43,671 --> 00:17:46,587 Well, I guess it still freaks me out. 470 00:17:46,630 --> 00:17:49,198 What your mom had for breakfast is public record. 471 00:17:49,242 --> 00:17:50,808 Look at where they live. 472 00:17:50,852 --> 00:17:52,767 Please, if it were me, I'd be Eloise. 473 00:17:52,810 --> 00:17:54,223 I'd move in, slide down the bannisters, try to get 474 00:17:54,247 --> 00:17:55,987 the Secret Service to dance with me. 475 00:17:56,031 --> 00:17:58,555 Try to get a good table at that sushi spot 476 00:17:58,599 --> 00:18:00,079 that I can never get into. 477 00:18:00,122 --> 00:18:01,689 Hmm. I get it. It's not you. 478 00:18:01,732 --> 00:18:03,778 You... You work at a human rights organization, 479 00:18:03,821 --> 00:18:04,779 you're very serious and committed. 480 00:18:04,822 --> 00:18:06,172 Excuse me. 481 00:18:06,215 --> 00:18:08,106 It's not like I never have fun. How would I know? 482 00:18:08,130 --> 00:18:10,480 You haven't posted on Instagram since the campaign. 483 00:18:10,524 --> 00:18:13,788 What? So if I don't post, that means that I'm not having fun? 484 00:18:13,831 --> 00:18:15,529 That's what the youth of America is saying. 485 00:18:15,572 --> 00:18:19,315 Blake... See? Fun can be had while working for the government. 486 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:20,664 Very busy. Very busy. 487 00:18:24,364 --> 00:18:27,149 HANSON: Resuming the testimony of Michael Barnow. 488 00:18:27,193 --> 00:18:29,804 Right. So we had to miss the campaign event in Portland, 489 00:18:29,847 --> 00:18:32,633 but thanks to the bird's blessedly swift expiration, 490 00:18:32,676 --> 00:18:35,157 we were now making excellent time to Bangor. 491 00:18:35,201 --> 00:18:37,353 Where you expected to receive the endorsement of State Senator 492 00:18:37,377 --> 00:18:39,857 Cyrus Woodhouse of Maine, correct? Exactly. 493 00:18:39,901 --> 00:18:41,946 He was hosting a summer fair at a 494 00:18:41,990 --> 00:18:43,383 community center bearing his name. 495 00:18:43,426 --> 00:18:45,346 HANSON: And with Senator Woodhouse's endorsement, 496 00:18:45,385 --> 00:18:47,865 you felt reasonably confident of winning Maine's 497 00:18:47,909 --> 00:18:50,912 second congressional district. Netting us another electoral vote. 498 00:18:50,955 --> 00:18:53,282 Which you desperately needed. Not sure that's how I would've put it at the time, 499 00:18:53,306 --> 00:18:54,742 but yes. 500 00:18:54,785 --> 00:18:56,023 [loud horn honking]MIKE: It's go time, people! 501 00:18:56,047 --> 00:18:58,267 [mumbling]I'll get you some coffee. 502 00:18:58,311 --> 00:19:01,227 Hey, Bess? Senator Woodhouse is right outside. 503 00:19:01,270 --> 00:19:02,508 I need you to work that old man 504 00:19:02,532 --> 00:19:04,249 like Daddy Warbucks on Christmas. You with me? 505 00:19:04,273 --> 00:19:05,318 You got this? Yeah. 506 00:19:05,361 --> 00:19:06,681 Grab your gla... glasses. Coffee? 507 00:19:06,710 --> 00:19:07,929 Glasses.Coffee. 508 00:19:07,972 --> 00:19:09,104 Glasses... Glasses on.Okay. 509 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:11,324 Glasses on. Here we go. This way. 510 00:19:11,367 --> 00:19:12,431 I'm going. Okay. Walk this way. 511 00:19:12,455 --> 00:19:13,455 [applause] 512 00:19:16,329 --> 00:19:19,767 [quietly]: Senator Woodhouse, second congressional district. 513 00:19:19,810 --> 00:19:22,726 Senator Woodhouse, so nice to meet you, sir. Thank you. 514 00:19:22,770 --> 00:19:23,858 It's not a good day. 515 00:19:23,901 --> 00:19:26,121 Senator, uh, Mike Barnow. 516 00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:27,272 I'm Secretary McCord's campaign manager. 517 00:19:27,296 --> 00:19:28,254 We spoke on the phone. 518 00:19:28,297 --> 00:19:29,820 WOODHOUSE: Oh, yes. 519 00:19:29,864 --> 00:19:31,474 ELIZABETH: Senator, I-I wanted 520 00:19:31,518 --> 00:19:34,303 to tell you how grateful I am for this endorsement. 521 00:19:34,347 --> 00:19:37,524 I know that we can do great things 522 00:19:37,567 --> 00:19:39,743 for the second congressional district of Maine. 523 00:19:39,787 --> 00:19:41,484 Well, we'll have to see about that. 524 00:19:41,528 --> 00:19:44,444 Not sure I can endorse a Communist. AIDE: Senator... 525 00:19:44,487 --> 00:19:47,273 Listen, I love my granddaughter to pieces. 526 00:19:47,316 --> 00:19:48,404 But she's a radical. 527 00:19:48,448 --> 00:19:51,059 And frankly, a bit of a loose woman. 528 00:19:51,102 --> 00:19:53,322 If we could have a moment. 529 00:19:53,366 --> 00:19:54,517 These people wanted to say "hi." 530 00:19:54,541 --> 00:19:56,238 Gosh, I haven't been called that in years. 531 00:19:56,282 --> 00:19:58,260 Call the hotel in Augusta, tell them we're gonna be early. 532 00:19:58,284 --> 00:20:00,111 Yeah. No. No. 533 00:20:00,155 --> 00:20:01,524 We are not leaving. We can stay. Yes. 534 00:20:01,548 --> 00:20:03,463 The Pepperidge Farm guy is sundowning. 