1 00:00:11,954 --> 00:00:14,624 [theme music playing] 2 00:01:31,473 --> 00:01:35,820 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com 3 00:01:44,923 --> 00:01:47,216 "Title One of the Stafford Act: 4 00:01:47,300 --> 00:01:50,553 'Emergency' means any occasion or instance for which, 5 00:01:50,637 --> 00:01:52,597 in the determination of the president..." 6 00:01:52,681 --> 00:01:55,058 "Determined" by the president. 7 00:01:55,141 --> 00:01:57,059 - Any instance? - As long as we can make the argument 8 00:01:57,143 --> 00:01:59,354 that this saves lives and protects health and safety. 9 00:01:59,437 --> 00:02:01,606 Well, unemployment leads to crime, 10 00:02:01,690 --> 00:02:04,860 to malnutrition, to improper medical care. 11 00:02:04,943 --> 00:02:07,362 There's no doubt it'll be challenged in the courts. 12 00:02:07,445 --> 00:02:09,113 Well, even so, by the time that happens, 13 00:02:09,197 --> 00:02:11,658 people will see what America Works looks like. 14 00:02:11,741 --> 00:02:14,995 Tell me, in your legal opinion... 15 00:02:16,538 --> 00:02:17,831 is there enough leeway here? 16 00:02:17,914 --> 00:02:19,833 Yes, the language is sufficiently vague. 17 00:02:19,916 --> 00:02:22,878 But just to be clear, this is completely unorthodox. 18 00:02:22,961 --> 00:02:25,755 No president has ever tried to reappropriate funds this way. 19 00:02:25,839 --> 00:02:27,966 Thank you, gentlemen, that's all I need. 20 00:02:29,592 --> 00:02:32,679 [Frank] The states won't go for this. Too radical. 21 00:02:32,762 --> 00:02:36,516 And if I call just one governor who says no and leaks it to the press, 22 00:02:36,599 --> 00:02:40,436 Congress will be on my ass before I get this out of the gates. 23 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,564 But, the District of Columbia... 24 00:02:42,647 --> 00:02:46,317 - No governor. - Just you, the mayor. 25 00:02:46,401 --> 00:02:48,778 Now, Barney, I know this puts you out on a ledge. 26 00:02:48,862 --> 00:02:51,907 I love it. I love everything about it. 27 00:02:53,199 --> 00:02:57,412 We have to fight Congress for every dollar in our budget, each year. 28 00:02:57,495 --> 00:03:01,081 If my people see me take the money they won't give us... 29 00:03:01,165 --> 00:03:02,667 well, I just won reelection. 30 00:03:02,751 --> 00:03:06,170 This is why you put a brawler like Barney Hull in office, 31 00:03:06,254 --> 00:03:08,172 aside from paying a debt. 32 00:03:08,256 --> 00:03:11,509 Add up 50 governors and 535 members of Congress, 33 00:03:11,593 --> 00:03:15,137 you don't come close to the gumption of one bold mayor. 34 00:03:15,221 --> 00:03:18,433 I want people registering for jobs in every part of the city 35 00:03:18,516 --> 00:03:21,436 as soon as possible, before the court challenges bubble up. 36 00:03:21,519 --> 00:03:24,104 What about one big tent right in front of the Capitol? 37 00:03:24,188 --> 00:03:28,108 Make Congress see the people line up all the way back to the Lincoln Memorial. 38 00:03:28,192 --> 00:03:30,278 Can we do something by July Fourth? 39 00:03:30,361 --> 00:03:33,197 You bring the fireworks, I'll bring the people. 40 00:03:37,285 --> 00:03:39,996 Good morning. Please, sit. 41 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,248 I know Remy has just briefed you all, 42 00:03:42,331 --> 00:03:44,709 so, aside from the Secretary of Homeland Security, 43 00:03:44,793 --> 00:03:47,963 who is no longer with us, does anyone else object to this plan? 44 00:03:49,213 --> 00:03:51,841 Good. Until a new secretary is confirmed, 45 00:03:51,925 --> 00:03:55,011 FEMA will report directly to me. Thank you all very much. 46 00:04:11,945 --> 00:04:15,364 [man] Unemployment doesn't constitute a natural disaster, Mr. President. 47 00:04:15,448 --> 00:04:19,035 The Stafford Act gives me full authority to define an emergency. 48 00:04:19,119 --> 00:04:21,913 But, sir, we've only got about three billion left 49 00:04:21,997 --> 00:04:25,125 in the Disaster Relief Fund, and we're about to go into hurricane season. 50 00:04:25,207 --> 00:04:27,794 So we use the three billion that's there, and if a hurricane hits, 51 00:04:27,877 --> 00:04:31,673 Congress replenishes the funds, just as they always do. 52 00:04:31,756 --> 00:04:35,051 When it comes to a disaster, every hour counts, sir. 53 00:04:35,135 --> 00:04:39,555 - If we're waiting around for Congress-- - Mr. Silva, this is moving forward. 54 00:04:40,682 --> 00:04:42,350 People could die, Mr. President. 55 00:04:42,433 --> 00:04:44,894 People are dying because they don't have jobs. 56 00:04:44,978 --> 00:04:48,356 Slower than a flood or an earthquake, but dying just the same. 57 00:04:48,439 --> 00:04:51,442 You can't compare unemployment to a cat four hurricane. 58 00:04:51,526 --> 00:04:54,863 I came to your office because I want this to remain your office. 59 00:04:54,946 --> 00:04:57,532 There's a reason three presidents have kept you here. 60 00:04:57,615 --> 00:05:01,619 You're dedicated, you're relentless, you're exceptionally competent. 61 00:05:01,703 --> 00:05:04,539 If we have to stretch dollars even further, you're the man to do it. 62 00:05:04,622 --> 00:05:07,667 It's either you or someone far less experienced. 63 00:05:10,045 --> 00:05:12,005 The two of you head to Iowa at the end of the week. 64 00:05:12,088 --> 00:05:14,423 That's right. Eighteen counties this trip. 65 00:05:14,507 --> 00:05:18,260 By January, I plan on hitting all 99. 66 00:05:18,344 --> 00:05:22,473 John will join me at every event until his husband is released. 67 00:05:22,557 --> 00:05:24,642 Have you had any contact with Michael since his arrest? 68 00:05:24,726 --> 00:05:28,730 The Russian government has refused. They won't let him speak to a lawyer. 69 00:05:28,813 --> 00:05:31,149 That's why it's important John join me. 70 00:05:31,232 --> 00:05:33,526 We need to keep the pressure up on Moscow. 71 00:05:33,609 --> 00:05:35,444 [Meredith] You know, gay rights is controversial 72 00:05:35,528 --> 00:05:36,529 in many parts of the country. 73 00:05:36,612 --> 00:05:38,990 Do you think that appearing with Corrigan's husband 74 00:05:39,074 --> 00:05:40,240 could possibly hurt you? 75 00:05:40,324 --> 00:05:43,411 I think the American people want a candidate who doesn't dodge, 76 00:05:43,494 --> 00:05:46,372 who is truthful about where she stands. 77 00:05:46,455 --> 00:05:49,000 Not someone who shies away from controversy. 78 00:05:49,084 --> 00:05:51,002 [Meredith] It's one thing to shy away from controversy. 79 00:05:51,086 --> 00:05:52,670 It's another thing to court it. 80 00:05:52,754 --> 00:05:55,590 [Dunbar] Well, Michael was arrested for speaking his mind. 81 00:05:55,673 --> 00:05:58,843 If defending free speech is controversial, then... 82 00:05:58,927 --> 00:06:00,636 we're no better than Russia. 83 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,723 I wish that there were more people in our government defending it. 84 00:06:03,806 --> 00:06:07,018 [Meredith] Are you talking specifically about the Underwood Administration? 85 00:06:07,102 --> 00:06:08,770 [John] I think the president could do more. 86 00:06:08,853 --> 00:06:12,023 [Dunbar] You know, the White House has said hat they've been speaking 87 00:06:12,107 --> 00:06:14,650 directly with the Kremlin, that they, and I quote here: 88 00:06:14,734 --> 00:06:17,403 "Have to tackle this issue as it relates to the larger 89 00:06:17,486 --> 00:06:20,280 diplomatic relationship between the two nations." 90 00:06:20,364 --> 00:06:24,284 Then why haven't we seen any evidence of those talks? 91 00:06:24,368 --> 00:06:27,914 When I'm president, the American people can rest assured 92 00:06:27,997 --> 00:06:33,669 that I will take my oath to defend and protect our citizens seriously. 93 00:06:33,753 --> 00:06:37,423 - What do you think of her? - What, Dunbar? 