1 00:00:04,381 --> 00:00:06,456 The shoulders are just right. Strong. 2 00:00:08,051 --> 00:00:10,566 Now we just have to place the buttons. 3 00:00:14,438 --> 00:00:16,586 Special occasion, Mr. Foreign Minister? 4 00:00:18,552 --> 00:00:20,047 We'll see, Giuseppe. 5 00:00:22,878 --> 00:00:25,113 I know what you're thinking. 6 00:00:25,114 --> 00:00:29,017 Why didn't I just call to reschedule jury duty? 7 00:00:29,018 --> 00:00:31,286 Well, I meant to, 8 00:00:31,287 --> 00:00:34,022 but turns out if you wait too long, 9 00:00:34,023 --> 00:00:36,825 you have to appear in person. 10 00:00:36,826 --> 00:00:39,461 I've just been a little busy. 11 00:00:39,462 --> 00:00:41,296 Got behind on the mail. 12 00:00:41,297 --> 00:00:42,597 Understood, ma'am. 13 00:00:42,598 --> 00:00:44,499 I knew I knew you. 14 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:46,401 You're a Real Housewife, right? 15 00:00:46,402 --> 00:00:49,904 That's right. 16 00:00:52,107 --> 00:00:53,608 I got to take this. 17 00:00:53,609 --> 00:00:55,276 Still no dismissal yet. 18 00:00:55,277 --> 00:00:58,012 All right. Uh, I'll just keep 19 00:00:58,013 --> 00:00:59,280 the schedule loose, then. 20 00:00:59,281 --> 00:01:01,349 All right. How are things going over there? 21 00:01:01,350 --> 00:01:04,486 Um, Undersecretary Albertell wants to brief you on China. 22 00:01:04,487 --> 00:01:06,454 There are rumors that a successor to President Li 23 00:01:06,455 --> 00:01:09,090 might be named at the People's Congress next month. 24 00:01:09,091 --> 00:01:11,059 Fun times. What else? 25 00:01:11,060 --> 00:01:12,794 Prime Minister Moretti's office called. 26 00:01:12,795 --> 00:01:14,696 They say he knows you already declined, 27 00:01:14,697 --> 00:01:17,165 but you would be doing Italy a great honor 28 00:01:17,166 --> 00:01:19,467 by attending Fashion Week. 29 00:01:19,468 --> 00:01:22,036 My answer's the same as it was three months ago: 30 00:01:22,037 --> 00:01:24,239 thank you for the invite, and thank you, no. 31 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,773 Are you sure? Because I just... you know... 32 00:01:25,774 --> 00:01:27,509 Yes, Blake, I'm pretty sure. 33 00:01:27,510 --> 00:01:30,245 There are better ways to promote the American garment industry 34 00:01:30,246 --> 00:01:32,514 than hobnobbing with the glitterati in Milan. 35 00:01:32,515 --> 00:01:34,883 Yeah. Yeah, 'cause that sounds terrible. 36 00:01:34,884 --> 00:01:36,885 Yes, I know. We all share your love 37 00:01:36,886 --> 00:01:39,587 of fancy clothes and fancy food, Blake. 38 00:01:39,588 --> 00:01:41,489 And wine. Such, such good wine. 39 00:01:41,490 --> 00:01:43,558 Okay, well, wine, yes. Okay, wine. 40 00:01:43,559 --> 00:01:45,226 But I am not gonna take a boondoggle 41 00:01:45,227 --> 00:01:48,229 on the taxpayers' dime. 42 00:01:48,230 --> 00:01:50,965 Oh. Wait, uh, Blake, I got to take this. 43 00:01:50,966 --> 00:01:53,501 Listen, I'm sorry if jury duty is causing a headache 44 00:01:53,502 --> 00:01:55,370 with scheduling. It was just last-minute, so... 45 00:01:55,371 --> 00:01:57,138 Yeah. I... No, I mean, it's fine. It's all good. 46 00:01:57,139 --> 00:01:59,073 It's fine. Uh, really. It's good. 47 00:01:59,074 --> 00:02:01,442 Liar. Bye. 48 00:02:01,443 --> 00:02:02,844 - Hey, babe. - Hey. 49 00:02:02,845 --> 00:02:05,079 So, listen, I decided to take that job. 50 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,716 Oh, that's great. That's great. 51 00:02:08,717 --> 00:02:11,786 In times like these, POTUS could certainly use an ethics advisor. 52 00:02:11,787 --> 00:02:14,088 Conrad will be lucky to have you. 53 00:02:14,089 --> 00:02:15,490 The country, too. 54 00:02:15,491 --> 00:02:16,824 Oof. No pressure. 55 00:02:16,825 --> 00:02:18,893 Uh, I just have to stop by the War College 56 00:02:18,894 --> 00:02:20,628 and resign as acting chair. 57 00:02:20,629 --> 00:02:22,263 Oh, they'll be sad to see you go. 58 00:02:22,264 --> 00:02:24,532 Yeah, well, I won't be sad to see them go. 59 00:02:24,533 --> 00:02:26,234 I mean, as colleagues, I love them. 60 00:02:26,235 --> 00:02:28,469 As people to manage, kill me. 61 00:02:30,072 --> 00:02:31,339 Ugh, Ms. Popularity today. 62 00:02:31,340 --> 00:02:33,541 All right, I'm gonna take this. Let me know how it goes. 63 00:02:33,542 --> 00:02:34,776 All right, babe? I love you. 64 00:02:34,777 --> 00:02:35,977 Okay, love you. Bye. 65 00:02:35,978 --> 00:02:37,579 - Hello? - You know what I hate? 66 00:02:37,580 --> 00:02:38,680 Tourists coming right up to Gordon 67 00:02:38,681 --> 00:02:39,981 and petting him without even asking. 68 00:02:39,982 --> 00:02:41,849 It's like, "Get away from my dog, you rubes." 69 00:02:41,850 --> 00:02:43,651 What can I do you for, Mike? 70 00:02:43,652 --> 00:02:46,220 Oh, right, sorry. Yeah, your donors are getting restless. 71 00:02:46,221 --> 00:02:48,389 I have donors? 72 00:02:48,390 --> 00:02:49,891 Not for long. See, they're eager 73 00:02:49,892 --> 00:02:51,326 to hop on board the Bess Express, 74 00:02:51,327 --> 00:02:52,961 but they want to know where it's going, exactly. 75 00:02:52,962 --> 00:02:55,763 You need to start telling people what you stand for. 76 00:02:55,764 --> 00:02:58,833 You mean, other than representing the interests 77 00:02:58,834 --> 00:03:01,069 and values of the United States around the world? 78 00:03:01,070 --> 00:03:02,136 I'm sorry, but it's 79 00:03:02,137 --> 00:03:03,905 domestic issues that make voters vote 80 00:03:03,906 --> 00:03:05,173 and donors donate. 81 00:03:05,174 --> 00:03:07,742 School choice or the environment or whatever. 82 00:03:07,743 --> 00:03:10,345 That's a solid campaign slogan right there. 83 00:03:10,346 --> 00:03:12,513 No, I'm serious, Bess. You need to get on this 84 00:03:12,514 --> 00:03:14,949 before Teresa Hurst or some other potential candidate 85 00:03:14,950 --> 00:03:17,251 hoovers up all your mega-bundlers. 