535 00:20:03,506 --> 00:20:04,899 We're not staying. Okay. 536 00:20:04,942 --> 00:20:06,422 So we don't get the endorsement. 537 00:20:06,466 --> 00:20:08,052 That's why we're here. I mean, we're here. 538 00:20:08,076 --> 00:20:09,773 I-I got a great speech. 539 00:20:09,817 --> 00:20:11,210 It's... Everybody's w... 540 00:20:11,253 --> 00:20:12,211 There's a quilting bee. Bess! 541 00:20:12,254 --> 00:20:13,386 Oh, my gosh... 542 00:20:13,429 --> 00:20:15,126 I think I feel worse for the granddaughter. 543 00:20:15,170 --> 00:20:17,738 She's loose. She doesn't care. 544 00:20:17,781 --> 00:20:21,045 The-the secretary wasn't in charge of passports directly, 545 00:20:21,089 --> 00:20:22,482 but I will share your concerns. 546 00:20:22,525 --> 00:20:24,135 Will you excuse me for one second? 547 00:20:24,179 --> 00:20:25,528 We are pulling the plug 548 00:20:25,572 --> 00:20:26,984 if this thing doesn't get started in ten. 549 00:20:27,008 --> 00:20:28,966 Where's the senator? I was about to ask you. 550 00:20:29,010 --> 00:20:31,404 Okay. Aw, will you yank her out of the quilting circle? 551 00:20:31,447 --> 00:20:33,295 I have to hit the little campaign manager's room, 552 00:20:33,319 --> 00:20:34,494 and then we're out. 553 00:20:34,537 --> 00:20:37,323 [indistinct chatter] 554 00:20:37,366 --> 00:20:40,674 All I want is bad pay-per-view and a minibar. 555 00:20:51,989 --> 00:20:53,556 That's not good. 556 00:20:58,518 --> 00:21:00,607 Senator? 557 00:21:00,650 --> 00:21:03,262 You need a hand in there? 558 00:21:15,491 --> 00:21:17,493 [groans] 559 00:21:21,976 --> 00:21:24,016 We're not getting that endorsement, are we, Senator? 560 00:21:29,723 --> 00:21:31,527 MCGRATH: Once you determined Senator Woodhouse was deceased, 561 00:21:31,551 --> 00:21:33,466 how did you proceed? 562 00:21:33,509 --> 00:21:35,250 MIKE: The way any campaign manager would. 563 00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:36,947 Determine the scope of the crisis, 564 00:21:36,991 --> 00:21:39,080 secure the perimeters, minimize the fallout. 565 00:21:39,123 --> 00:21:41,822 What "fallout," exactly, were you concerned about? 566 00:21:41,865 --> 00:21:43,258 MIKE: I had a candidate 567 00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:44,738 who was extremely sleep-deprived, 568 00:21:44,781 --> 00:21:48,089 in denial/despair about her sinking poll numbers, 569 00:21:48,132 --> 00:21:50,047 and feeling beaten up by a hostile press. 570 00:21:50,091 --> 00:21:52,615 If we had to miss an event to bury a dead bird, 571 00:21:52,659 --> 00:21:54,400 what was a dead senator gonna do to us? 572 00:21:54,443 --> 00:21:56,097 MIKE: We've got to get her on the bus. 573 00:21:56,140 --> 00:21:57,901 We've already missed the thing in Portland, um, 574 00:21:57,925 --> 00:22:00,231 and we-we obviously lost the endorsement. 575 00:22:00,275 --> 00:22:01,818 If we miss this town hall in Burlington... 576 00:22:01,842 --> 00:22:03,365 Okay, okay. What-what's the plan? 577 00:22:03,409 --> 00:22:05,498 [sighs] Oh... 578 00:22:05,541 --> 00:22:07,630 You go get her, go get her. I'll take care of this. 579 00:22:07,674 --> 00:22:09,023 Okay. Go, go. 580 00:22:30,044 --> 00:22:32,046 ♪ 581 00:22:42,491 --> 00:22:46,539 Now, see, I've never even tried to make a-a lattice crust. 582 00:22:46,582 --> 00:22:48,671 Hi... Hi. I have to steal her for one second. 583 00:22:48,715 --> 00:22:50,325 Oh. Bye. 584 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:52,632 Are we starting soon? I can't feel my feet. 585 00:22:52,675 --> 00:22:54,634 Yes, um, slight change of plans. 586 00:22:54,677 --> 00:22:56,679 Um, there's a-a power outage in Burlington... 587 00:22:56,723 --> 00:22:58,942 Oh. so we have to go there immediately, 588 00:22:58,986 --> 00:23:01,051 so they can have a tech check first thing tomorrow morning. 589 00:23:01,075 --> 00:23:02,748 [chuckles] "Tech check." "Tech check" rhymes. 590 00:23:02,772 --> 00:23:04,034 Yes, yes, yes. You need sleep. 591 00:23:04,078 --> 00:23:05,514 MIKE: Thanks so much! 592 00:23:05,558 --> 00:23:08,604 It was great to see you, everybody. Don't forget to vote! 593 00:23:08,648 --> 00:23:10,301 Everybody on the bus. Go, go, go, 594 00:23:10,345 --> 00:23:12,869 go, go, go. We're going to hell. 595 00:23:12,913 --> 00:23:15,611 No, we're going to the White House. 596 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:21,704 Can you explain why, in your haste, 597 00:23:21,748 --> 00:23:24,533 you took the time to call 911 from a pay phone? 598 00:23:24,577 --> 00:23:26,535 I'm sorry, what relevance could that possibly... 599 00:23:26,579 --> 00:23:28,189 My son Zach has a severe peanut allergy, 600 00:23:28,232 --> 00:23:29,495 and among other things 601 00:23:29,538 --> 00:23:31,584 we were told to always call 911 from a landline 602 00:23:31,627 --> 00:23:34,935 so the dispatcher can trace your call to a precise location 603 00:23:34,978 --> 00:23:36,652 and get the response team there even faster. 