94 00:06:37,506 --> 00:06:38,841 Yeah. 95 00:06:38,925 --> 00:06:41,010 [Dunbar] I believe that the administration could do better... 96 00:06:41,094 --> 00:06:44,388 - You worked for Underwood. - Not anymore. 97 00:06:45,932 --> 00:06:47,683 I won't be offended. 98 00:06:50,478 --> 00:06:53,189 Uh, I like a lot about what she has to say. 99 00:06:56,358 --> 00:06:59,154 Would you vote for her? 100 00:06:59,237 --> 00:07:01,864 I don't know. I might. 101 00:07:01,948 --> 00:07:05,660 Yeah. Probably would. 102 00:07:05,743 --> 00:07:08,204 - How soon? - Tomorrow. 103 00:07:08,288 --> 00:07:09,998 We're gonna get hit hard on this. 104 00:07:10,081 --> 00:07:13,126 - Better than getting hit on Corrigan. - You saw Vieira? 105 00:07:13,209 --> 00:07:16,129 Dunbar's smart. She's running against us before we're even running. 106 00:07:16,212 --> 00:07:18,298 She'll attack us on the FEMA thing, too. 107 00:07:18,380 --> 00:07:20,675 Then let her. At least we're controlling the narrative. 108 00:07:20,758 --> 00:07:22,802 When we first spoke, you mentioned early fall. 109 00:07:22,885 --> 00:07:25,513 Look, Dunbar's got momentum because no one's challenging her. 110 00:07:25,596 --> 00:07:28,266 But once we drop the FEMA plan, that'll take her off message. 111 00:07:28,349 --> 00:07:31,144 And your candidacy will distract her. It's a one-two punch. 112 00:07:31,227 --> 00:07:32,895 We'll start bleeding away the woman's vote. 113 00:07:32,979 --> 00:07:34,939 I'm just not sure how smart it is to rush into a campaign 114 00:07:35,023 --> 00:07:37,233 - with so little preparation. - This isn't a real campaign. 115 00:07:37,317 --> 00:07:39,652 But it needs to look like one. 116 00:07:39,735 --> 00:07:41,946 I thought you wanted to be on my ticket. 117 00:07:42,030 --> 00:07:44,324 It's my reputation at stake. 118 00:07:44,406 --> 00:07:46,993 - I don't want to look foolhardy. - Look, no one-- 119 00:07:47,076 --> 00:07:49,912 Mayor's announcing in the morning. Seth's working with his office. 120 00:07:49,996 --> 00:07:51,706 You see, Jackie, this is perfect timing. 121 00:07:51,789 --> 00:07:53,833 The FEMA plan goes into action, 122 00:07:53,916 --> 00:07:56,669 you announce in a couple of weeks, you say you had to run. 123 00:07:56,752 --> 00:07:59,214 President Underwood is being reckless with FEMA. 124 00:07:59,297 --> 00:08:03,009 You come out against me and America Works and you steal Dunbar's thunder. 125 00:08:03,092 --> 00:08:06,346 And then I flip-flop when I pull out and you put me on the ticket? 126 00:08:06,428 --> 00:08:10,850 By then, 50,000 people will have jobs, and it won't look like a flip-flop. 127 00:08:10,933 --> 00:08:12,727 It'll look like you saw the light. 128 00:08:12,810 --> 00:08:16,314 Now, look, why don't you go off with Remy and you discuss the details, 129 00:08:16,397 --> 00:08:19,275 and just give it some thought before you decide. 130 00:08:20,943 --> 00:08:23,404 - Thank you, Mr. President. - [Remy] Let's talk in my office. 131 00:08:24,780 --> 00:08:28,201 My biggest concern is funding. I couldn't fly coach to Iowa. 132 00:08:28,284 --> 00:08:30,161 I'll get you some PAC money rolling your way. 133 00:08:30,245 --> 00:08:32,121 Should be enough to get you started. 134 00:08:33,539 --> 00:08:36,667 If I run, it shouldn't be half-ass. 135 00:08:36,751 --> 00:08:39,379 Which is why we should talk about this. 136 00:08:44,884 --> 00:08:47,136 [Jackie] You want a candidate with a family. 137 00:08:47,220 --> 00:08:49,513 We are after the woman's vote. 138 00:08:52,350 --> 00:08:55,103 Alan and I have already talked about it. 139 00:08:55,186 --> 00:08:56,478 You have? 140 00:08:57,605 --> 00:09:01,401 Yeah. We joked about getting married on our first date. 141 00:09:01,483 --> 00:09:04,195 I get two kids without the stretch marks. 142 00:09:08,074 --> 00:09:10,826 And when I mentioned I might run, it stopped becoming a joke. 143 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,538 Is Alan open to it? 144 00:09:14,622 --> 00:09:16,791 - It was his idea. - And what about you? 145 00:09:18,293 --> 00:09:19,752 We do love each other. 146 00:09:19,835 --> 00:09:21,712 Hm. He seems like a good guy. 147 00:09:21,796 --> 00:09:24,840 He is. And his children are wonderful. 148 00:09:27,051 --> 00:09:28,719 You should think about getting hitched. 149 00:09:28,803 --> 00:09:31,097 [laughs] 150 00:09:32,556 --> 00:09:34,058 Should we talk timeline? 151 00:09:34,142 --> 00:09:36,727 - For marriage? - The campaign. 152 00:09:39,772 --> 00:09:41,983 - [indistinct chatter] - [phones ringing] 153 00:09:49,865 --> 00:09:52,910 This is far from an offer. This is a conversation. 154 00:09:52,994 --> 00:09:55,330 And it's a conversation that never happened. 155 00:09:55,413 --> 00:09:57,539 I took the back door in, I'll take the back door out. 156 00:09:57,623 --> 00:10:01,252 We keep you off the payroll this quarter. You start officially September 30th. 157 00:10:01,336 --> 00:10:04,005 Next quarter's FEC filings. It's fine. 158 00:10:05,298 --> 00:10:06,882 What are you thinking in terms of salary? 159 00:10:06,966 --> 00:10:09,593 Twenty-two thousand per quarter. 160 00:10:09,677 --> 00:10:12,805 That's way below what I'm worth. Even in this state. 161 00:10:12,888 --> 00:10:14,265 What do you think's appropriate? 162 00:10:14,349 --> 00:10:16,684 Two-fifty and three points on the ad-buy. 163 00:10:16,767 --> 00:10:19,479 - That's beyond our means. - [Doug] No, it's not. 164 00:10:19,561 --> 00:10:21,314 It's a drop in the bucket from your estate. 165 00:10:21,397 --> 00:10:24,984 You said you wanted in because you believed in this campaign. 166 00:10:25,067 --> 00:10:27,862 - That's right. - Sounds like it's more about money. 167 00:10:27,945 --> 00:10:32,408 It's about being valued. Two-fifty and the points is a bargain. 168 00:10:32,492 --> 00:10:35,286 I want to work for you, just not as a beggar. 169 00:10:35,370 --> 00:10:37,538 We don't trust you yet, Doug. 170 00:10:37,621 --> 00:10:41,000 We don't even halfway trust you, so you are a beggar. 171 00:10:41,083 --> 00:10:44,753 And you shouldn't trust me... until I prove myself. 172 00:10:44,837 --> 00:10:48,549 That's a gamble you don't get to take without putting chips on the table. 173 00:10:50,009 --> 00:10:52,094 Cynthia and I will discuss. 174 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,351 Thank you for your time. 175 00:11:03,898 --> 00:11:05,525 Let me check first. 176 00:11:08,110 --> 00:11:09,653 [Cynthia] Okay, it's clear. 177 00:11:12,281 --> 00:11:13,491 [door shuts] 178 00:11:13,573 --> 00:11:16,327 - What do you think? - Why take the gamble? 179 00:11:16,411 --> 00:11:18,037 I don't want us to start making decisions 180 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,415 from a position of weakness. That is how you lose. 181 00:11:20,498 --> 00:11:22,666 I think we're inviting the fox into the hen house. 182 00:11:22,750 --> 00:11:26,003 Anyone who wants to be a mole accepts the first offer without question. 183 00:11:26,087 --> 00:11:27,629 He's negotiating. 184 00:11:27,713 --> 00:11:29,840 So you actually believe him? 185 00:11:30,966 --> 00:11:33,593 [sighs] Not necessarily. 186 00:11:35,637 --> 00:11:38,891 But that doesn't mean that he doesn't have value. 187 00:11:40,809 --> 00:11:44,604 Yeah, we're not gonna need any of these. We're gonna keep these right here. 188 00:11:44,688 --> 00:11:47,649 - Kate Baldwin, the one and only. - I thought I heard somebody in here. 189 00:11:47,733 --> 00:11:51,112 Welcome to the White House. Or welcome back, I should say. 190 00:11:51,195 --> 00:11:53,364 It feels smaller than I remember. 191 00:11:53,448 --> 00:11:56,325 - Where do they have you sitting? - Right there, second row. 192 00:11:56,409 --> 00:11:59,412 Oh. I would've thought you wanted first row. 193 00:11:59,495 --> 00:12:01,747 - I heard you spit when you talk. - [laughs] 194 00:12:01,830 --> 00:12:03,916 What's the president speaking about tomorrow? 