86 00:03:17,252 --> 00:03:19,087 Mike, have I ever told you I was running for president? 87 00:03:19,088 --> 00:03:20,722 No, not in so many words. 88 00:03:20,723 --> 00:03:23,691 So until then, I'm not running, and I don't have donors. Got it? 89 00:03:23,692 --> 00:03:25,393 And I don't want to talk about this anymore. 90 00:03:25,394 --> 00:03:27,362 I have to go participate in democracy now. 91 00:03:27,363 --> 00:03:29,163 I'm annoying, but I'm not wrong. 92 00:03:29,164 --> 00:03:31,432 Juror number 329. 93 00:03:32,968 --> 00:03:34,535 Yes, Your Honor. 94 00:03:34,536 --> 00:03:37,171 I'm assuming you would like to be excused, 95 00:03:37,172 --> 00:03:39,741 being that you have pressing matters to attend to 96 00:03:39,742 --> 00:03:42,010 as our nation's Secretary of State. 97 00:03:42,011 --> 00:03:43,845 Well, that's correct, sir. Your Honor. 98 00:03:43,846 --> 00:03:44,646 Wait. 99 00:03:44,647 --> 00:03:46,814 Very well. You're dismissed. 100 00:03:46,815 --> 00:03:47,949 Thank you, Your Honor. 101 00:03:47,950 --> 00:03:50,618 Or you will be as soon as you can explain to me 102 00:03:50,619 --> 00:03:53,888 why it took my wife nearly six weeks 103 00:03:53,889 --> 00:03:55,890 just to have her passport renewed. 104 00:03:55,891 --> 00:03:57,525 We nearly had to cancel the whole cruise. 105 00:03:57,526 --> 00:04:00,561 You know how hard it is to get a ticket to Barbados? 106 00:04:00,562 --> 00:04:02,196 If that judge had gone on much longer, 107 00:04:02,197 --> 00:04:04,098 they would have had me being on trial, 108 00:04:04,099 --> 00:04:05,533 I'll tell you. 109 00:04:05,534 --> 00:04:06,601 Stand aside, ma'am. 110 00:04:06,602 --> 00:04:07,802 - Oh, hey! - Oh, I'm sorry. 111 00:04:07,803 --> 00:04:09,137 Are you all right? 112 00:04:09,138 --> 00:04:11,472 - Here. - Thank you. 113 00:04:12,408 --> 00:04:14,108 Are you okay? 114 00:04:14,109 --> 00:04:16,377 Well, I'm about to get sent to jail, so no, I'm... 115 00:04:16,378 --> 00:04:17,845 Wait, aren't you, like, 116 00:04:17,846 --> 00:04:20,114 the Secretary of State or something? 117 00:04:21,417 --> 00:04:24,585 A woman in the waiting room thought I was a Real Housewife. 118 00:04:24,586 --> 00:04:27,288 - For real? - For real. 119 00:04:27,289 --> 00:04:29,957 - I'm Elizabeth. - Katelyn. 120 00:04:29,958 --> 00:04:31,592 Hi, Katelyn. 121 00:04:31,593 --> 00:04:33,795 - Here you go. - Thank you. 122 00:04:33,796 --> 00:04:36,064 So, uh... 123 00:04:36,065 --> 00:04:38,733 - what's going on? - Uh... 124 00:04:38,734 --> 00:04:42,236 It's, like, uh, my stupid ex didn't pay the insurance 125 00:04:42,237 --> 00:04:43,938 on the car, but I didn't know that 126 00:04:43,939 --> 00:04:45,973 till I got pulled over, so... 127 00:04:45,974 --> 00:04:47,241 Sit down. 128 00:04:47,242 --> 00:04:49,243 Uh, so then they fined me 129 00:04:49,244 --> 00:04:52,680 and suspended my license. 130 00:04:52,681 --> 00:04:55,416 But I have to drive to get to work, so... 131 00:04:55,417 --> 00:04:57,251 How else am I supposed to pay the fine? 132 00:04:57,252 --> 00:04:58,953 Well, that makes sense. 133 00:04:58,954 --> 00:05:01,155 So, what happened? Did you get pulled over again? 134 00:05:01,156 --> 00:05:02,790 That time, I got arrested. 135 00:05:02,791 --> 00:05:06,594 And then the DA... who's, like, my age, by the way... 136 00:05:06,595 --> 00:05:08,196 uh, he offered me a deal. 137 00:05:08,197 --> 00:05:09,764 Pay some more fines, 138 00:05:09,765 --> 00:05:13,801 and then I only have to go to jail for 20 days. 139 00:05:13,802 --> 00:05:15,536 What did your lawyer say? 140 00:05:15,537 --> 00:05:17,805 Take the deal. 141 00:05:17,806 --> 00:05:20,308 She's a public defender, so she got, like, a million cases. 142 00:05:20,309 --> 00:05:22,343 But I go to jail for 20 days, 143 00:05:22,344 --> 00:05:24,178 I'm definitely gonna lose my job. 144 00:05:24,179 --> 00:05:25,446 Plus, I'm gonna have a record, 145 00:05:25,447 --> 00:05:28,649 so good luck finding another one. 146 00:05:28,650 --> 00:05:29,984 I mean, I work hard, okay? 147 00:05:29,985 --> 00:05:31,719 Extra shifts every week 148 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,488 even though it keeps me away from my kids. 149 00:05:33,489 --> 00:05:35,056 Like, I'm trying to get my associate's degree. 150 00:05:35,057 --> 00:05:36,858 Like, I know that I messed up, 151 00:05:36,859 --> 00:05:39,193 but, like, what was I supposed to do? 152 00:05:39,194 --> 00:05:41,963 I think you need to ask the judge 153 00:05:41,964 --> 00:05:45,032 for more time, for a continuance. 154 00:05:45,033 --> 00:05:47,201 - A continuance? Okay. - Yeah. 155 00:05:47,202 --> 00:05:48,970 And then you can talk to a lawyer 156 00:05:48,971 --> 00:05:52,173 who actually has the time to represent you. 157 00:05:52,174 --> 00:05:55,943 This is the number of a legal aid foundation, 158 00:05:55,944 --> 00:05:58,513 and they represent people for free. 159 00:05:58,514 --> 00:06:01,382 And give them a call. Maybe they can help you out. 160 00:06:01,383 --> 00:06:02,750 - Okay? - Okay. 161 00:06:02,751 --> 00:06:04,552 No, I can't give you that. 162 00:06:04,553 --> 00:06:06,387 Oh, that's my lawyer. I got to go. 163 00:06:09,758 --> 00:06:11,359 Here's my card. 164 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,662 If you have any more problems, just call that number. 165 00:06:14,663 --> 00:06:16,497 Wow. Thanks, Elizabeth. 166 00:06:16,498 --> 00:06:18,866 Good luck, Katelyn. 167 00:06:18,867 --> 00:06:20,134 Continuance! 168 00:06:22,237 --> 00:06:23,938 Good news. We just got word 169 00:06:23,939 --> 00:06:26,340 that M-Sec has been excused from jury duty 170 00:06:26,341 --> 00:06:28,643 and will be back shortly. 