604 00:23:36,676 --> 00:23:39,069 So you were just following protocols, 605 00:23:39,113 --> 00:23:40,288 as you understood them. 606 00:23:40,331 --> 00:23:41,594 Absolutely. 607 00:23:41,637 --> 00:23:43,639 HANSON: Can we hear the audio, please? 608 00:23:45,728 --> 00:23:47,663 DISPATCHER [over recording]: 911. What's your emergency? 609 00:23:47,687 --> 00:23:49,752 MIKE: Yes, I would like to report a death, a dead body. 610 00:23:49,776 --> 00:23:52,300 He is in the bathroom at the Cyrus, 611 00:23:52,343 --> 00:23:55,216 uh, Woodhouse Community Center on River Road. 612 00:23:55,259 --> 00:23:56,652 Yeah, on Cyrus Woodhouse. 613 00:23:56,696 --> 00:23:58,480 Yes, that's also the name of the dead person. 614 00:23:58,524 --> 00:24:00,153 DISPATCHER: Can you tell me exactly what happened, 615 00:24:00,177 --> 00:24:01,483 and who am I speaking to? 616 00:24:01,527 --> 00:24:02,702 MIKE: I-I don't know! He was, 617 00:24:02,745 --> 00:24:04,462 he was very old, and he's in the men's room, 618 00:24:04,486 --> 00:24:06,029 and I have to go, and no, I cannot give you my name. 619 00:24:06,053 --> 00:24:07,315 [dial tone sounds] 620 00:24:09,622 --> 00:24:10,927 You know, not every situation 621 00:24:10,971 --> 00:24:13,626 is actually in the campaign manager's handbook. 622 00:24:13,669 --> 00:24:14,627 [applause] 623 00:24:14,670 --> 00:24:15,976 [crowd cheering] 624 00:24:21,242 --> 00:24:22,983 ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, 625 00:24:23,026 --> 00:24:24,724 please welcome to Citi Field 626 00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:28,075 the President of the United States, 627 00:24:28,118 --> 00:24:30,469 Elizabeth McCord. 628 00:24:39,521 --> 00:24:41,654 CROWD: Oh![gasps] 629 00:24:41,697 --> 00:24:44,961 Oh, my God! 630 00:24:45,005 --> 00:24:47,311 [booing] 631 00:24:47,355 --> 00:24:49,139 Come on, man. 632 00:24:49,183 --> 00:24:50,401 I didn't, I didn't... 633 00:24:50,445 --> 00:24:54,101 Mr. Met. No, no, no. I... 634 00:24:54,144 --> 00:24:56,756 Oh. Oh. Oh, my God. 635 00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:58,322 [distorted booing] 636 00:25:03,284 --> 00:25:05,242 [crowd cheering] 637 00:25:05,286 --> 00:25:06,592 [gasps] 638 00:25:06,635 --> 00:25:08,332 No, I didn't... 639 00:25:12,989 --> 00:25:14,991 [thumping] 640 00:25:20,606 --> 00:25:23,783 Whoa, arm's looking good. 641 00:25:23,826 --> 00:25:25,219 [groans0. 642 00:25:25,262 --> 00:25:28,614 Yeah, it's still not the full distance yet. I... 643 00:25:28,657 --> 00:25:30,920 Well, what is it? 644 00:25:30,964 --> 00:25:35,708 The gas tax protests or pitch anxiety? 645 00:25:35,751 --> 00:25:38,319 I had a nightmare 646 00:25:38,362 --> 00:25:41,235 that I beaned Mr. Met 647 00:25:41,278 --> 00:25:43,629 with my pitch. Yeah.[chuckles] 648 00:25:43,672 --> 00:25:45,456 I don't know, it was probably a symbol 649 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:48,677 for how I'm clobbering America 650 00:25:48,721 --> 00:25:50,549 with my gas tax. 651 00:25:50,592 --> 00:25:51,724 Well, I have something 652 00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:52,899 to take your mind off it. 653 00:25:52,942 --> 00:25:55,771 Guess who called me yesterday. Ali? 654 00:25:55,815 --> 00:25:59,427 No. I only hear from her when I'm lurking on her Instagram. 655 00:25:59,470 --> 00:26:01,124 No, Dmitri Petrov. 656 00:26:01,168 --> 00:26:04,780 Is he allowed to call you? 657 00:26:04,824 --> 00:26:06,347 Well, you're about to grant amnesty 658 00:26:06,390 --> 00:26:09,350 to U.S. and Russian intelligence officers, so I'd say yes. 659 00:26:09,393 --> 00:26:10,743 What did he want? 660 00:26:10,786 --> 00:26:14,485 To thank us for the deal, and to ask permission 661 00:26:14,529 --> 00:26:17,401 to contact Stevie. 662 00:26:17,445 --> 00:26:21,101 That's, like, weirdly patriarchal 663 00:26:21,144 --> 00:26:22,668 and romantic at the same time. 664 00:26:22,711 --> 00:26:24,776 Uh, considering he was never supposed to be dating her 665 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,672 in the first place, I appreciate the gesture. 666 00:26:26,715 --> 00:26:28,195 Well, what did you say? 667 00:26:28,238 --> 00:26:29,805 It was up to him. 668 00:26:29,849 --> 00:26:31,633 [sighs] 669 00:26:31,677 --> 00:26:35,158 I mean, I kind of love that he's still thinking about her, 670 00:26:35,202 --> 00:26:38,031 you know? And I happen to believe 671 00:26:38,074 --> 00:26:41,425 that she's still hung up on him. 672 00:26:41,469 --> 00:26:43,036 Think we should give her a heads-up? 673 00:26:43,079 --> 00:26:44,951 And risk watching her spiral again 674 00:26:44,994 --> 00:26:46,387 if he doesn't follow through? 