195 00:12:03,999 --> 00:12:05,918 - You don't waste a minute, do you? - No. 196 00:12:06,001 --> 00:12:07,128 I gotta say, I was surprised 197 00:12:07,211 --> 00:12:09,464 that the Telegraph sent you to cover the White House. 198 00:12:09,547 --> 00:12:12,841 - I mean, who leaves the London bureau? - Ayla was a protégée of mine. 199 00:12:12,925 --> 00:12:15,595 I see, so now they bring in the big guns. 200 00:12:15,677 --> 00:12:17,679 Just one gun, but big enough. 201 00:12:17,763 --> 00:12:20,099 - Don't get any ideas. - About what? 202 00:12:20,182 --> 00:12:22,435 This is gonna stay around my neck. 203 00:12:22,518 --> 00:12:24,604 You can't boot two reporters in a row from the Telegraph. 204 00:12:24,686 --> 00:12:27,731 - Certainly not two women. - I have no desire to do that. 205 00:12:27,815 --> 00:12:30,067 It's an honor to work with you. 206 00:12:30,151 --> 00:12:31,651 Pulitzer, Peabody. 207 00:12:31,735 --> 00:12:33,488 Get yourself a Nobel, you'll have a trifecta. 208 00:12:33,571 --> 00:12:34,905 Oh, you're almost charming. 209 00:12:34,989 --> 00:12:36,698 Kate, I'm not your enemy here. 210 00:12:36,782 --> 00:12:39,785 You punished Ayla for doing good work. 211 00:12:39,868 --> 00:12:41,745 She hit hard and you hit back. Fair enough. 212 00:12:41,829 --> 00:12:43,998 Well, I'm gonna hit twice as hard as she ever did 213 00:12:44,081 --> 00:12:46,041 because I can and because someone should. 214 00:12:46,125 --> 00:12:50,338 - I look forward to it. - [laughs] 215 00:12:50,421 --> 00:12:54,049 You're such a terrible liar. I'll see you bright and early. 216 00:12:55,717 --> 00:12:58,179 [Frank] You got a minute? 217 00:12:58,262 --> 00:12:59,597 Sure. 218 00:13:02,808 --> 00:13:05,478 Here's the draft for the statement tomorrow. 219 00:13:05,561 --> 00:13:07,355 I want it to be perfect. 220 00:13:07,438 --> 00:13:09,607 Congress will fire back, all guns blazing, 221 00:13:09,689 --> 00:13:12,401 and I'm sure Dunbar will make a meal and a half out of it. 222 00:13:12,485 --> 00:13:16,656 But I gotta say, I feel good. To be on the offensive. 223 00:13:16,738 --> 00:13:18,866 If I can't scrape the money together behind the scenes, 224 00:13:18,949 --> 00:13:21,410 I'll rob the bank in broad goddamn daylight. 225 00:13:21,494 --> 00:13:25,331 We'll cram America Works down their throats and watch them choke. 226 00:13:25,414 --> 00:13:27,333 Enough tiptoeing. 227 00:13:28,917 --> 00:13:30,336 Here. 228 00:13:37,510 --> 00:13:39,637 Oh, these changes are good. 229 00:13:40,846 --> 00:13:42,973 It makes me happy to see you excited. 230 00:13:43,057 --> 00:13:44,975 I feel free again. 231 00:13:46,894 --> 00:13:49,230 - I wish I felt the same. - The resolution? 232 00:13:49,313 --> 00:13:52,024 Just some last minute hand-holding, but... 233 00:13:52,107 --> 00:13:53,401 I think we'll get there. 234 00:13:53,484 --> 00:13:55,944 I have complete confidence in you. 235 00:13:59,823 --> 00:14:02,326 - Do you like this room? - It's fine. 236 00:14:03,703 --> 00:14:06,121 You know, I haven't spent the night here yet. 237 00:14:07,540 --> 00:14:10,334 - Maybe I could-- - My plane leaves at seven. 238 00:14:10,418 --> 00:14:12,670 I should probably get some sleep. 239 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,341 You watch the news tomorrow. Should be fun. 240 00:14:17,425 --> 00:14:20,261 - I will. - Good night. 241 00:14:56,547 --> 00:14:58,591 [video game sound effects] 242 00:15:17,652 --> 00:15:20,237 Seventeen years, I served the Metro Police. 243 00:15:20,321 --> 00:15:23,031 I've seen robberies and murders. 244 00:15:23,115 --> 00:15:25,117 I've seen the blight of drugs. 245 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:30,914 I've seen little kids whose only meal each day was the one they get at school. 246 00:15:30,998 --> 00:15:33,000 You know what's at the root of all that? 247 00:15:33,083 --> 00:15:35,877 Folks don't have jobs! 248 00:15:35,961 --> 00:15:39,298 There are 60,000 unemployed people in Washington. 249 00:15:39,381 --> 00:15:41,425 It's a disaster. 250 00:15:41,509 --> 00:15:44,470 And it's a disgrace here in the nation's capital. 251 00:15:44,553 --> 00:15:47,139 So this morning, at the president's urging, 252 00:15:47,222 --> 00:15:52,019 I am declaring a state of emergency in the District of Columbia. 253 00:15:52,102 --> 00:15:55,272 And I am formally requesting three billion dollars 254 00:15:55,356 --> 00:16:01,028 from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund to put people back to work. 255 00:16:01,111 --> 00:16:04,198 - Motherfucker. - [crowd cheering on TV] 256 00:16:04,281 --> 00:16:08,076 Anyone, and I mean anyone, who registers for work 257 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:12,206 in the District of Columbia will be guaranteed a job. 258 00:16:12,289 --> 00:16:14,750 I'm working with my cabinet to increase workforce 259 00:16:14,834 --> 00:16:17,878 devoted to infrastructure, maintenance and repair. 260 00:16:17,961 --> 00:16:21,590 The Defense Department will ramp up recruitment and civilian employment. 261 00:16:21,674 --> 00:16:25,636 And any private sector companies who hire AmWorks registrants 262 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:29,473 will get up to $45,000 toward the yearly salary 263 00:16:29,557 --> 00:16:31,642 of each job that they create. 264 00:16:31,726 --> 00:16:35,145 Our goal is full employment within twelve months. 265 00:16:35,229 --> 00:16:37,857 Our hope is that success in Washington 266 00:16:37,939 --> 00:16:42,110 will convince Congress to fund America Works nationwide. 267 00:16:42,194 --> 00:16:43,738 Now, I'll take a few questions. 268 00:16:43,821 --> 00:16:45,489 - [all] Mr. President! - [clamoring] 269 00:16:52,830 --> 00:16:55,457 Madam Ambassador. A word, please. 270 00:16:55,541 --> 00:16:57,000 Excuse me. 271 00:17:00,755 --> 00:17:04,132 We are withdrawing support of the peacekeeping resolution. 272 00:17:04,216 --> 00:17:07,010 - Why? - Because Israel is. 273 00:17:07,094 --> 00:17:10,639 Palestine is open to the plan, but without consensus... 274 00:17:12,182 --> 00:17:14,101 This came directly from Jerusalem? 275 00:17:14,184 --> 00:17:16,771 - Yes, the foreign minister. - Nothing came from Eliana? 276 00:17:16,854 --> 00:17:18,606 No, but I came to speak to her. 277 00:17:21,024 --> 00:17:23,110 I'll speak to her myself. Thank you, Hasan. 278 00:17:23,193 --> 00:17:25,404 Thank you, Ambassador. 279 00:17:36,248 --> 00:17:38,667 Moscow is threatening to sell arms to Iran. 280 00:17:38,751 --> 00:17:40,878 They always make that threat. 281 00:17:40,961 --> 00:17:42,797 The feeling in Jerusalem is that this resolution 282 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,965 may push them over the edge. It's not worth the risk. 283 00:17:45,048 --> 00:17:47,635 Why didn't you come to me? The vote's in two hours. 284 00:17:47,718 --> 00:17:49,595 I got the call 30 minutes ago. 285 00:17:49,678 --> 00:17:52,389 Russia doesn't want to be humiliated because we did this without them. 286 00:17:52,473 --> 00:17:54,141 You know it's a bluff on their part. 287 00:17:54,224 --> 00:17:57,645 The prime minister feels that this vote is just symbolic. 288 00:17:57,728 --> 00:17:59,897 That the US won't actually contribute troops. 289 00:17:59,980 --> 00:18:03,066 No, we will absolutely follow through once it's passed. 290 00:18:03,150 --> 00:18:05,319 The prime minister has his doubts. 291 00:18:06,737 --> 00:18:08,948 I'm sorry, it's out of my hands. 292 00:18:10,031 --> 00:18:10,950 Claire? 293 00:18:12,660 --> 00:18:15,621 Ambassadors, I need you to withdraw the resolution. 294 00:18:15,704 --> 00:18:17,247 We lost consensus. 