171 00:06:28,644 --> 00:06:31,145 - Blake has the revised schedule. - Yes. It took some work, 172 00:06:31,146 --> 00:06:33,281 but everything that we had to slide around 173 00:06:33,282 --> 00:06:35,883 has found a new place. 174 00:06:35,884 --> 00:06:37,351 - Behold. - I don't know whether 175 00:06:37,352 --> 00:06:39,720 - to read it or frame it. - It's all here. 176 00:06:39,721 --> 00:06:41,489 Far East desk for the China briefing, 177 00:06:41,490 --> 00:06:43,090 her sit-down with SecDef, 178 00:06:43,091 --> 00:06:44,559 even the meet and greet Daisy wanted 179 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,027 with the high school kids from Houston 180 00:06:46,028 --> 00:06:47,962 who won the civic engagement contest. 181 00:06:48,897 --> 00:06:51,799 - Huh? - Yeah, great. 182 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,635 The schedule might be my finest work. 183 00:06:54,636 --> 00:06:57,605 Okay. Next item. Matt, can you write a brief statement 184 00:06:57,606 --> 00:06:59,535 about the factory fire in Emilia-Romagna? 185 00:06:59,536 --> 00:07:00,449 Oh, on it. 186 00:07:00,450 --> 00:07:03,678 Uh, latest body count 187 00:07:03,679 --> 00:07:05,580 was up to 15 workers, I think. 188 00:07:05,581 --> 00:07:07,748 - Brutal. - Is it just me, 189 00:07:07,749 --> 00:07:11,252 or is anyone else surprised that a fancy brand like Beneventi 190 00:07:11,253 --> 00:07:13,554 has such awful working conditions? 191 00:07:13,555 --> 00:07:15,056 They probably don't. 192 00:07:15,057 --> 00:07:17,258 They farm a lot of their work out to subcontractors, 193 00:07:17,259 --> 00:07:19,393 who farm it out again until you get to sweatshops. 194 00:07:19,394 --> 00:07:20,795 Well, it's probably best 195 00:07:20,796 --> 00:07:23,931 that M-Sec isn't going to Milan for Fashion Week. 196 00:07:23,932 --> 00:07:25,466 It's not the best look 197 00:07:25,467 --> 00:07:26,667 while they're still pulling bodies 198 00:07:26,668 --> 00:07:27,869 out of the smoking rubble. 199 00:07:27,870 --> 00:07:30,738 Actually, that is exactly why I want to go. 200 00:07:30,739 --> 00:07:32,006 Morning, ma'am. You changed your mind? 201 00:07:32,007 --> 00:07:33,007 - Morning. - Morning. 202 00:07:33,008 --> 00:07:35,509 Yeah. Look... 203 00:07:35,510 --> 00:07:39,347 a few years ago, there was near global buy-in 204 00:07:39,348 --> 00:07:41,115 on the Fair Work and Trade Agreement, right? 205 00:07:41,116 --> 00:07:43,851 Right. All it took was a horrific factory fire 206 00:07:43,852 --> 00:07:45,319 in Bangladesh. 207 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,022 Frankly, yeah. I mean, that was the galvanizing moment. 208 00:07:48,023 --> 00:07:51,459 The language in that agreement held companies responsible 209 00:07:51,460 --> 00:07:54,562 for the practices of their subcontractors. 210 00:07:55,998 --> 00:07:58,532 If that had been ratified, 211 00:07:58,533 --> 00:08:01,002 it might have prevented this tragedy. 212 00:08:01,003 --> 00:08:02,236 Yes, but it wasn't, 213 00:08:02,237 --> 00:08:03,604 because the countries and companies 214 00:08:03,605 --> 00:08:05,673 who benefit from sweatshop labor just stalled 215 00:08:05,674 --> 00:08:08,276 until the noise blew over and the world moved on. 216 00:08:08,277 --> 00:08:10,144 Why would this time be any different? 217 00:08:10,145 --> 00:08:12,780 Because we're gonna make a bigger noise. 218 00:08:12,781 --> 00:08:15,516 There was no reason for me to go to Fashion Week before. 219 00:08:15,517 --> 00:08:17,218 But now? 220 00:08:17,219 --> 00:08:18,819 I mean, where better 221 00:08:18,820 --> 00:08:21,589 than the zenith of the global apparel industry 222 00:08:21,590 --> 00:08:23,124 to say to the other leaders, 223 00:08:23,125 --> 00:08:26,327 "How can we sit here sipping champagne 224 00:08:26,328 --> 00:08:30,064 "when unfair labor practices have literally killed workers 225 00:08:30,065 --> 00:08:33,901 just days ago and hours away?" 226 00:08:33,902 --> 00:08:35,937 Do you think that maybe that'll help us 227 00:08:35,938 --> 00:08:38,272 - get the agreement signed? - It might. 228 00:08:38,273 --> 00:08:40,141 Great. 229 00:08:40,142 --> 00:08:41,842 Call Prime Minister Moretti. 230 00:08:41,843 --> 00:08:43,744 Tell him the good news, 231 00:08:43,745 --> 00:08:45,646 that I am taking him up on his invitation. 232 00:08:45,647 --> 00:08:47,348 On it. 233 00:08:49,384 --> 00:08:51,439 ? 234 00:08:51,538 --> 00:08:57,245 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com. 235 00:08:59,399 --> 00:09:02,717 Now is not the time to politicize 236 00:09:02,718 --> 00:09:05,440 the issue of so-called sweatshop labor 237 00:09:05,441 --> 00:09:07,742 while Italy is still grieving. 238 00:09:07,743 --> 00:09:09,678 And embarrassed. 239 00:09:10,780 --> 00:09:13,748 I share your passion, but you must understand 240 00:09:13,749 --> 00:09:16,685 this is, uh, this is not an Italian issue 241 00:09:16,686 --> 00:09:18,186 but rather a Chinese one. 242 00:09:18,187 --> 00:09:20,922 You're saying the factory was owned 243 00:09:20,923 --> 00:09:23,458 by a Chinese company? 244 00:09:23,459 --> 00:09:27,295 Also, tragically, staffed by illegal Chinese labor. 245 00:09:27,296 --> 00:09:30,198 Which Beneventi and other luxury brands exploit 246 00:09:30,199 --> 00:09:33,368 so they can still say their goods are made in Italy. 247 00:09:33,369 --> 00:09:36,271 Remind me, uh, was China prepared 248 00:09:36,272 --> 00:09:39,941 to sign on to the Fair Work and Trade Agreement in the past? 249 00:09:39,942 --> 00:09:41,743 They were less than eager. 