675 00:26:46,430 --> 00:26:48,389 No, thank you, sir. True. 676 00:26:48,432 --> 00:26:51,914 I say we just stay out of it. 677 00:26:51,958 --> 00:26:56,179 You know? Let it play out the way it's gonna play out. 678 00:26:56,223 --> 00:26:59,008 [laughing]: God, I love it when it's not up to me. 679 00:27:01,445 --> 00:27:03,404 [groans] Okay. 680 00:27:03,447 --> 00:27:04,840 I love you. 681 00:27:04,884 --> 00:27:06,102 Come on. I love you, too. 682 00:27:16,069 --> 00:27:18,071 [camera shutters clicking] 683 00:27:19,246 --> 00:27:20,943 I want to thank. 684 00:27:20,987 --> 00:27:24,207 Secretary Thompson and Foreign Minister Avdonin 685 00:27:24,251 --> 00:27:26,253 for this historic agreement 686 00:27:26,296 --> 00:27:28,559 between our nations. 687 00:27:28,603 --> 00:27:31,127 When two great powers come together to share intelligence 688 00:27:31,171 --> 00:27:33,869 and unite against common enemies, 689 00:27:33,913 --> 00:27:36,655 the whole world benefits, so thank you. 690 00:27:38,569 --> 00:27:40,571 Thanks, everyone. That's all for today. 691 00:27:40,615 --> 00:27:43,052 Konstantin, it's nice to be working with you again. 692 00:27:43,096 --> 00:27:47,535 Congratulations on the promotion, Madam President. 693 00:27:47,578 --> 00:27:51,278 Secretary Thompson, you hit it out of the ballpark. 694 00:27:51,321 --> 00:27:54,063 You threw the pitch, Madam President. 695 00:27:54,107 --> 00:27:56,675 Your boss is a great diplomat, Nina. 696 00:27:56,718 --> 00:27:57,893 She learned from the best. 697 00:27:57,937 --> 00:27:59,460 BLAKE: [clears throat] Ma'am? Yes? 698 00:27:59,503 --> 00:28:01,288 It's, uh, time to take you to the stadium. 699 00:28:01,331 --> 00:28:04,073 Oh, boy. 700 00:28:04,117 --> 00:28:07,729 Does the President of Russia also have to play sports? 701 00:28:07,773 --> 00:28:10,340 No, he chooses to, 702 00:28:10,384 --> 00:28:13,604 and somehow, he always wins. [chuckles] 703 00:28:13,648 --> 00:28:15,650 Get those to the staff secretary. 704 00:28:15,694 --> 00:28:16,695 Make sure NSC has a copy. 705 00:28:16,738 --> 00:28:18,087 CANDACE: Of course, Mr. Jackson. 706 00:28:18,131 --> 00:28:20,022 What happened to the other kid, uh, Trevor, was it? 707 00:28:20,046 --> 00:28:21,482 Travis. Travis. 708 00:28:21,525 --> 00:28:24,093 I needed an upgrade. 709 00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:26,530 Senator Gates is waiting in your office, 710 00:28:26,574 --> 00:28:27,856 I pushed the Transportation Secretary to 3:00, 711 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:30,491 and your wife asked if you're free for lunch. 712 00:28:30,534 --> 00:28:32,754 You didn't answer, did you? 713 00:28:32,798 --> 00:28:36,540 I mentioned that you and the Senator had plans, but... 714 00:28:36,584 --> 00:28:39,761 And then she asked you where, and you told her, 715 00:28:39,805 --> 00:28:42,590 didn't you? Damn it. 716 00:28:42,633 --> 00:28:43,722 Do you not understand 717 00:28:43,765 --> 00:28:45,419 when you're being worked for information? 718 00:28:45,462 --> 00:28:47,595 I'm very sorry. It won't happen again. 719 00:28:47,638 --> 00:28:49,423 You're damn right it won't. 720 00:28:51,033 --> 00:28:53,253 [overlapping protests] 721 00:29:03,524 --> 00:29:06,396 STEVIE: I do not understand 722 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,356 why they are still attacking you over the air pressure thing. 723 00:29:09,399 --> 00:29:12,707 I mean, it does save gas. 724 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:15,144 [chuckles] Oh, my God. If that's a meme about me, 725 00:29:15,188 --> 00:29:16,798 I don't want to see it. 726 00:29:16,842 --> 00:29:18,278 Mom, no. 727 00:29:18,321 --> 00:29:20,062 It's, uh, actually it's from this guy 728 00:29:20,106 --> 00:29:21,934 that-that Blake set me up with. 729 00:29:21,977 --> 00:29:24,153 Um, we had a really awkward lunch, 730 00:29:24,197 --> 00:29:26,721 and then... Here. He hasn't given up. 731 00:29:26,765 --> 00:29:29,158 [both laugh]Isn't that good? 732 00:29:29,202 --> 00:29:31,552 Well, he's got strong GIF game, I'll give him that. 733 00:29:31,595 --> 00:29:33,206 Yes. Yes, he does. 734 00:29:33,249 --> 00:29:35,338 It's always nice when they fight for you. 735 00:29:35,382 --> 00:29:38,777 [chuckles] Yeah, it is. 736 00:29:42,606 --> 00:29:45,740 [indistinct chatter] 737 00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:47,568 [grunts]Ah. 738 00:29:47,611 --> 00:29:50,005 Ah, Kevlar, so flattering, 739 00:29:50,049 --> 00:29:52,660 and it breathes, too. 740 00:29:52,703 --> 00:29:54,836 There are a few protesters in the stands. 741 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,534 [groans] Can't they leave the politics out of baseball? 742 00:29:57,578 --> 00:30:00,450 They're just exercising their first amendment rights. 743 00:30:00,494 --> 00:30:01,756 Okay. Remember H.W. 744 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,540 No thinking, just hit the mound and fire. 745 00:30:03,584 --> 00:30:05,847 Yup. Right over home base. 746 00:30:05,891 --> 00:30:07,414 HENRY and STEVIE: Home plate. 