295 00:18:17,331 --> 00:18:20,334 I need to postpone the vote until we get it back. 296 00:18:22,670 --> 00:18:25,547 Secretary Travers is a good example. 297 00:18:25,631 --> 00:18:27,508 Homeland Security? 298 00:18:27,591 --> 00:18:30,845 - Former secretary, I should say. - He's done? 299 00:18:30,928 --> 00:18:33,013 They haven't announced, but Steve called me. 300 00:18:33,096 --> 00:18:37,058 Said he stood up to the president on this FEMA nonsense. 301 00:18:37,142 --> 00:18:39,770 Homeland Security has jurisdiction over FEMA now. 302 00:18:39,854 --> 00:18:44,399 Right. The president demanded his letter of resignation right then and there. 303 00:18:46,026 --> 00:18:48,195 - This is all off the record. - Yeah. 304 00:18:49,864 --> 00:18:52,449 - [Travers] Paul's got a big mouth. - So it's true? 305 00:18:52,533 --> 00:18:55,369 - This is off the record? - Completely. 306 00:18:55,452 --> 00:18:58,121 - Let me call you on my encrypted phone. - My number is blocked, so-- 307 00:18:58,205 --> 00:19:00,541 This is Homeland Security. I have your number. 308 00:19:06,380 --> 00:19:07,506 [phone ringing] 309 00:19:07,589 --> 00:19:10,300 [computerized voice] Incoming call. Press the pickup bu-- 310 00:19:10,384 --> 00:19:14,179 - Mr. Secretary. - It's true. I resigned. 311 00:19:14,262 --> 00:19:15,931 Why are you still in the office? 312 00:19:16,015 --> 00:19:18,726 Punching the clock until the White House wants to go public. 313 00:19:18,809 --> 00:19:21,353 Why wouldn't you go public yourself, if you're so against the policy? 314 00:19:21,436 --> 00:19:23,313 I serve at the pleasure of the president. 315 00:19:23,397 --> 00:19:27,275 I have Landry on background. I'm writing about the resignation. 316 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,278 And I can't stop you. But there won't be a quote from me. 317 00:19:32,656 --> 00:19:34,867 Don't let the administration off the hook. 318 00:19:34,950 --> 00:19:37,411 This an opportunity to speak out. 319 00:19:37,494 --> 00:19:39,329 You don't have the career I've had 320 00:19:39,413 --> 00:19:44,251 by criticizing your bosses publicly, no matter how strongly you feel. 321 00:19:44,334 --> 00:19:46,420 Talk to Arnie Silva, the FEMA Administrator. 322 00:19:46,503 --> 00:19:48,964 He's more disgusted by all this than I am. 323 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:19,078 People's lives are in the balance. And he doesn't care. 324 00:20:22,706 --> 00:20:24,959 Our projections for the next 12 months. 325 00:20:26,752 --> 00:20:30,839 We're in a La Niña phase, which means falling temperatures in the Pacific. 326 00:20:30,923 --> 00:20:34,051 We expect at least two major landfalls this season. 327 00:20:34,134 --> 00:20:38,597 Homes destroyed, billions in damage, tens of thousands without power. 328 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,182 And that's just hurricanes. If we get a major earthquake, 329 00:20:41,266 --> 00:20:43,184 or flood, or forest fire... 330 00:20:44,979 --> 00:20:47,564 It's all in there. 331 00:20:47,648 --> 00:20:49,024 Has he asked you to resign? 332 00:20:49,108 --> 00:20:51,526 He threatened it. 333 00:20:51,610 --> 00:20:54,071 But I said I'd cooperate. 334 00:20:54,154 --> 00:20:56,281 Why? 335 00:20:56,364 --> 00:20:59,451 Nobody has more experience. 336 00:20:59,534 --> 00:21:01,703 I couldn't forgive myself if I left. 337 00:21:01,787 --> 00:21:03,872 But you just said, if the Relief Fund is depleted, then-- 338 00:21:03,956 --> 00:21:05,749 People will suffer. 339 00:21:07,126 --> 00:21:11,130 But on my watch, fewer will suffer. 340 00:21:11,212 --> 00:21:13,715 I need a quote, Mr. Silva. 341 00:21:13,799 --> 00:21:16,217 [laughs] I can't do that. 342 00:21:16,301 --> 00:21:18,762 People could die, you have a responsibility. 343 00:21:18,846 --> 00:21:22,432 The president has built a culture of silence and fear. 344 00:21:22,516 --> 00:21:23,851 That can end with you. 345 00:21:25,727 --> 00:21:29,731 That folder will speak louder than anything I could say. 346 00:21:34,235 --> 00:21:38,115 Two front page bylines on the same day for Ms. Baldwin? 347 00:21:38,198 --> 00:21:40,868 You kicked out a pit bull and you let in a dragon. 348 00:21:40,951 --> 00:21:43,162 I didn't think the Telegraph would send someone like her. 349 00:21:43,244 --> 00:21:44,913 Well, maybe you just didn't think. 350 00:21:44,997 --> 00:21:47,166 You wanted me to implement discipline, sir. 351 00:21:47,248 --> 00:21:48,917 To send a message. And so I did. 352 00:21:49,001 --> 00:21:51,920 Well, they've sent back an even stronger message, haven't they? 353 00:21:52,004 --> 00:21:53,755 I take responsibility for that, sir, 354 00:21:53,839 --> 00:21:55,549 and I will do my best to keep her in line. 355 00:21:55,632 --> 00:21:57,551 Your best? 356 00:21:57,634 --> 00:21:59,970 It's their top bureau chief. She's untouchable. 357 00:22:00,054 --> 00:22:02,973 I don't want to pretend that I can control her 100 percent. 358 00:22:03,057 --> 00:22:05,142 - Travers? - Denied speaking with her, 359 00:22:05,225 --> 00:22:08,353 but it must be him. I don't think anybody else in the cabinet would. 360 00:22:08,436 --> 00:22:10,064 Let's confirm his resignation. 361 00:22:10,147 --> 00:22:13,525 No point in keeping it a secret now. Tell Steve he can vacate his office. 362 00:22:13,608 --> 00:22:14,860 And what about Silva? 363 00:22:14,943 --> 00:22:18,155 The details on the disaster projections are very inside baseball. 364 00:22:18,238 --> 00:22:20,532 We can't fire him! If there's a hurricane, 365 00:22:20,615 --> 00:22:23,827 he's the only guy that can keep a disaster from becoming a catastrophe. 366 00:22:23,911 --> 00:22:26,496 - And what's Dunbar saying? - Nothing yet, publicly. 367 00:22:26,580 --> 00:22:30,918 - She's probably letting this play out. - Letting me dig my own grave. 368 00:22:32,335 --> 00:22:35,005 We have to sell America Works. 369 00:22:35,089 --> 00:22:37,382 It should sell itself once we get people employed. 370 00:22:37,465 --> 00:22:39,676 Well, that's the idea, but we don't stop there. 371 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,138 - Commercials and billboards? - On whose money? 372 00:22:43,222 --> 00:22:45,264 And even so, we need more than ad-buys. 373 00:22:45,348 --> 00:22:49,436 We need... We need the philosophy behind it. 374 00:22:49,519 --> 00:22:53,148 We need something of substance. We need something... 375 00:23:03,951 --> 00:23:08,080 We need something that will capture the imagination. 376 00:23:09,414 --> 00:23:11,583 - Either of you play Monument Valley? - What's that? 377 00:23:11,666 --> 00:23:13,418 - It's a video game. - I don't play them, sir. 378 00:23:13,501 --> 00:23:15,254 I sold my Xbox on eBay. It was too addictive. 379 00:23:15,336 --> 00:23:17,672 No, it's not a console game. 380 00:23:17,756 --> 00:23:20,968 You both read this and then tell me that you wouldn't want to play this. 381 00:23:25,097 --> 00:23:28,391 I'd say there's nine consultants in the country who truly know foreign policy. 382 00:23:28,475 --> 00:23:30,060 Me, I'm number one. 383 00:23:30,144 --> 00:23:32,187 Me in a coma is number two. 384 00:23:32,271 --> 00:23:34,313 But that still leaves seven who are cheaper. 385 00:23:34,397 --> 00:23:38,068 I value good counsel, and I'm smart enough to know what I don't know. 386 00:23:38,152 --> 00:23:40,237 What would be your assessment of us so far? 387 00:23:40,319 --> 00:23:42,530 You're making a big stink out of this Michael Corrigan thing, 388 00:23:42,614 --> 00:23:43,907 but that's just surface. 389 00:23:43,991 --> 00:23:46,451 You have to understand why Corrigan got arrested. 390 00:23:46,534 --> 00:23:48,620 Petrov's appealing to his traditional base. 391 00:23:48,703 --> 00:23:51,665 No. This is about the Jordan Valley. 392 00:23:51,748 --> 00:23:53,917 [Dunbar] I don't follow. 