250 00:09:41,744 --> 00:09:45,313 Being that they dominate the global garment industry, 251 00:09:45,314 --> 00:09:48,683 what good would an agreement be without them, huh? 252 00:09:48,684 --> 00:09:52,242 I would argue that a concerted, united campaign 253 00:09:52,243 --> 00:09:54,444 by their chief competitors and markets 254 00:09:54,445 --> 00:09:57,414 could pressure them to join it. 255 00:09:57,415 --> 00:10:00,417 Better we secure China's participation first 256 00:10:00,418 --> 00:10:03,820 and make a public announcement at the time. 257 00:10:03,821 --> 00:10:08,058 So in the face of this horrific, preventable tragedy, 258 00:10:08,059 --> 00:10:10,894 you want to do nothing. 259 00:10:10,895 --> 00:10:15,832 I look forward to visiting with you in person in Milano. 260 00:10:15,833 --> 00:10:18,302 Until then, Elizabeth. 261 00:10:18,303 --> 00:10:20,103 Why make a show 262 00:10:20,104 --> 00:10:21,738 of trying to reform the textile industry 263 00:10:21,739 --> 00:10:23,473 if the biggest player won't go along? 264 00:10:23,474 --> 00:10:26,276 Remember, this is bigger than just textiles. 265 00:10:26,277 --> 00:10:28,145 Close to a trillion dollar a year industry. 266 00:10:28,146 --> 00:10:29,546 What's bigger than that? 267 00:10:29,547 --> 00:10:31,548 Automotive, tech. 268 00:10:31,549 --> 00:10:34,484 There isn't a sector of the global economy 269 00:10:34,485 --> 00:10:36,653 where China isn't unfairly 270 00:10:36,654 --> 00:10:38,822 privileging itself. 271 00:10:38,823 --> 00:10:41,358 What do the folks at Commerce think, Mary? 272 00:10:41,359 --> 00:10:43,460 Elizabeth is broadly correct, sir. 273 00:10:43,461 --> 00:10:46,630 Chinese government subsidizes many industries. 274 00:10:46,631 --> 00:10:49,132 Furthermore, they are unconstrained by labor 275 00:10:49,133 --> 00:10:50,934 and environmental standards. 276 00:10:56,741 --> 00:10:59,309 Sorry. 277 00:10:59,310 --> 00:11:02,279 Still, uh, getting used to being back in here. 278 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:03,747 Carry on, please. 279 00:11:03,748 --> 00:11:05,349 The Fair Work and Trade Agreement 280 00:11:05,350 --> 00:11:08,852 would go a long way toward addressing those imbalances. 281 00:11:08,853 --> 00:11:10,220 And what's your plan, Bess? 282 00:11:10,221 --> 00:11:13,757 We would start out by filing a complaint against China 283 00:11:13,758 --> 00:11:15,792 with the World Trade Organization 284 00:11:15,793 --> 00:11:18,061 about this business in Italy. 285 00:11:18,062 --> 00:11:20,497 Well, that's a shot across the bow. 286 00:11:20,498 --> 00:11:22,366 It's a pretty mild one, given the death toll. 287 00:11:22,367 --> 00:11:24,534 And then you continue to build pressure on China 288 00:11:24,535 --> 00:11:26,470 to join the agreement when you get to Milan. 289 00:11:26,471 --> 00:11:27,804 Where Minister Chen 290 00:11:27,805 --> 00:11:31,875 will, apparently, be taking in some runway shows. 291 00:11:31,876 --> 00:11:34,778 Well, I have to admit, 292 00:11:34,779 --> 00:11:37,314 if we're gonna pick a fight with China, 293 00:11:37,315 --> 00:11:39,683 the optics could be worse. 294 00:11:41,052 --> 00:11:42,819 I like it. 295 00:11:42,820 --> 00:11:44,621 And I think we're right on this, Bess. 296 00:11:44,622 --> 00:11:48,358 But, uh, this is touchy stuff, so, uh, 297 00:11:48,359 --> 00:11:50,927 I want the WTO complaint 298 00:11:50,928 --> 00:11:54,831 and your remarks in Italy to be... measured. 299 00:11:54,832 --> 00:11:56,099 Understand? 300 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:57,334 Yeah, of course, sir. 301 00:11:57,335 --> 00:11:58,802 Understood, Mr. President. 302 00:11:58,803 --> 00:11:59,903 Hi, you adorable people. 303 00:11:59,904 --> 00:12:00,837 Hi, babe. 304 00:12:00,838 --> 00:12:03,707 All right, so, what's next? 305 00:12:03,708 --> 00:12:07,010 Uh, well, uh, given your stance on, um, uh, 306 00:12:07,011 --> 00:12:08,745 fair trade and labor laws, 307 00:12:08,746 --> 00:12:11,014 uh, there's going to be even more eyes looking at 308 00:12:11,015 --> 00:12:12,582 what you are wearing in Milan. 309 00:12:12,583 --> 00:12:15,185 Wait. You're going to Fashion Week? 310 00:12:15,186 --> 00:12:17,754 Yeah, but only to make an important political point. 311 00:12:17,755 --> 00:12:19,890 Yeah, we're not going to any of the parties 312 00:12:19,891 --> 00:12:23,026 or those silly runway shows. 313 00:12:23,027 --> 00:12:25,662 We're not, Blake. 314 00:12:25,663 --> 00:12:28,932 But, uh, do get in touch with the Protocol folks. 315 00:12:28,933 --> 00:12:31,501 See if they can find me some American designers 316 00:12:31,502 --> 00:12:33,403 with solid labor practices. 317 00:12:33,404 --> 00:12:34,805 Even though the field 318 00:12:34,806 --> 00:12:36,306 that I'm devoting my life to 319 00:12:36,307 --> 00:12:38,241 is apparently silly, I could give you some names. 320 00:12:38,242 --> 00:12:39,543 Well, I would really appreciate that, 321 00:12:39,544 --> 00:12:41,645 because when I said "silly," I didn't mean the whole thing. 322 00:12:41,646 --> 00:12:43,113 Yeah, wh-when she said "silly," she didn't mean 323 00:12:43,114 --> 00:12:45,449 - the industry as a whole. - You guys don't have to backpedal. 324 00:12:45,450 --> 00:12:48,318 I meant, just... It just gives me more grist to prove you wrong 325 00:12:48,319 --> 00:12:50,153 by building my empire. 326 00:12:50,154 --> 00:12:53,190 - Ciao, Blake. - Ciao. 327 00:12:53,191 --> 00:12:54,591 Well, uh, if there's nothing else, I will, uh, 328 00:12:54,592 --> 00:12:55,959 - say good night. Yep. - No, thanks, Blake. 329 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,328 - Good night, Blake. - Good night. Night. 330 00:13:00,198 --> 00:13:01,665 Alone at last. 331 00:13:01,666 --> 00:13:04,234 Hi. 332 00:13:04,235 --> 00:13:06,436 Ciao, isn't that what we're all saying now? 333 00:13:06,437 --> 00:13:08,972 So are you officially 334 00:13:08,973 --> 00:13:11,274 the ex-acting department chair? 