747 00:30:07,457 --> 00:30:08,632 Plate. 748 00:30:08,676 --> 00:30:10,678 GUARD: We're ready for you, Madam President. 749 00:30:15,509 --> 00:30:16,878 Home plate. Home plate. You got it. 750 00:30:16,902 --> 00:30:18,904 [crowd cheering, chanting] 751 00:30:22,342 --> 00:30:23,996 ANNOUNCER: Please welcome to Citi Field, 752 00:30:24,039 --> 00:30:25,736 the President of the United States, 753 00:30:25,780 --> 00:30:27,782 Elizabeth McCord. 754 00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:30,611 I want to, I want to back off on the gas tax. 755 00:30:30,654 --> 00:30:33,353 Mom... There are other ways to fund the bill. 756 00:30:33,396 --> 00:30:35,877 After all the political capital you spent 757 00:30:35,921 --> 00:30:37,661 getting the bill through Congress, 758 00:30:37,705 --> 00:30:40,273 backing off now could be a major embarrassment. 759 00:30:40,316 --> 00:30:42,710 We're already embarrassed. 760 00:30:42,753 --> 00:30:44,233 Look at them. 761 00:30:44,277 --> 00:30:46,235 Why aren't we listening? 762 00:30:46,279 --> 00:30:48,759 Can we discuss this when there isn't a stadium crowd 763 00:30:48,803 --> 00:30:50,674 waiting for you? 764 00:30:52,111 --> 00:30:54,417 I can't... I have to go watch this on my phone. 765 00:30:54,461 --> 00:30:56,680 Sorry. Okay, honey. 766 00:30:56,724 --> 00:30:59,945 ANNOUNCER: Welcome, Madam President. 767 00:30:59,988 --> 00:31:01,990 [crowd cheering, applause] 768 00:31:03,339 --> 00:31:05,298 [organ playing lively music] 769 00:31:05,341 --> 00:31:07,343 [crowd cheering] 770 00:31:09,955 --> 00:31:12,218 Our ceremonial catcher 771 00:31:12,261 --> 00:31:14,394 is Luis Guillorme. 772 00:31:14,437 --> 00:31:17,353 [crowd cheering, applause] 773 00:31:22,228 --> 00:31:24,926 [crowd laughing] 774 00:31:27,059 --> 00:31:29,409 [crowd cheering] 775 00:31:31,541 --> 00:31:34,240 ANNOUNCER: Madam President, it's your pitch. 776 00:31:43,423 --> 00:31:46,382 ["I Got More Bills Than I Got Pay" Sonny Ellis plays] 777 00:31:47,601 --> 00:31:51,474 ANNOUNCER: Great job, Madam President. 778 00:31:51,518 --> 00:31:54,521 [announcer continues indistinctly] 779 00:31:55,565 --> 00:31:57,741 You told the catcher to move forward. 780 00:31:57,785 --> 00:31:59,526 It's my job to make her look good. 781 00:31:59,569 --> 00:32:01,397 No, Russell, it's your job to help her execute 782 00:32:01,441 --> 00:32:03,182 her policies effectively. 783 00:32:03,225 --> 00:32:05,662 You know I respect the hell out of you, Henry, 784 00:32:05,706 --> 00:32:07,708 but don't tell me what my job is. 785 00:32:07,751 --> 00:32:08,970 Let me ask you something. 786 00:32:09,014 --> 00:32:11,930 If Conrad wanted to make a policy change, 787 00:32:11,973 --> 00:32:13,409 would you openly contradict him? 788 00:32:13,453 --> 00:32:15,300 I've got eight years' experience in the White House... 789 00:32:15,324 --> 00:32:16,606 No, just answer the question, Russell, 790 00:32:16,630 --> 00:32:19,328 because I see a chief of staff second-guessing 791 00:32:19,372 --> 00:32:21,591 and micromanaging the elected leader of this country. 792 00:32:21,635 --> 00:32:23,680 'Cause this isn't like any other presidency. 793 00:32:23,724 --> 00:32:27,249 Anything that came at Conrad comes at her twice as hard. 794 00:32:27,293 --> 00:32:29,643 All right? You don't want to know the threat reports I get, 795 00:32:29,686 --> 00:32:31,606 or what this Congress is capable of doing to her, 796 00:32:31,645 --> 00:32:33,647 and you won't have to 797 00:32:33,690 --> 00:32:35,562 'cause I'm the one thinking five steps ahead 798 00:32:35,605 --> 00:32:37,694 to protect her from the worst of it. 799 00:32:37,738 --> 00:32:40,697 I get that you're trying to protect her, 800 00:32:40,741 --> 00:32:42,569 I do, 801 00:32:42,612 --> 00:32:45,615 but I think that you and I and everybody out there 802 00:32:45,659 --> 00:32:47,530 is just gonna have to take a breath 803 00:32:47,574 --> 00:32:50,533 and find out what it looks like to have a woman president 804 00:32:50,577 --> 00:32:52,927 by having one, by letting it happen 805 00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:56,278 and not looking for the pitfalls. 806 00:32:56,322 --> 00:32:58,193 The country elected her, 807 00:32:58,237 --> 00:33:00,456 and now it's time to let her lead. 808 00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:05,026 ANNOUNCER: And now, here they are: Your New York Mets! 809 00:33:05,070 --> 00:33:06,723 [crowd cheering] 810 00:33:12,207 --> 00:33:13,619 Mr. Jackson's waiting for you in the Oval, ma'am. 811 00:33:13,643 --> 00:33:15,036 Oh, gosh, thanks. [stammers] 812 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:16,579 You really don't have to do this anymore. 813 00:33:16,603 --> 00:33:19,693 I thought you needed it after your egg white frittata. 814 00:33:19,736 --> 00:33:22,565 With cashew cheese. 