393 00:23:54,001 --> 00:23:55,043 Retaliation. 394 00:23:55,127 --> 00:23:57,378 It goes back to the summit a couple of months ago. 395 00:23:57,462 --> 00:24:01,883 Look, this... is the Jordan Valley. 396 00:24:04,385 --> 00:24:06,054 All right, hold on, I'll make it easier. 397 00:24:12,435 --> 00:24:14,353 That's the Valley. Right there. 398 00:24:14,437 --> 00:24:17,232 Occupied by Israel since 1967, it's been a major roadblock 399 00:24:17,316 --> 00:24:19,526 in any peace accord with the Palestinians. 400 00:24:19,609 --> 00:24:22,487 Underwood sends peacekeeping troops, the Israelis leave, 401 00:24:22,570 --> 00:24:25,282 - the Palestinians are happy. - It's not that simple. 402 00:24:25,364 --> 00:24:28,367 Everyone gets hung up on this little patch of land ten miles by 40, 403 00:24:28,451 --> 00:24:31,955 but you have to look outwards, past Jordan and Syria, past Iraq. 404 00:24:32,039 --> 00:24:37,336 Here... to the Caucasus. That's Russia's sphere of influence. 405 00:24:37,418 --> 00:24:40,255 They don't see the peacekeeping force as a Middle East issue. 406 00:24:40,339 --> 00:24:42,381 They see it as strategic deployment of US troops 407 00:24:42,465 --> 00:24:44,551 less than a thousand miles from their southern border. 408 00:24:44,634 --> 00:24:47,304 So you're saying Corrigan's a pawn, a play for leverage? 409 00:24:47,386 --> 00:24:49,014 More of a first salvo. 410 00:24:49,097 --> 00:24:51,558 Moscow wants to show it's serious about fighting this resolution. 411 00:24:51,641 --> 00:24:53,476 Now, if I had to guess, 412 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,437 Underwood tried to bring Russia into the mix during the summit. 413 00:24:56,521 --> 00:25:00,025 Get involved early on as partners. And when Petrov didn't play ball, 414 00:25:00,108 --> 00:25:03,737 Underwood went on the offensive, which is a huge gamble. 415 00:25:03,820 --> 00:25:06,698 - Tell me how. - Nobody wants UN troops there. 416 00:25:06,781 --> 00:25:09,450 Not the Israelis, not the Palestinians, not the Arabs. 417 00:25:09,534 --> 00:25:12,037 They're playing along because the US is pressuring them. 418 00:25:12,120 --> 00:25:13,997 But just one little thing needs to go wrong, 419 00:25:14,081 --> 00:25:17,125 and you've got a tinderbox where everyone's holding matches. 420 00:25:17,209 --> 00:25:20,503 So why is he following this course of action at all? 421 00:25:21,129 --> 00:25:22,630 Because he's smart. 422 00:25:22,714 --> 00:25:24,716 - You just said-- - He's being too smart. 423 00:25:24,799 --> 00:25:28,262 If it pays off, hey, he wins a Nobel Prize. But... 424 00:25:30,138 --> 00:25:34,059 if it backfires, he leaves himself wide open. 425 00:25:34,142 --> 00:25:35,894 And that's when you need to hit him hard. 426 00:25:35,977 --> 00:25:39,106 A disastrous foreign policy that made the world more dangerous. 427 00:25:39,189 --> 00:25:41,775 And he had his wife with zero foreign policy experience 428 00:25:41,858 --> 00:25:44,903 - lead the goddamn charge. - I'd like to bring you aboard, Joe. 429 00:25:44,986 --> 00:25:47,406 - When can you start? - I believe I already did. 430 00:25:47,488 --> 00:25:49,574 I'll get the paperwork over to you later today. 431 00:25:49,657 --> 00:25:51,410 Let me ask, who referred me? 432 00:25:51,492 --> 00:25:54,371 - [Dunbar] You have quite a reputation. - Yeah, for being an asshole. 433 00:25:54,453 --> 00:25:56,664 Somebody you respect must have recommended me highly. 434 00:25:56,748 --> 00:26:00,043 - A former Underwood staffer. - I never worked with any of his people. 435 00:26:00,127 --> 00:26:02,421 Which is one of the reasons he recommended you. 436 00:26:02,503 --> 00:26:03,797 Touché. 437 00:26:07,342 --> 00:26:09,010 What is this? 438 00:26:09,094 --> 00:26:11,388 A list of the Russian officials who will be sanctioned 439 00:26:11,470 --> 00:26:13,681 if you sell a single truckload of arms to Iran. 440 00:26:13,765 --> 00:26:15,976 I didn't even make the top ten. 441 00:26:16,059 --> 00:26:18,937 These sanctions can and will escalate. 442 00:26:19,020 --> 00:26:20,855 And then what? 443 00:26:20,939 --> 00:26:23,442 We'd build a coalition to impose their own sanctions. 444 00:26:23,524 --> 00:26:24,901 And then what? 445 00:26:24,985 --> 00:26:29,864 Alexi, you know what an economic crisis that would be for Russia. 446 00:26:29,948 --> 00:26:32,159 Like the trade war you waged with China? 447 00:26:32,242 --> 00:26:36,121 Except in our case, only three percent of exports go to the US. 448 00:26:36,204 --> 00:26:38,081 And Europe needs our natural gas. 449 00:26:38,165 --> 00:26:41,293 They won't forfeit that over a few short-range missiles to Iran. 450 00:26:41,376 --> 00:26:44,838 You don't want to challenge us on the armament of a terrorist state. 451 00:26:44,921 --> 00:26:47,174 We'll never be presented with that problem. 452 00:26:47,257 --> 00:26:49,384 You can't assure the Israelis you'll provide troops. 453 00:26:49,468 --> 00:26:52,637 The president doesn't have the support of either party in Congress. 454 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,640 No troops, no Israel. No Israel, no consensus. 455 00:26:55,723 --> 00:26:58,310 No consensus, no resolution. 456 00:27:00,228 --> 00:27:02,730 I will get this resolution passed. 457 00:27:02,814 --> 00:27:06,401 Don't underestimate my ability or desire to do so. 458 00:27:06,485 --> 00:27:09,070 I've indulged your enthusiasm long enough. 459 00:27:09,154 --> 00:27:10,905 You've bit off more than you can chew, Claire. 460 00:27:10,989 --> 00:27:12,324 Leave this to the professionals 461 00:27:12,407 --> 00:27:15,243 and let your little resolution die a painless death. 462 00:27:15,327 --> 00:27:18,372 The truth is, you have no business being ambassador 463 00:27:18,455 --> 00:27:20,581 any more than I do being First Lady. 464 00:27:29,424 --> 00:27:31,176 That's a very nice dress, by the way. 465 00:27:34,637 --> 00:27:37,098 [man] "She stabbed the floor with a broom. 466 00:27:37,182 --> 00:27:39,934 Karaoke every Wednesday. 467 00:27:40,018 --> 00:27:44,481 Some tone-deaf drunk girl mutilating Britney Spears. 468 00:27:44,563 --> 00:27:47,401 She knew they couldn't hear the broom in the bar below. 469 00:27:47,484 --> 00:27:51,570 But we all need a ritual, and this was hers. 470 00:27:51,654 --> 00:27:53,740 Three short thrusts, wood on wood, 471 00:27:53,823 --> 00:27:57,452 a hollow sound which accomplished nothing. 472 00:27:57,536 --> 00:27:59,329 David would be home soon. 473 00:27:59,413 --> 00:28:02,749 'It's too hot,' he'd say. She opened the window. 474 00:28:02,832 --> 00:28:07,045 The music was so loud, she couldn't ignore it." 475 00:28:07,128 --> 00:28:09,089 [applause] 476 00:28:18,348 --> 00:28:19,849 Here. 477 00:28:22,852 --> 00:28:24,229 Aren't you gonna buy the new one? 478 00:28:24,312 --> 00:28:26,814 I will, on my Kindle. But will you please sign this? 479 00:28:28,275 --> 00:28:31,570 - Who should I make it out to? - Lesley. L-E-S-L-E-Y. 480 00:28:32,404 --> 00:28:34,739 Scorpio totally changed my life. 481 00:28:34,822 --> 00:28:38,452 The energy and the anger... It's my favorite book of yours. 482 00:28:38,535 --> 00:28:40,579 Probably my favorite book, period. 483 00:28:42,289 --> 00:28:44,791 - Make sure you read the new one. - Yes. 484 00:28:48,711 --> 00:28:50,088 Who should I make it out to? 485 00:28:57,887 --> 00:29:00,515 It's a perversion of the Stafford Act and you know it. 486 00:29:00,599 --> 00:29:03,726 It's a reading of the Stafford Act. We read it differently. 487 00:29:03,810 --> 00:29:07,647 You can't just raid funds that Congress appropriated for a specific use, 488 00:29:07,730 --> 00:29:10,066 - then use them however you want. - Clearly, I can. 489 00:29:10,150 --> 00:29:12,486 This is a direct challenge to Congress, Mr. President. 