335 00:13:11,275 --> 00:13:14,411 Oh, you didn't think it was gonna be that easy, did you? 336 00:13:14,412 --> 00:13:17,681 Okay, here's a highlight: I had to get I.T. to come 337 00:13:17,682 --> 00:13:22,252 and deactivate my academic user log-in. 338 00:13:22,253 --> 00:13:24,421 - What's that? - Exactly. 339 00:13:24,422 --> 00:13:27,524 But in order to deactivate it, you have to have a password. 340 00:13:27,525 --> 00:13:28,625 Which you never set. 341 00:13:28,626 --> 00:13:30,794 Of course not. So, to sum up, 342 00:13:30,795 --> 00:13:33,730 I had to create a password and log-in 343 00:13:33,731 --> 00:13:36,700 just so I could deactivate my password and log out. 344 00:13:36,701 --> 00:13:41,104 Tell me they're teaching Catch-22 at that school. 345 00:13:41,105 --> 00:13:43,974 Tomorrow I have to chair a Steering Committee meeting 346 00:13:43,975 --> 00:13:45,876 to find my temporary replacement. 347 00:13:45,877 --> 00:13:49,613 Oh, thank God the War College doesn't fight any actual wars. 348 00:13:49,614 --> 00:13:53,283 You know, times like these, the only sensible course 349 00:13:53,284 --> 00:13:55,485 is to go upstairs... 350 00:13:55,486 --> 00:13:59,156 and watch The Great British Baking Show. 351 00:13:59,157 --> 00:14:01,224 You read my mind. 352 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,100 I understand, Sir. 353 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,300 Goodbye. 354 00:14:10,900 --> 00:14:13,300 What he wants to do is irresponsible! 355 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,800 And not letting you lay a wreath for the victims? 356 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,700 It's not 'admitting blame,' it's common decency! 357 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,000 Think of their families. 358 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,300 How many people have one of those? 359 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,000 Very few. 360 00:14:28,207 --> 00:14:31,014 Only party bosses and senior goverment officials have the Red Machine. 361 00:14:31,144 --> 00:14:32,444 And why? 362 00:14:34,001 --> 00:14:36,501 Because when it rings, you answer 363 00:14:37,566 --> 00:14:39,566 And do as you're told. 364 00:14:42,767 --> 00:14:44,701 Hey. Got a second? 365 00:14:44,702 --> 00:14:46,036 Come on in. 366 00:14:46,037 --> 00:14:49,773 So, I hear you're sending Nikki on the trip to Milan. 367 00:14:49,774 --> 00:14:51,841 Yeah, she's earned it. 368 00:14:51,842 --> 00:14:53,343 Why, is that a problem? 369 00:14:53,344 --> 00:14:55,111 No, Nikki's great. 370 00:14:55,112 --> 00:14:56,580 I mean, the trip is kind of 371 00:14:56,581 --> 00:14:58,248 about comms and messaging, though. 372 00:14:58,249 --> 00:15:00,450 Yeah, and we just both agreed Nikki's great. 373 00:15:02,086 --> 00:15:04,287 Say what you want to say, Jay. 374 00:15:04,288 --> 00:15:06,223 You really don't want to go to Fashion Week? 375 00:15:06,224 --> 00:15:07,691 You, Daisy Grant, 376 00:15:07,692 --> 00:15:09,559 the most fashionable person in the building? 377 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,729 I just don't want to be apart from Joanna right now. 378 00:15:12,730 --> 00:15:16,499 I... look, I totally get that. 379 00:15:16,500 --> 00:15:17,934 Leaving Chloe still kills me every time. 380 00:15:17,935 --> 00:15:20,003 But you always say that your mom's, like, the greatest 381 00:15:20,004 --> 00:15:22,472 - babysitter in the world, so... - Look, do you want me to go? 382 00:15:22,473 --> 00:15:24,241 I mean, is that what you're getting at? 383 00:15:24,242 --> 00:15:25,909 I'm trying to ask if you're okay. 384 00:15:25,910 --> 00:15:27,811 Jay. 385 00:15:27,812 --> 00:15:29,512 The secretary's about to do a call with Minister Chen. 386 00:15:29,513 --> 00:15:30,947 She would like you on it. 387 00:15:30,948 --> 00:15:32,816 That wasn't on the schedule. Any idea what it's about? 388 00:15:32,817 --> 00:15:34,451 The massive tariffs China just announced 389 00:15:34,452 --> 00:15:36,586 that are sending the stock market into free fall. 390 00:15:36,587 --> 00:15:39,089 That's just a guess. 391 00:15:39,991 --> 00:15:42,158 Oh, my God. 392 00:15:42,159 --> 00:15:43,326 Minister Chen, 393 00:15:43,327 --> 00:15:46,363 the complaint the United States made to the WTO 394 00:15:46,364 --> 00:15:47,998 was measured and appropriate. 395 00:15:47,999 --> 00:15:50,934 These tariffs China has announced 396 00:15:50,935 --> 00:15:52,569 are a dangerous overreaction. 397 00:15:52,570 --> 00:15:54,604 To the contrary, Madam Secretary, 398 00:15:54,605 --> 00:15:57,207 your complaint was a provocative insult. 399 00:15:57,208 --> 00:15:58,742 So insulting, in fact, 400 00:15:58,743 --> 00:16:00,844 that these tariffs should be considered measured. 401 00:16:00,845 --> 00:16:03,079 Are you threatening more here? 402 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:07,117 We are cautioning you to moderate your tone. 403 00:16:07,118 --> 00:16:10,553 The announcement alone has caused U.S. stocks to plummet. 404 00:16:10,554 --> 00:16:12,789 We can't let that go unanswered. 405 00:16:12,790 --> 00:16:14,190 So now you're threatening us. 406 00:16:14,191 --> 00:16:16,293 Why don't we just talk honestly 407 00:16:16,294 --> 00:16:19,095 and de-escalate before it comes to that? 408 00:16:20,364 --> 00:16:23,233 What is really going on here, Ming? 409 00:16:25,002 --> 00:16:27,304 You should have considered the consequences of your actions 410 00:16:27,305 --> 00:16:29,339 before you so rashly embarked on them. 411 00:16:29,340 --> 00:16:31,641 And as to who might win this contest: 412 00:16:31,642 --> 00:16:34,344 look at the trade deficit between the U.S. and China. 413 00:16:34,345 --> 00:16:36,613 Then ask yourself who you'd bet on. 414 00:16:36,614 --> 00:16:38,548 Good day, Madam Secretary. 415 00:16:48,933 --> 00:16:50,677 Well, that didn't go as planned. 