815 00:33:22,609 --> 00:33:25,742 Nuts and cheese, really two different things. Yes, ma'am. 816 00:33:25,786 --> 00:33:27,570 Congratulations on the pitch, ma'am. 817 00:33:27,614 --> 00:33:29,703 You'll be happy to know the Internet loves you again. 818 00:33:29,746 --> 00:33:33,750 A little high and wide, but I guess I didn't embarrass myself. 819 00:33:33,794 --> 00:33:34,969 Good morning. 820 00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:37,058 RUSSELL: Good morning. It was a solid throw 821 00:33:37,102 --> 00:33:40,496 and full distance from the mound. Impressive. 822 00:33:40,540 --> 00:33:42,803 [whispers]: He's so nice to me. It's hard to get used to. 823 00:33:42,846 --> 00:33:45,893 Um... 824 00:33:45,936 --> 00:33:49,027 Daisy, I want to release a statement this morning 825 00:33:49,070 --> 00:33:52,900 announcing that I'll be looking into ways to delay or roll back 826 00:33:52,943 --> 00:33:54,902 the gas tax, and then I'm gonna 827 00:33:54,945 --> 00:33:57,992 need an updated list of proposals 828 00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:01,822 for new revenue streams to make up the deficit. 829 00:34:01,865 --> 00:34:03,345 Yes? 830 00:34:03,389 --> 00:34:08,089 With respect, Madam President, giving in to protesters 831 00:34:08,133 --> 00:34:12,572 risks turning your biggest legislative win into a defeat. 832 00:34:12,615 --> 00:34:13,964 I hear that, 833 00:34:14,008 --> 00:34:17,142 but I don't see how responding to the objections 834 00:34:17,185 --> 00:34:19,013 of the people I was elected to serve 835 00:34:19,057 --> 00:34:21,711 makes me weak. 836 00:34:21,755 --> 00:34:23,017 I know we're all 837 00:34:23,061 --> 00:34:24,801 panicked about the approval rating, 838 00:34:24,845 --> 00:34:28,544 but if throwing a ball makes people love me again, 839 00:34:28,588 --> 00:34:30,851 then how much could it really matter? 840 00:34:30,894 --> 00:34:33,201 Well, Conrad didn't like it, either, 841 00:34:33,245 --> 00:34:35,899 but your approval rating is how you get things done. 842 00:34:35,943 --> 00:34:37,858 Right now Hanson and his minions are realizing 843 00:34:37,901 --> 00:34:39,381 they're gonna have to put off murder 844 00:34:39,425 --> 00:34:40,556 until next week. 845 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,124 It's crude and it's fear-based, 846 00:34:43,168 --> 00:34:45,387 but it works. 847 00:34:45,431 --> 00:34:47,650 Okay. Well, uh... 848 00:34:47,694 --> 00:34:50,740 You might be right about this one, 849 00:34:50,784 --> 00:34:53,091 but I do want to get to work on that statement, 850 00:34:53,134 --> 00:34:54,788 please. 851 00:34:54,831 --> 00:34:56,833 Thank you. BLAKE: Thanks, ma'am. 852 00:35:00,837 --> 00:35:02,839 You okay, Russell? 853 00:35:04,058 --> 00:35:06,060 I will be. 854 00:35:08,845 --> 00:35:11,021 Hi. Devon. 855 00:35:11,065 --> 00:35:13,937 Nina Cummings from State. 856 00:35:13,981 --> 00:35:16,090 I called about getting the docs signed by Mr. Jackson? 857 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:18,377 Uh, he's in, if you want to get them signed now. 858 00:35:18,420 --> 00:35:19,639 I'm heading out. 859 00:35:19,682 --> 00:35:21,728 Oh. Well, it can wait until you get back. 860 00:35:21,771 --> 00:35:23,817 I'm not coming back. 861 00:35:23,860 --> 00:35:26,646 Not that I mind. 862 00:35:26,689 --> 00:35:28,691 Oh. 863 00:35:36,612 --> 00:35:40,616 RUSSELL: Unless you're the president or my wife, go away. 864 00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:42,140 [scoffs] 865 00:35:45,055 --> 00:35:46,709 Oh. Excuse me. [clears throat] 866 00:35:46,753 --> 00:35:48,798 Um, State needs your signature. 867 00:35:48,842 --> 00:35:51,018 I'd leave them with your assistant, but 868 00:35:51,061 --> 00:35:53,412 he left, so... 869 00:35:53,455 --> 00:35:55,588 Fine. 870 00:35:55,631 --> 00:35:58,112 It's better if I do everything myself anyway. 871 00:36:02,508 --> 00:36:05,032 You know, um, Devon out there worked 872 00:36:05,075 --> 00:36:06,947 for a Supreme Court justice. 873 00:36:06,990 --> 00:36:08,644 Well, then he should have figured out 874 00:36:08,688 --> 00:36:10,646 how to answer a phone. 875 00:36:10,690 --> 00:36:13,562 Yeah. Mm. 876 00:36:13,606 --> 00:36:16,086 For a... legendary gatekeeper, 877 00:36:16,130 --> 00:36:18,176 it's kind of surprising how little value 878 00:36:18,219 --> 00:36:20,178 you have of your own. 879 00:36:21,788 --> 00:36:24,225 I know it's-it's hard to replace somebody like Adele, 880 00:36:24,269 --> 00:36:27,054 but if you just give people a little bit 881 00:36:27,097 --> 00:36:29,187 of time and training, instead of throwing them all 882 00:36:29,230 --> 00:36:31,276 on the scrap heap at the first misstep... 883 00:36:31,319 --> 00:36:32,842 You finished? 884 00:36:33,887 --> 00:36:35,671 I'm sorry. 885 00:36:35,715 --> 00:36:38,587 No one else will say it because they're scared of you. 886 00:36:38,631 --> 00:36:40,589 Not a problem for you, is it? 887 00:36:40,633 --> 00:36:43,113 Ambassador Harriman taught me not to take crap from anybody. 