490 00:29:12,569 --> 00:29:15,113 Bob and I have agreed. Both parties will fight you on this. 491 00:29:15,196 --> 00:29:18,116 Well, at least I'm cultivating bipartisanship. 492 00:29:18,199 --> 00:29:22,078 Gentlemen, I don't want to do this, but what choice have you left me? 493 00:29:22,162 --> 00:29:23,997 Our branch is here to check yours. 494 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,416 If we didn't feel America Works warranted taxpayer money, 495 00:29:26,500 --> 00:29:28,918 - then it's not fit to be law. - Now, look. 496 00:29:29,002 --> 00:29:31,421 This is the first time that the leaders of both parties 497 00:29:31,505 --> 00:29:32,964 have met with me in one room, 498 00:29:33,047 --> 00:29:35,550 and not because I didn't invite you, because you declined. 499 00:29:35,634 --> 00:29:38,595 So, now that we're here, let's make the most of it. 500 00:29:38,678 --> 00:29:40,180 I'm willing to walk back on FEMA 501 00:29:40,263 --> 00:29:42,474 if we can discuss putting AmWorks on the floor. 502 00:29:42,557 --> 00:29:45,101 - You bullied us on the Education Bill. - And the government freeze. 503 00:29:45,185 --> 00:29:46,645 It's not gonna work this time. 504 00:29:46,727 --> 00:29:49,063 You watch it work and then tell me it didn't. 505 00:29:49,147 --> 00:29:52,108 [Mendoza] We're drafting a law, saying this use of the DRF is illegal. 506 00:29:52,192 --> 00:29:53,943 And who's going to enforce that law? 507 00:29:54,027 --> 00:29:56,321 We were ready to impeach one president. 508 00:29:56,404 --> 00:29:58,823 We'll do the same with you if necessary. 509 00:29:58,906 --> 00:30:03,119 And put Donald Blythe in this office? You know he's not up for the job. 510 00:30:03,203 --> 00:30:05,330 Congress would get killed for malpractice. 511 00:30:05,413 --> 00:30:07,666 As crooked as you may think I am, 512 00:30:07,748 --> 00:30:10,544 you know I can handle the pressure, and you know Donald can't. 513 00:30:10,627 --> 00:30:13,880 So pass your law, I'll veto it. And when you overrule me in the Senate, 514 00:30:13,963 --> 00:30:15,965 we'll let the third branch decide. 515 00:30:16,049 --> 00:30:18,593 Don't declare war on Congress, Mr. President. 516 00:30:18,677 --> 00:30:21,638 Not on Congress. I'm declaring war on atrophy. 517 00:30:21,721 --> 00:30:24,432 But these days, who could tell the difference? 518 00:30:28,436 --> 00:30:30,813 [soft moaning] 519 00:30:36,736 --> 00:30:38,738 [moaning] 520 00:30:45,537 --> 00:30:48,248 Oh! Oh... 521 00:30:58,341 --> 00:31:00,176 [laughs] 522 00:31:03,930 --> 00:31:05,932 [chuckles] 523 00:31:06,558 --> 00:31:08,560 - [exhales] - Oh... 524 00:31:11,771 --> 00:31:13,773 [both exhale] 525 00:31:23,783 --> 00:31:25,702 - So how about this? - Hm? 526 00:31:28,037 --> 00:31:30,123 I'll order a pizza. 527 00:31:30,206 --> 00:31:32,792 When it gets here, I bring it into this room... 528 00:31:34,210 --> 00:31:36,588 with a paper towel draped over my arm. 529 00:31:36,671 --> 00:31:40,300 - Voilà. Just like... room service. - [laughs] 530 00:31:40,383 --> 00:31:42,677 You don't let your kids eat pizza. 531 00:31:42,761 --> 00:31:45,680 Well, because I've seen what it does to a carotid artery. 532 00:31:46,598 --> 00:31:49,309 - And you're not my kids. - Mm... 533 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,355 Do you think they like me? 534 00:31:55,856 --> 00:31:59,402 - [laughs] - They adore you. 535 00:31:59,486 --> 00:32:00,487 [Jackie sighs] 536 00:32:00,570 --> 00:32:03,239 Matt asked if you could teach him how to drive. 537 00:32:03,323 --> 00:32:04,532 - Really? - Yeah. 538 00:32:04,616 --> 00:32:06,326 He says you'd be less judgmental. 539 00:32:12,540 --> 00:32:14,584 Do you want to get married? 540 00:32:18,713 --> 00:32:20,590 - To you, or in general? - [chuckles] 541 00:32:23,635 --> 00:32:25,637 I'm serious. 542 00:32:29,140 --> 00:32:31,768 So where'd this come from? 543 00:32:31,851 --> 00:32:34,228 - We've talked about it. - Hm... 544 00:32:34,312 --> 00:32:36,773 We say "I love you." 545 00:32:38,024 --> 00:32:40,943 I want a husband. You want a wife. 546 00:32:42,737 --> 00:32:45,865 This works, the two of us, don't you think? 547 00:32:47,742 --> 00:32:51,120 - It's very romantic. - Aren't we past romance? 548 00:32:51,204 --> 00:32:52,997 I bought you a ring. 549 00:32:55,667 --> 00:32:57,794 Why didn't you say anything? 550 00:32:57,877 --> 00:33:00,588 It's the element of surprise. 551 00:33:00,672 --> 00:33:02,757 That's kind of the point, isn't it? 552 00:33:03,758 --> 00:33:06,511 It's in my glove compartment. I can go get it if you want. 553 00:33:08,304 --> 00:33:10,973 No, I want you to order the pizza. 554 00:33:13,142 --> 00:33:15,395 We can do the whole ring thing tomorrow. 555 00:33:32,787 --> 00:33:34,873 - [Claire] Hey. - Hey. 556 00:33:34,955 --> 00:33:37,041 When did you get in? 557 00:33:37,124 --> 00:33:39,794 - Couple of hours ago. - Well, come and sit down. 558 00:33:39,878 --> 00:33:43,214 I feel like I haven't seen you for what, has it been three days? 559 00:33:43,297 --> 00:33:44,883 Four, I think. 560 00:33:44,965 --> 00:33:47,594 It's just all been a big blur. 561 00:33:47,677 --> 00:33:48,969 Mm. Same in New York. 562 00:33:49,053 --> 00:33:53,140 - Any luck? - They're like a broken record, Francis. 563 00:33:53,224 --> 00:33:55,560 Do I need to call the prime minister? 564 00:33:55,643 --> 00:33:58,229 Oh, I think it's gonna take more than a phone call. 565 00:33:58,312 --> 00:34:01,566 - Tell me. - That's not why I'm here, actually. 566 00:34:04,569 --> 00:34:06,195 Hang on, hang on. 567 00:34:07,321 --> 00:34:10,742 So much has been going on in the past few months, we hardly have time to talk. 568 00:34:10,825 --> 00:34:12,660 Here, use this. 569 00:34:14,871 --> 00:34:18,416 I feel bad about the other night when you wanted to sleep in my bed. 570 00:34:18,499 --> 00:34:20,627 Oh, that. You shouldn't. 571 00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:22,629 I just-- 572 00:34:22,712 --> 00:34:24,547 I don't know why I started sleeping in there. 573 00:34:24,631 --> 00:34:28,008 Well, if I remember correctly, you had a cold. 574 00:34:28,092 --> 00:34:30,511 But why I stayed. 575 00:34:30,595 --> 00:34:32,555 You don't have to explain. 576 00:34:35,182 --> 00:34:37,811 I want you to know that I love you. It has nothing to do with that. 577 00:34:37,894 --> 00:34:40,062 I love you... as much as ever. 578 00:34:43,316 --> 00:34:45,318 Not another word. 579 00:34:49,447 --> 00:34:51,866 Let's finish talking about Israel in the morning. 580 00:34:51,950 --> 00:34:53,868 [sighs] 581 00:34:53,952 --> 00:34:56,162 You said more than a phone call? 582 00:34:58,623 --> 00:35:02,126 They need it in stone, Francis, that we'll contribute troops. 583 00:35:02,209 --> 00:35:04,963 - An executive order. - Congress won't be happy. 584 00:35:05,045 --> 00:35:06,798 Well, they're already not happy. 585 00:35:06,881 --> 00:35:09,676 I spat in one eye, I might as well spit in the other. 586 00:35:09,759 --> 00:35:11,093 Consider it done. 587 00:35:18,977 --> 00:35:21,228 [Dunbar] Thank you. Thank you for your support. 588 00:35:21,312 --> 00:35:23,690 Thank you so much. Thank you. 589 00:35:23,773 --> 00:35:25,525 Thank you. Oh, sure. 590 00:35:30,571 --> 00:35:33,491 Did you get it? [laughs] 591 00:35:33,574 --> 00:35:35,535 Thank you. Thank you so much. 592 00:35:35,618 --> 00:35:38,120 Thank you. Thank you for your support. 593 00:35:38,204 --> 00:35:41,081 - Thank you, sir. - I liked your speech, Ms. Dunbar. 594 00:35:41,165 --> 00:35:43,960 - And I've heard more than a few. - I appreciate you saying that, sir. 595 00:35:44,043 --> 00:35:45,670 I know Iowans aren't easily impressed. 596 00:35:45,753 --> 00:35:47,672 What you said about integrity? 