416 00:16:50,678 --> 00:16:53,756 It was a massive overreaction by China. 417 00:16:53,757 --> 00:16:56,025 Which is exactly what we wanted to avoid. 418 00:16:56,026 --> 00:16:58,061 I signed off on the WTO complaint, Russell. 419 00:16:59,530 --> 00:17:02,065 Nevertheless, we can't let this stand. 420 00:17:02,066 --> 00:17:04,501 My team and I have put together a preliminary package 421 00:17:04,502 --> 00:17:06,903 of tariffs for your approval, sir. 422 00:17:06,904 --> 00:17:09,472 It's mostly on textiles and electronics to start. 423 00:17:09,473 --> 00:17:12,242 But we know how this works: 424 00:17:12,243 --> 00:17:15,612 Once we respond, China escalates, and so on, 425 00:17:15,613 --> 00:17:18,381 until the both of us go over an economic cliff, 426 00:17:18,382 --> 00:17:20,183 probably taking the rest of the world with us. 427 00:17:20,184 --> 00:17:22,452 A few months of being locked out of the Chinese market, 428 00:17:22,453 --> 00:17:24,888 and many of our pork producers, soybean farmers, 429 00:17:24,889 --> 00:17:26,456 they could go under. 430 00:17:26,457 --> 00:17:28,024 I'm already getting panicked calls 431 00:17:28,025 --> 00:17:29,659 from their representatives on the Hill. 432 00:17:29,660 --> 00:17:30,927 We've got to hit back. 433 00:17:30,928 --> 00:17:33,129 We should stick to our strategy. 434 00:17:33,130 --> 00:17:34,898 I go to Italy to pressure China 435 00:17:34,899 --> 00:17:36,766 on the Fair Work and Trade Agreement. 436 00:17:36,767 --> 00:17:39,102 That presupposes China can be reasoned with at this point. 437 00:17:39,103 --> 00:17:41,871 Why do we think they reacted so strongly in the first place? 438 00:17:41,872 --> 00:17:44,173 People's Congress is coming up next month. 439 00:17:44,174 --> 00:17:46,743 They're gonna be naming Li's successor. 440 00:17:46,744 --> 00:17:49,112 Could be contentious. 441 00:17:49,113 --> 00:17:50,880 Maybe they're trying to project strength 442 00:17:50,881 --> 00:17:52,282 in a time of uncertainty. 443 00:17:52,283 --> 00:17:55,385 They're trying to scare us off of a conversation 444 00:17:55,386 --> 00:17:56,953 about fair trade and labor practices 445 00:17:56,954 --> 00:17:58,321 that is long overdue. 446 00:17:58,322 --> 00:17:59,656 Well, I think it's worth 447 00:17:59,657 --> 00:18:01,558 trying to have that conversation on our terms, 448 00:18:01,559 --> 00:18:03,593 before we get locked into a trade war 449 00:18:03,594 --> 00:18:06,062 - that we might not be able to stop. - Yes. 450 00:18:06,063 --> 00:18:07,864 But if your trip doesn't yield results, 451 00:18:07,865 --> 00:18:11,301 we're going to have to hit them with the tariffs. 452 00:18:11,302 --> 00:18:13,136 I will do my best, sir. 453 00:18:13,137 --> 00:18:14,504 Sure. 454 00:18:14,505 --> 00:18:18,508 It's only the global economy hanging in the balance. 455 00:18:19,443 --> 00:18:21,477 Your motorcade is waiting outside, ma'am. 456 00:18:21,478 --> 00:18:23,479 Also, a woman named Katelyn King called. 457 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:24,948 She said she met you at court. 458 00:18:24,949 --> 00:18:26,416 Yeah, yeah, yeah. What did she say? 459 00:18:26,417 --> 00:18:28,217 That legal aid agency you recommended to her 460 00:18:28,218 --> 00:18:30,219 isn't taking on any new clients. 461 00:18:30,220 --> 00:18:32,455 She's on a waiting list, but she won't be able 462 00:18:32,456 --> 00:18:34,857 to see anyone before her next hearing. 463 00:18:34,858 --> 00:18:37,694 Also, Mike B. called, or rather he keeps calling. 464 00:18:37,695 --> 00:18:41,598 He said, "It's never too soon, but it can always be too late." 465 00:18:41,599 --> 00:18:43,600 I, uh, I'll-I'll keep fending him off. 466 00:18:43,601 --> 00:18:46,135 No. Actually, uh, I want to talk to him. 467 00:18:46,136 --> 00:18:47,537 Get me Mike B. 468 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,342 Knock, knock. 469 00:18:52,343 --> 00:18:54,043 So, uh, there's someone here to see you. 470 00:18:54,044 --> 00:18:55,244 What do you mean? Who? 471 00:18:55,245 --> 00:18:56,779 I... Uh, Ms. Grant. 472 00:18:56,780 --> 00:18:59,048 Hi. Anne Gutiérrez. 473 00:19:00,150 --> 00:19:02,485 Oh, uh, Sister Anne, with the kids from... 474 00:19:02,486 --> 00:19:03,753 Kids from Houston, yes. 475 00:19:03,754 --> 00:19:06,055 May I sit? Uh, should I...? 476 00:19:09,526 --> 00:19:11,561 Can I ask you something, Sister? 477 00:19:11,562 --> 00:19:14,063 You can just call me Anne. Sister can be weird for people. 478 00:19:14,064 --> 00:19:15,898 How did you get past security? 479 00:19:15,899 --> 00:19:18,034 Tell people you're a nun, they'll let you in anywhere. 480 00:19:18,035 --> 00:19:19,369 I'll keep this brief. 481 00:19:19,370 --> 00:19:21,571 I understand the secretary has had a change of plans. 482 00:19:21,572 --> 00:19:23,306 Yes, a last-minute trip. 483 00:19:23,307 --> 00:19:24,674 I'm sure someone told you 484 00:19:24,675 --> 00:19:26,542 a cancellation was always a possibility. 485 00:19:26,543 --> 00:19:27,810 They did, and I understand. 486 00:19:27,811 --> 00:19:29,545 I mean, the kids won't, but I do. 487 00:19:29,546 --> 00:19:31,648 They'll, of course, still get the VIP tour. 488 00:19:31,649 --> 00:19:32,882 Yes. I appreciate that. 489 00:19:32,883 --> 00:19:36,019 But they won a nationwide civic engagement contest 490 00:19:36,020 --> 00:19:38,688 and still had to fund-raise six months for this trip. 491 00:19:38,689 --> 00:19:40,890 And where they're from, that's not easy. 492 00:19:40,891 --> 00:19:42,725 So if they can't meet the secretary, 493 00:19:42,726 --> 00:19:44,761 they deserve to meet someone. 494 00:19:44,762 --> 00:19:46,963 Well, I'll check with the undersecretary. 495 00:19:46,964 --> 00:19:48,364 How about you? 496 00:19:48,365 --> 00:19:50,933 Me? Why? 497 00:19:50,934 --> 00:19:52,735 You're on TV. You're the face of this department. 