888 00:36:43,157 --> 00:36:44,506 Fine. 889 00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:46,552 You're hired. 890 00:36:48,118 --> 00:36:50,077 What? 891 00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,819 If Harriman liked you, you're good enough for me. 892 00:36:52,862 --> 00:36:54,690 I'll call the secretary. 893 00:36:54,734 --> 00:36:55,996 Um... 894 00:36:56,039 --> 00:36:57,867 [laughs] Wow! I mean, I was really hoping 895 00:36:57,911 --> 00:36:59,956 that it was a tiny shirt for a gerbil. 896 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,697 Yeah, I mean, well, there's no need 897 00:37:01,741 --> 00:37:05,092 to patent a tiny shirt, but a unique item like 898 00:37:05,135 --> 00:37:06,702 the wearable gerbil display shirt... 899 00:37:06,746 --> 00:37:09,009 It requires the protection of a U.S. patent. 900 00:37:09,052 --> 00:37:11,054 I see. What can I say? 901 00:37:11,098 --> 00:37:12,882 Your job is way more fun than mine. 902 00:37:12,926 --> 00:37:15,624 I don't know. I think your job is a little more important. 903 00:37:15,668 --> 00:37:16,930 There you go. Oh, thank you. 904 00:37:16,973 --> 00:37:18,081 That has to be important. Well, I guess... 905 00:37:18,105 --> 00:37:19,280 It's important to the person 906 00:37:19,324 --> 00:37:20,890 who invented it. 907 00:37:20,934 --> 00:37:23,371 With this? 908 00:37:23,415 --> 00:37:24,894 What are you... what are you doing? 909 00:37:24,938 --> 00:37:26,437 I'm just giving this lady a better shot. 910 00:37:26,461 --> 00:37:28,898 [camera phone clicking] 911 00:37:30,465 --> 00:37:32,032 [laughs] Here, why don't we, uh...? 912 00:37:32,075 --> 00:37:33,512 Let's take our own photo. 913 00:37:33,555 --> 00:37:34,774 An "ussie" if you will. 914 00:37:34,817 --> 00:37:36,732 Oh. Wait. Should I wear the hat? No? 915 00:37:36,776 --> 00:37:38,168 That's totally up to you. 916 00:37:38,212 --> 00:37:39,866 Tough call. All right, I'm gonna do it. 917 00:37:39,909 --> 00:37:41,259 Okay. 918 00:37:41,302 --> 00:37:43,304 Oh, yeah, worth it.[phone camera clicks] 919 00:37:48,744 --> 00:37:50,268 WOMAN [over P.A.]: Welcome, passengers. 920 00:37:50,311 --> 00:37:52,115 We're just about to begin boarding for this afternoon's 921 00:37:52,139 --> 00:37:54,837 flight to Dulles International Airport. 922 00:37:59,059 --> 00:38:01,409 Mr. Barnow, you were saying you saw your efforts 923 00:38:01,453 --> 00:38:03,324 to cover up the death of Senator Woodhouse 924 00:38:03,368 --> 00:38:04,760 as part of your duties 925 00:38:04,804 --> 00:38:07,850 as Elizabeth McCord's campaign manager. 926 00:38:07,894 --> 00:38:09,852 Senator... I thought that 927 00:38:09,896 --> 00:38:11,696 the death of Senator Woodhouse was a situation 928 00:38:11,724 --> 00:38:13,813 I needed to manage, because up to that point, 929 00:38:13,856 --> 00:38:15,256 I was operating under the assumption 930 00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:17,556 that nothing could be worse for the McCord campaign 931 00:38:17,599 --> 00:38:21,037 than for this incredibly powerful, effective. 932 00:38:21,081 --> 00:38:24,127 Secretary of State to be seen as a weak, vulnerable woman. 933 00:38:24,171 --> 00:38:26,956 Then we got to Burlington. 934 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:30,612 Yeah, I want gender pay equity, but I want more. 935 00:38:30,656 --> 00:38:33,267 I want a living wage 936 00:38:33,311 --> 00:38:35,138 for every working American. 937 00:38:35,182 --> 00:38:38,838 You know, my father-in-law raised four kids 938 00:38:38,881 --> 00:38:40,840 on a steelworker's salary. 939 00:38:40,883 --> 00:38:43,016 That just wouldn't be possible today. 940 00:38:43,059 --> 00:38:44,844 But we will get there, 941 00:38:44,887 --> 00:38:47,107 because every American deserves that. 942 00:38:47,150 --> 00:38:49,283 Thank you for asking. 943 00:38:52,286 --> 00:38:55,202 Thank you. 944 00:38:55,245 --> 00:38:56,682 Hi, Secretary McCord. 945 00:38:56,725 --> 00:38:58,161 Ginny Matthews. 946 00:38:58,205 --> 00:38:59,424 Hi. 947 00:38:59,467 --> 00:39:01,861 Um... 948 00:39:01,904 --> 00:39:03,819 when I was 16, I got pregnant 949 00:39:03,863 --> 00:39:05,821 and dropped out of high school. 950 00:39:05,865 --> 00:39:08,258 Fortunately, my mom made me get my GED, 951 00:39:08,302 --> 00:39:10,130 and then I went on to nursing school 952 00:39:10,173 --> 00:39:11,827 with the help of a few loans. 953 00:39:11,871 --> 00:39:14,482 Um... at the hospital where I worked, 954 00:39:14,526 --> 00:39:18,268 I saw pain medication prescribed every day, 955 00:39:18,312 --> 00:39:21,924 and I saw... what it did to people, so, 956 00:39:21,968 --> 00:39:26,015 a few years ago, when my husband Howard had to have surgery, 957 00:39:26,059 --> 00:39:28,017 I told him, 958 00:39:28,061 --> 00:39:29,845 "Don't take that stuff." 