597 00:35:47,755 --> 00:35:50,550 Well, if you can bring that to Washington, I'll caucus for you. 598 00:35:50,633 --> 00:35:52,886 One supporter at a time. That's how we'll win this. 599 00:35:52,969 --> 00:35:56,931 And that young man? I feel for him. He's an inspiring individual. 600 00:35:57,015 --> 00:35:58,850 John, there's someone I want you to meet. 601 00:35:58,933 --> 00:36:00,434 - Your name, sir? - Clive Reynolds. 602 00:36:00,518 --> 00:36:03,813 - Mr. Reynolds, nice to meet you. - I'm praying for your husband. 603 00:36:03,897 --> 00:36:06,900 - It's awful he's still stuck there. - Stamper's in the cafeteria. 604 00:36:06,983 --> 00:36:09,109 Thank you, Mr. Reynolds. Thank you. 605 00:36:09,193 --> 00:36:11,738 Thank you for your support. Thank you for coming out. 606 00:36:13,656 --> 00:36:14,824 [door opens] 607 00:36:18,578 --> 00:36:19,954 [door closes] 608 00:36:23,624 --> 00:36:25,376 You could've just called. 609 00:36:25,459 --> 00:36:28,462 I hate July Fourth in DC. 610 00:36:28,546 --> 00:36:30,297 Plus, I wanted to see you in action. 611 00:36:30,381 --> 00:36:32,174 [Dunbar] What'd you think? 612 00:36:32,258 --> 00:36:34,301 I need her to leave. 613 00:36:39,891 --> 00:36:41,893 I'll meet you at the car. 614 00:36:43,561 --> 00:36:45,145 - Heather-- - Cynthia. 615 00:36:57,825 --> 00:36:59,159 [door opens] 616 00:37:02,956 --> 00:37:04,123 [door closes] 617 00:37:06,918 --> 00:37:08,669 Read that. 618 00:37:19,179 --> 00:37:22,516 Mrs. Underwood asked me to destroy it. 619 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:24,310 - I didn't. - You should have. 620 00:37:24,393 --> 00:37:26,353 She lied on national television. 621 00:37:26,437 --> 00:37:28,731 I am not running that sort of campaign. 622 00:37:31,525 --> 00:37:33,235 But it's good to know it's available. 623 00:37:33,319 --> 00:37:38,074 I would never do that to another woman, and neither would Cynthia. 624 00:37:38,157 --> 00:37:41,577 Hm. Cynthia was a good choice for your manager. 625 00:37:41,661 --> 00:37:44,330 She'll run a top-notch operation. 626 00:37:44,413 --> 00:37:46,332 But you need someone who's willing to do the things 627 00:37:46,415 --> 00:37:48,208 that people like her won't do. 628 00:37:48,292 --> 00:37:50,920 When you asked me for a job, 629 00:37:51,004 --> 00:37:54,048 you said you wanted to turn over a new leaf. 630 00:37:54,132 --> 00:37:57,343 I have a certain skill set, Ms. Dunbar. 631 00:37:57,426 --> 00:38:01,639 For me, turning over a new leaf is using my skills for the right reasons. 632 00:38:01,722 --> 00:38:03,599 Like putting you in office. 633 00:38:03,683 --> 00:38:07,186 One-fifty. One point on the ad-buy. 634 00:38:08,855 --> 00:38:11,190 No points. 635 00:38:11,273 --> 00:38:15,486 But I'll do a hundred thousand win bonus if we get the nomination. 636 00:38:29,625 --> 00:38:31,669 I hope I came over here for some good news. 637 00:38:34,922 --> 00:38:36,883 I'm in. You can tell the president. 638 00:38:36,966 --> 00:38:38,759 August 19th. 639 00:38:38,843 --> 00:38:40,761 We wanted you to announce a lot earlier than that. 640 00:38:40,845 --> 00:38:44,223 No, not the announcement. This. 641 00:38:48,227 --> 00:38:49,812 Cardiology's good money. 642 00:38:49,896 --> 00:38:53,191 Aren't you gonna say congrats? 643 00:38:53,273 --> 00:38:55,776 I've never seen you be this girly. 644 00:38:55,860 --> 00:38:58,612 [laughs] It's a fucking diamond. I'm allowed to be a little girly. 645 00:38:58,696 --> 00:39:01,448 Congratulations. I'm happy for you both. 646 00:39:01,532 --> 00:39:02,992 Are you? 647 00:39:06,829 --> 00:39:09,707 Sorry. That wasn't fair. 648 00:39:09,790 --> 00:39:12,919 Maybe we should talk about dates for announcing the campaign. 649 00:39:13,002 --> 00:39:16,005 Yeah, I have a few ideas. Let me pull up my calendar. 650 00:39:18,216 --> 00:39:19,842 Um... 651 00:39:20,968 --> 00:39:23,804 Week after next seems to be the best option. 652 00:39:23,888 --> 00:39:25,139 You have plans tonight? 653 00:39:26,682 --> 00:39:28,184 For the fireworks? 654 00:39:29,393 --> 00:39:31,729 Alan and I are taking his kids. 655 00:39:32,897 --> 00:39:34,774 Right. Makes sense. 656 00:39:35,858 --> 00:39:37,317 [Remy laughs] 657 00:39:38,485 --> 00:39:42,364 You were saying, about a week after next? 658 00:39:59,173 --> 00:40:02,342 - The Ambassador's inside. - You want me to go in there? 659 00:40:02,426 --> 00:40:05,972 - She's just putting on makeup. - [scoffs] 660 00:40:06,055 --> 00:40:07,890 I can wait until she comes out. 661 00:40:07,974 --> 00:40:10,893 She's going straight to her plane. If you don't mind. 662 00:40:17,108 --> 00:40:18,442 [Claire] Alexi. 663 00:40:25,908 --> 00:40:28,995 The day got away from me, so I have to head down to DC 664 00:40:29,078 --> 00:40:31,330 for the July Fourth celebration. 665 00:40:31,413 --> 00:40:34,167 You may consider me an ambassador from the men's room. 666 00:40:35,501 --> 00:40:37,962 Don't make me laugh. I'll have to start over. 667 00:40:40,589 --> 00:40:43,968 - Good? - Quite. 668 00:40:44,051 --> 00:40:46,804 Alexi, I think we've gotten off on the wrong foot. 669 00:40:46,887 --> 00:40:49,389 We need to find a better way to work together. 670 00:40:49,473 --> 00:40:51,851 You're letting go of the resolution? 671 00:40:53,727 --> 00:40:56,189 - Eyes? - Perfect. 672 00:40:56,272 --> 00:40:58,482 It's always nice to have a man's opinion. 673 00:40:59,233 --> 00:41:01,027 You were right, by the way. 674 00:41:01,110 --> 00:41:03,529 Israel won't back us unless we commit troops. 675 00:41:03,612 --> 00:41:07,033 You called my bluff, Alexi, and I shouldn't have insulted you 676 00:41:07,116 --> 00:41:09,702 - with one in the first place. - I'll be outside when you finish. 677 00:41:09,785 --> 00:41:12,454 The president signed an Executive Order this morning. 678 00:41:12,538 --> 00:41:13,747 [trickling stops] 679 00:41:13,831 --> 00:41:16,959 Five thousand US military reassigned 680 00:41:17,043 --> 00:41:19,962 to permanent standby for UN Peacekeeping operations. 681 00:41:20,046 --> 00:41:21,964 Jerusalem has been informed. 682 00:41:22,048 --> 00:41:24,175 Your husband doesn't have that kind of authority. 683 00:41:24,258 --> 00:41:27,011 It's occupied territory. He's not deploying on sovereign land. 684 00:41:27,094 --> 00:41:32,350 So, as Commander in Chief, he doesn't need Congressional approval. 685 00:41:32,432 --> 00:41:36,770 Israel's back on board again, Alexi, so the moment you sell arms to Iran, 686 00:41:36,854 --> 00:41:39,940 we will shoot the planes out of the sky, the trucks off the road, 687 00:41:40,024 --> 00:41:41,859 and the ships out of the water. 688 00:41:41,942 --> 00:41:47,198 Now... maybe you'd be able to afford sanctions... 689 00:41:47,281 --> 00:41:48,282 [toilet flushes] 690 00:41:48,366 --> 00:41:51,410 ...but you sure as hell can't afford a war. 691 00:41:51,493 --> 00:41:54,538 Come back to the table. Engage us in good faith. 692 00:41:54,621 --> 00:41:56,332 Or the resolution goes to a vote next week. 693 00:41:56,415 --> 00:41:59,043 I have always been willing to talk. 694 00:42:00,169 --> 00:42:03,089 Not you and I. President to president. 695 00:42:03,172 --> 00:42:06,050 Oh, and we need Michael Corrigan released, also. 696 00:42:09,762 --> 00:42:11,889 I'll communicate your message to Moscow. 697 00:42:11,972 --> 00:42:14,308 Please. Hand me a towel, would you? 698 00:42:20,940 --> 00:42:22,608 What a gentleman. 699 00:42:33,994 --> 00:42:36,205 You ever been to the White House before? 700 00:42:36,289 --> 00:42:38,457 When I won the National Book Award. 701 00:42:38,540 --> 00:42:41,210 - Nancy was a fan. - I'm surprised. 702 00:42:41,294 --> 00:42:44,297 That story doesn't exactly revere family values. 703 00:42:44,380 --> 00:42:45,923 She's got the astrologer in her. 704 00:42:46,006 --> 00:42:48,175 I think she liked the title more than anything. 