498 00:19:52,736 --> 00:19:53,936 Why not you? 499 00:19:53,937 --> 00:19:57,040 Look, I, um, I'm pretty busy, so... 500 00:19:57,041 --> 00:19:59,409 So you don't have time to talk to 15 black and brown kids 501 00:19:59,410 --> 00:20:01,911 who just took the first plane ride of their lives to get here. 502 00:20:01,912 --> 00:20:03,379 Or maybe they wouldn't want to hear 503 00:20:03,380 --> 00:20:05,682 what I have to say right now, so maybe you should 504 00:20:05,683 --> 00:20:07,683 just stop bugging me about it, okay, Sister? 505 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,220 What would you say to them? 506 00:20:14,124 --> 00:20:16,325 Look, um, I know these kids hearing 507 00:20:16,326 --> 00:20:19,195 from someone like me matters, believe me. 508 00:20:19,196 --> 00:20:21,464 But you're kind of springing this on me. 509 00:20:24,101 --> 00:20:26,102 So here's the thing. 510 00:20:26,103 --> 00:20:28,805 I was supposed to go with the secretary to Italy, 511 00:20:28,806 --> 00:20:30,640 but I didn't want to. 512 00:20:30,641 --> 00:20:32,942 I have a daughter. She's 15 months old. 513 00:20:32,943 --> 00:20:36,245 My parents, they could have babysat, no problem. 514 00:20:36,246 --> 00:20:40,650 Lately, every time she is out of my sight, I get nervous. 515 00:20:40,651 --> 00:20:42,852 I get up in the night to check on her, 516 00:20:42,853 --> 00:20:45,254 like, all the time. 517 00:20:45,255 --> 00:20:46,789 And part of it's to do with the attack. 518 00:20:46,790 --> 00:20:49,158 I mean, a bunch of white guys 519 00:20:49,159 --> 00:20:52,261 were so enraged by the prospect of making space 520 00:20:52,262 --> 00:20:54,363 for someone like my daughter, like me, 521 00:20:54,364 --> 00:20:57,533 that they would literally rather blow up the White House, 522 00:20:57,534 --> 00:21:00,036 rather destroy the country than share it. 523 00:21:00,037 --> 00:21:01,704 And, also, I can give you the names 524 00:21:01,705 --> 00:21:03,506 of at least five unarmed black people 525 00:21:03,507 --> 00:21:05,942 who've been killed by the police in the last six months. 526 00:21:05,943 --> 00:21:08,678 Just driving along, and then you get pulled over, 527 00:21:08,679 --> 00:21:10,046 and boom, that's it. 528 00:21:10,047 --> 00:21:12,782 What if my mom or dad is driving Joanna 529 00:21:12,783 --> 00:21:15,218 from a play group or music class, 530 00:21:15,219 --> 00:21:17,753 and then they get pulled over, and then... 531 00:21:21,692 --> 00:21:24,293 I'm sorry. 532 00:21:24,294 --> 00:21:26,596 See what I mean? 533 00:21:26,597 --> 00:21:28,564 I'm not very inspiring. 534 00:21:30,134 --> 00:21:32,635 Look, I... 535 00:21:32,636 --> 00:21:35,071 I'm not trying to be selfish. 536 00:21:35,072 --> 00:21:39,408 I just truly don't trust myself not to kill someone's dreams. 537 00:21:39,409 --> 00:21:43,479 I know how you feel, and I wish I had more answers for you. 538 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,114 I worry about my kids every day. 539 00:21:45,115 --> 00:21:46,749 This is why I was so invested 540 00:21:46,750 --> 00:21:48,684 in them winning that contest, coming here. 541 00:21:48,685 --> 00:21:51,554 So they could at least feel their country sees them. 542 00:21:51,555 --> 00:21:54,590 That someone even knows they have dreams. 543 00:21:57,327 --> 00:22:00,162 I'll see what I can do, okay? 544 00:22:01,632 --> 00:22:04,066 Okay. I appreciate that. 545 00:22:04,067 --> 00:22:07,136 Now, I have taken up enough of your time. 546 00:22:07,137 --> 00:22:08,971 Thanks, Anne. 547 00:22:08,972 --> 00:22:11,340 I'm sorry I said that you were bugging me. 548 00:22:11,341 --> 00:22:13,509 Oh, don't be, hon. 549 00:22:13,510 --> 00:22:16,412 That's what I do. I bug people for the Lord. Bye, now. 550 00:22:18,382 --> 00:22:20,716 "'It was much pleasanter at home, ' 551 00:22:20,717 --> 00:22:22,652 "thought poor Alice, 552 00:22:22,653 --> 00:22:24,987 "'when one wasn't always growing larger and smaller, 553 00:22:24,988 --> 00:22:29,826 and being ordered about by mice and rabbits.'" 554 00:22:32,629 --> 00:22:34,764 English, please. 555 00:22:35,699 --> 00:22:37,900 Will Alice get home? 556 00:22:37,901 --> 00:22:40,436 Very good. 557 00:22:40,437 --> 00:22:43,239 We'll have to keep reading to find out. 558 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:44,574 Good night, Ai. 559 00:22:44,575 --> 00:22:46,575 Good night, Daddy. 560 00:22:52,549 --> 00:22:54,650 Bravissima. 561 00:22:58,396 --> 00:23:01,649 Your motorcade is waiting to take you to Secretary McCord. 562 00:23:02,595 --> 00:23:03,655 And? 563 00:23:03,656 --> 00:23:05,125 The news from home is good 564 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,894 I'm hearing many delegates will support you. 565 00:23:09,333 --> 00:23:11,334 Sign on to the Fair Work 566 00:23:11,335 --> 00:23:13,936 and Trade Agreement. Talk about signing on. 567 00:23:13,937 --> 00:23:16,339 And the president will keep our side in line. 568 00:23:16,340 --> 00:23:18,007 I can't do that right now. 569 00:23:18,008 --> 00:23:21,777 Well, that is extremely unfortunate. 570 00:23:21,778 --> 00:23:23,779 Several years ago, Elizabeth, 571 00:23:23,780 --> 00:23:26,682 we bumped into each other at a bar in Lagos. 572 00:23:26,683 --> 00:23:29,285 Do you remember what you said to me that night? 573 00:23:29,286 --> 00:23:31,454 Something like, 574 00:23:31,455 --> 00:23:33,623 "Imagine what we could do if we worked together." 575 00:23:33,624 --> 00:23:37,193 But you see how these tariffs are the opposite of that, right? 576 00:23:37,194 --> 00:23:38,895 I do. 577 00:23:38,896 --> 00:23:42,265 But many things will become clear in the next few days. 578 00:23:42,266 --> 00:23:43,933 Things that could positively 579 00:23:43,934 --> 00:23:46,168 impact the relationship between our two countries 580 00:23:46,169 --> 00:23:48,337 for years to come. 581 00:23:50,941 --> 00:23:53,276 You're on the short list to become president. 