959 00:39:29,889 --> 00:39:32,979 But he needed help with the pain, and... 960 00:39:33,022 --> 00:39:35,198 that's what they gave him. 961 00:39:39,202 --> 00:39:41,857 [crying]: Three years ago, I... 962 00:39:41,901 --> 00:39:43,293 [sniffles] 963 00:39:43,337 --> 00:39:46,906 Found him... dead from an overdose. 964 00:39:46,949 --> 00:39:48,995 Um... 965 00:39:49,038 --> 00:39:53,173 Without his salary, I couldn't keep up with the mortgage, and 966 00:39:53,216 --> 00:39:55,175 last year, I lost my house. 967 00:39:55,218 --> 00:39:58,744 Now I stay with my daughter, but she can barely afford groceries, 968 00:39:58,787 --> 00:40:01,224 much less medication for her son's asthma. 969 00:40:01,268 --> 00:40:05,011 I'm not looking for a handout, 970 00:40:05,054 --> 00:40:08,188 and I'll admit when I screw up, but 971 00:40:08,231 --> 00:40:11,234 I got to tell you, I'm asking myself, you know... 972 00:40:14,281 --> 00:40:16,065 is this h... 973 00:40:16,109 --> 00:40:18,546 is this how... how it's supposed to be? 974 00:40:22,594 --> 00:40:23,769 [microphone squeaks] 975 00:40:28,295 --> 00:40:30,950 [quietly]: No. 976 00:40:30,993 --> 00:40:33,648 That's not how it's supposed to be. 977 00:40:33,692 --> 00:40:35,345 [applause] 978 00:40:35,389 --> 00:40:36,869 [camera shutters clicking] 979 00:40:46,095 --> 00:40:48,489 MIKE: We all know what happened next. 980 00:40:48,533 --> 00:40:51,057 By morning, most of the country had seen that video, 981 00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:53,363 and her polls shot up six points. 982 00:40:53,407 --> 00:40:56,410 Vulnerability wasn't her weakness, it was her superpower. 983 00:40:56,454 --> 00:40:58,586 It was in that moment that I realized 984 00:40:58,630 --> 00:41:00,588 the old playbook meant nothing anymore. 985 00:41:00,632 --> 00:41:03,373 It's also the moment I might have believed in politics again. 986 00:41:03,417 --> 00:41:04,723 For, like, a day. 987 00:41:08,770 --> 00:41:10,380 I have the coroner's report 988 00:41:10,424 --> 00:41:12,034 from the Chief Medical Examiner's office 989 00:41:12,078 --> 00:41:13,253 in Bangor, Maine. 990 00:41:13,296 --> 00:41:14,733 It lists the cause of death 991 00:41:14,776 --> 00:41:18,171 for Senator Woodhouse as anoxia due to asphyxiation. 992 00:41:18,214 --> 00:41:19,694 Interestingly, the report 993 00:41:19,738 --> 00:41:22,958 declines to rule out foul play. 994 00:41:23,002 --> 00:41:24,743 Can I see that report, please? 995 00:41:24,786 --> 00:41:28,442 I'm sorry. What on earth are you trying to imply? 996 00:41:28,486 --> 00:41:29,724 Not implying anything, Mr. Barnow. 997 00:41:29,748 --> 00:41:31,793 I'm laying out the facts from your own testimony. 998 00:41:31,837 --> 00:41:33,229 You stated 999 00:41:33,273 --> 00:41:34,946 that the loss of Senator Woodhouse's endorsement 1000 00:41:34,970 --> 00:41:37,495 would have been a grave public embarrassment to the candidate, 1001 00:41:37,538 --> 00:41:38,800 one you said multiple times 1002 00:41:38,844 --> 00:41:40,759 was your "number one priority" to avoid. 1003 00:41:40,802 --> 00:41:42,301 Seriously? Senator, that is an outrageous 1004 00:41:42,325 --> 00:41:43,651 accusation founded on wild speculation. 1005 00:41:43,675 --> 00:41:45,677 Are you accusing me of murder? Are you insane? 1006 00:41:46,721 --> 00:41:48,549 Why don't we call a quick recess? 1007 00:41:52,597 --> 00:41:54,816 Are you redecorating? 1008 00:41:54,860 --> 00:41:57,558 We cleared things out for pitching practice. 1009 00:41:57,602 --> 00:41:59,212 We're gonna put it all back tomorrow. 1010 00:41:59,255 --> 00:42:00,866 Really? 1011 00:42:00,909 --> 00:42:03,042 I was kind of hoping for a driving range.[laughs] 1012 00:42:03,085 --> 00:42:05,435 Well, here's to a bump in the approval rating. 1013 00:42:05,479 --> 00:42:08,743 All I had to do was publicly admit I made a mistake. 1014 00:42:08,787 --> 00:42:10,049 I wouldn't say 1015 00:42:10,092 --> 00:42:11,659 the gas tax was a mistake. 1016 00:42:11,703 --> 00:42:13,115 HENRY: That pitch didn't hurt, either. 1017 00:42:13,139 --> 00:42:15,141 [Elizabeth laughs]Did I hear Scotch? 1018 00:42:15,184 --> 00:42:16,664 There are dumplings, too. 1019 00:42:16,708 --> 00:42:18,710 MIKE: Best dorm party ever. 1020 00:42:20,625 --> 00:42:23,105 So... how were the hearings? 1021 00:42:24,237 --> 00:42:27,283 I can ask now that it's over. 1022 00:42:27,327 --> 00:42:29,851 Anything but. 1023 00:42:31,244 --> 00:42:32,593 Forget the Iran hack. 1024 00:42:32,637 --> 00:42:33,942 They are looking into everything. 1025 00:42:35,378 --> 00:42:37,032 And if they can't find it, 1026 00:42:37,076 --> 00:42:38,599 they will find it anyway. 1027 00:42:40,253 --> 00:42:42,211 RUSSELL: So, 1028 00:42:42,255 --> 00:42:44,779 it's war. 1029 00:42:44,823 --> 00:42:47,608 Captioning sponsored by CBS. 1030 00:42:47,652 --> 00:42:49,772 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org