705 00:42:48,259 --> 00:42:50,303 Scorpio was a very good book. 706 00:42:50,386 --> 00:42:53,597 - Still pays the rent. - Have a seat. 707 00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:55,849 Why am I here, Mr. President? 708 00:42:55,933 --> 00:42:58,227 Remy briefed you. 709 00:42:58,311 --> 00:43:01,147 He said you needed a book. He didn't say about what. 710 00:43:01,230 --> 00:43:04,858 America Works. Not just the policy, but the origins. 711 00:43:04,942 --> 00:43:07,653 How a boy grew up in a dirt-poor shithole 712 00:43:07,736 --> 00:43:09,947 and climbed his way out through hard work. 713 00:43:10,030 --> 00:43:13,700 A story of dignity. The pride that comes with one's labor. 714 00:43:13,784 --> 00:43:16,829 - Propaganda. - You could call it that. 715 00:43:16,912 --> 00:43:20,166 This sort of thing... it's not in my wheelhouse. 716 00:43:20,249 --> 00:43:22,918 You need a salesman, not a novelist. 717 00:43:24,295 --> 00:43:28,341 "Whoever you are, whoever you think you are, 718 00:43:28,424 --> 00:43:32,678 believe that you're also a silent princess. 719 00:43:32,761 --> 00:43:35,306 Your name is Ida. 720 00:43:35,389 --> 00:43:38,684 Your journey is one through a forgotten landscape 721 00:43:38,767 --> 00:43:42,062 of twisting staircases and morphing castles, 722 00:43:42,146 --> 00:43:46,608 atop floating stones defiantly crossing an angry sea, 723 00:43:46,692 --> 00:43:50,946 within dimly-lit caverns cobwebbed with ruins 724 00:43:51,030 --> 00:43:55,075 M.C. Escher could only grasp at in a dream state." 725 00:43:55,159 --> 00:43:57,536 You read my video game reviews? 726 00:43:57,619 --> 00:44:00,998 I tend to play shoot-'em-ups. The indie games don't really interest me. 727 00:44:01,081 --> 00:44:05,669 I need adrenaline and action. But when I read this, I had to try it. 728 00:44:05,752 --> 00:44:09,715 If you can convince me to be a silent princess with just a hundred words, 729 00:44:09,798 --> 00:44:12,718 imagine how many millions you can convince with this book. 730 00:44:12,801 --> 00:44:15,012 You are a salesman, Thomas. 731 00:44:15,095 --> 00:44:18,516 I wasn't trying to sell anything. Just describe my experience. 732 00:44:18,598 --> 00:44:20,559 That's exactly what I want you to do with my story. 733 00:44:20,642 --> 00:44:23,729 No sales pitch, just your honest curiosity. 734 00:44:23,812 --> 00:44:27,441 Besides, these kinds of books are always so boring, so safe. 735 00:44:27,525 --> 00:44:31,445 I want something different, something... unique. 736 00:44:31,529 --> 00:44:33,655 Your voice. 737 00:44:33,739 --> 00:44:36,283 I don't even know if I believe in your program. 738 00:44:37,451 --> 00:44:39,370 Come with me. I want to show you something. 739 00:45:22,704 --> 00:45:25,207 [Hull] You build it and they come. 740 00:45:25,291 --> 00:45:29,211 Today, the Washington Mall is the real Field of Dreams. 741 00:45:29,295 --> 00:45:32,881 Three thousand people have registered since we set up shop this morning. 742 00:45:32,965 --> 00:45:35,468 Now that's what I call a Fourth of July party! 743 00:45:35,551 --> 00:45:39,054 And we're gonna keep the party going 'round the clock, 24/7, 744 00:45:39,138 --> 00:45:42,600 till everyone in DC who wants a job 745 00:45:42,682 --> 00:45:45,769 can make their way down here and sign up. 746 00:45:52,526 --> 00:45:53,986 Have a look. 747 00:45:56,447 --> 00:46:00,618 - Do you see that line of people? - The AmWorks tent. 748 00:46:00,700 --> 00:46:03,412 It stretches from there all the way to the Lincoln Memorial. 749 00:46:03,496 --> 00:46:05,914 They started lining up before sunrise. 750 00:46:07,166 --> 00:46:08,750 It's really something. 751 00:46:08,834 --> 00:46:11,378 Thomas, at best, I'm going to be a footnote in history 752 00:46:11,462 --> 00:46:13,922 if I can't help those people. At worst, I'll be a joke. 753 00:46:14,006 --> 00:46:15,633 I am those people. 754 00:46:15,715 --> 00:46:18,385 I want you to tell that story. 755 00:46:18,469 --> 00:46:20,513 What do you say? 756 00:46:20,596 --> 00:46:23,641 - I don't know. - What's your gut say? 757 00:46:23,723 --> 00:46:27,727 That you don't add up, and I'm intrigued. 758 00:46:27,811 --> 00:46:29,896 - But not sold. - Not yet. 759 00:46:29,980 --> 00:46:31,982 Well, I'll pay you well, and at the very least, 760 00:46:32,065 --> 00:46:34,401 this sort of access is worth its weight in gold, isn't it? 761 00:46:34,485 --> 00:46:35,611 Sir, the First Lady's back. 762 00:46:35,693 --> 00:46:38,280 I have to go give my Fourth of July speech before the fireworks. 763 00:46:38,364 --> 00:46:40,533 - How quickly would you need the book? - By January. 764 00:46:40,616 --> 00:46:42,951 I've never written anything in less than a year. 765 00:46:43,035 --> 00:46:46,205 Well, you don't strike me as someone who shies away from a challenge. 766 00:46:47,873 --> 00:46:49,916 I'd need to be able to write it the way I want to write it. 767 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:53,086 Absolutely. Look, take your time. Enjoy the view. 768 00:46:53,170 --> 00:46:55,005 Meechum will show you out when you're done. 769 00:46:55,088 --> 00:46:58,800 And I promise, if you say yes, you won't regret it. 770 00:47:01,178 --> 00:47:04,473 No writer worth his salt can resist a good story, 771 00:47:04,557 --> 00:47:08,644 just as no politician can resist making promises he can't keep. 772 00:47:16,734 --> 00:47:20,155 Viktor, we'd be honored to accept the invitation. 773 00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:23,200 Yes, I agree, there's much to discuss. 774 00:47:23,283 --> 00:47:26,036 I'll have my office reach out to the Kremlin. 775 00:47:26,119 --> 00:47:28,121 We'll find dates that work for both of us. 776 00:47:29,831 --> 00:47:31,542 Thank you. 777 00:47:31,625 --> 00:47:34,336 Well, you should get some sleep. It's late over there. 778 00:47:35,546 --> 00:47:37,172 Good night. 779 00:47:38,257 --> 00:47:39,966 Hold off on the vote? 780 00:47:40,050 --> 00:47:43,429 Until we sit down. But we keep it in our back pocket. 781 00:47:43,512 --> 00:47:45,055 Michael Corrigan? 782 00:47:45,138 --> 00:47:47,849 They're going to release him when we visit. 783 00:47:47,933 --> 00:47:50,227 You made a miracle happen. 784 00:47:50,310 --> 00:47:51,811 We did. 785 00:48:00,571 --> 00:48:03,574 [Frank on radio] ...each unique citizen contributes to our future. 786 00:48:03,657 --> 00:48:05,200 Can you turn that up? 787 00:48:05,284 --> 00:48:07,827 Our forefathers, when they declared independence, 788 00:48:07,911 --> 00:48:10,914 understood the power of the individual, 789 00:48:10,997 --> 00:48:13,791 the value of self-determination. 790 00:48:13,875 --> 00:48:16,002 They freed us from tyranny. 791 00:48:16,086 --> 00:48:17,713 - They proved... - He is a tyrant. 792 00:48:17,795 --> 00:48:19,632 I don't know, there's a lot of people out there. 793 00:48:19,715 --> 00:48:21,007 He might be onto something. 794 00:48:21,091 --> 00:48:23,302 Executive Order for UN troops? He's out of control. 795 00:48:23,385 --> 00:48:25,845 At least he's doing something. Walker didn't do shit. 796 00:48:25,929 --> 00:48:28,599 I think we replaced a dud with an atom bomb. 797 00:48:28,682 --> 00:48:31,685 [Frank] They had to fight to secure their freedom. 798 00:48:31,769 --> 00:48:34,812 And now we have to fight to maintain it. 799 00:48:34,896 --> 00:48:37,107 The freedom to work. 800 00:48:37,190 --> 00:48:39,859 The freedom to live with dignity. 801 00:48:39,943 --> 00:48:42,321 The freedom to hope. 802 00:48:42,404 --> 00:48:46,824 Thank you, and God bless the United States of America. 803 00:48:46,908 --> 00:48:48,910 - [applause] - [fireworks exploding] 804 00:48:48,994 --> 00:48:51,121 [band plays patriotic music] 805 00:49:35,088 --> 00:49:40,823 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com