582 00:23:53,277 --> 00:23:55,578 As are you. 583 00:23:55,579 --> 00:23:58,247 Don't waste time denying it. 584 00:23:58,248 --> 00:24:01,050 Instead, think of what might be possible, 585 00:24:01,051 --> 00:24:02,985 given our relationship. 586 00:24:02,986 --> 00:24:07,423 But I warn you, that future will be at risk if you continue 587 00:24:07,424 --> 00:24:10,026 to embarrass China over our trade and labor practices. 588 00:24:10,027 --> 00:24:14,697 So, please, for a few more crucial days, 589 00:24:14,698 --> 00:24:16,999 proceed with discretion. 590 00:24:21,762 --> 00:24:25,901 Next Case: 11578-A, The People versus Katelyn King. 591 00:24:25,902 --> 00:24:27,569 Good morning, Ms. King. 592 00:24:27,570 --> 00:24:29,371 Before I enumerate the charges 593 00:24:29,372 --> 00:24:32,374 against you, I have to ask: do you have counsel today? 594 00:24:32,375 --> 00:24:35,911 I-I... I-I think so, Your Honor. 595 00:24:35,912 --> 00:24:39,314 Your Honor, it's a yes-or-no question. 596 00:24:39,315 --> 00:24:41,450 If the defendant fired her court-appointed counsel, 597 00:24:41,451 --> 00:24:43,785 then she's elected to represent herself. 598 00:24:43,786 --> 00:24:46,021 The People would like to know how she pleads. 599 00:24:46,022 --> 00:24:47,823 I'm afraid the People have a point. 600 00:24:47,824 --> 00:24:49,625 What are we doing here, Ms. King? 601 00:24:49,626 --> 00:24:51,727 Apologies for my tardiness, Your Honor. 602 00:24:51,728 --> 00:24:53,929 Michael Barnow for the defense. 603 00:24:53,930 --> 00:24:56,899 Mr. Barnow, this is, uh, indeed a surprise. 604 00:24:56,900 --> 00:24:58,400 For all of us. 605 00:24:58,401 --> 00:25:00,235 Life is full of them, Your Honor. 606 00:25:00,236 --> 00:25:01,436 Hi. 607 00:25:02,605 --> 00:25:04,907 May I remind the court that despite these theatrics, 608 00:25:04,908 --> 00:25:07,376 we're still waiting to simply hear how the defendant pleads. 609 00:25:07,377 --> 00:25:09,845 I understand that the prosecution 610 00:25:09,846 --> 00:25:11,446 has offered a plea bargain: 611 00:25:11,447 --> 00:25:14,016 20 days in jail and a fine of $2,000. 612 00:25:14,017 --> 00:25:15,918 Does the defense accept that offer? 613 00:25:15,919 --> 00:25:18,520 We do not. Indeed, the fact that the People are asking 614 00:25:18,521 --> 00:25:21,089 for jail time in this case is absurd and cruel. 615 00:25:21,090 --> 00:25:22,591 Will the court indulge me a moment? 616 00:25:22,592 --> 00:25:23,760 Objection. This plea was worked 617 00:25:23,761 --> 00:25:25,418 out with the defendant's previous counsel. 618 00:25:25,419 --> 00:25:28,980 A public defender who, in her haste to close a file, 619 00:25:28,981 --> 00:25:30,915 failed to take even basic steps necessary 620 00:25:30,916 --> 00:25:32,217 to my client's defense. 621 00:25:32,218 --> 00:25:33,752 Which steps, Mr. Barnow? 622 00:25:33,753 --> 00:25:35,653 Taking a statement from Ms. King's ex-husband, 623 00:25:35,654 --> 00:25:37,422 who would have averred he was responsible 624 00:25:37,423 --> 00:25:40,024 for failing to pay insurance on the car in the first place. 625 00:25:40,025 --> 00:25:43,595 Advising her that she could fill out a simple form at the DMV 626 00:25:43,596 --> 00:25:45,897 allowing her to drive to work on a suspended license. 627 00:25:45,898 --> 00:25:47,665 - Wait. You can? - Here. 628 00:25:47,666 --> 00:25:49,634 Furthermore, Your Honor, Ms. King is a hardworking 629 00:25:49,635 --> 00:25:52,103 single mother... with no priors, by the way. 630 00:25:52,104 --> 00:25:53,838 The only guilty party in this courtroom 631 00:25:53,839 --> 00:25:55,507 is an overzealous prosecutor, 632 00:25:55,508 --> 00:25:58,243 who'll be lucky if I don't call his boss Larry Broznahan 633 00:25:58,244 --> 00:26:00,011 and tell him how terribly 634 00:26:00,012 --> 00:26:01,746 the People are being misrepresented today. 635 00:26:01,747 --> 00:26:03,581 - Objection! - Sustained. 636 00:26:03,582 --> 00:26:05,583 Grandstanding aside, 637 00:26:05,584 --> 00:26:08,153 he has a point, counselor. 638 00:26:08,154 --> 00:26:10,588 Why are you pushing for jail time here? 639 00:26:10,589 --> 00:26:12,323 - Well, this is... - You know what? You're not. 640 00:26:12,324 --> 00:26:14,426 Given this information, I'm going to recommend 641 00:26:14,427 --> 00:26:18,329 that this case be settled with a reduced fee of $500. 642 00:26:18,330 --> 00:26:20,198 Is that acceptable to both parties? 643 00:26:20,199 --> 00:26:23,868 Mm... Mr. Pickford's handling of this case has been so egregious, 644 00:26:23,869 --> 00:26:26,404 I have half a mind to review all of his previous ones 645 00:26:26,405 --> 00:26:28,006 before agreeing to anything. 646 00:26:28,007 --> 00:26:30,909 We recommend a fine of $250, Your Honor. 647 00:26:30,910 --> 00:26:32,243 And we accept. 648 00:26:32,244 --> 00:26:34,312 Wonderful news. Ms. King is ordered 649 00:26:34,313 --> 00:26:37,449 to pay a fine of $250 and to return a completed form 650 00:26:37,450 --> 00:26:39,317 to the DMV within 30 days. 651 00:26:39,318 --> 00:26:41,519 Next case. 652 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,956 That's right. Run, you little twerp. 653 00:26:44,957 --> 00:26:46,591 - Wait. Is that it? - That's it. 654 00:26:46,592 --> 00:26:49,661 Wait. Thank you so much, um, but I don't have 250 bucks. 655 00:26:49,662 --> 00:26:52,497 Oh, I do. We'll work it out. Listen, I got to run. 656 00:26:52,498 --> 00:26:53,898 I parked in a 15-minute spot. 657 00:26:53,899 --> 00:26:56,401 Who are you? 658 00:26:56,402 --> 00:27:00,438 Mostly an overpaid D.C. hack, 659 00:27:00,439 --> 00:27:04,475 but today, an avenging angel of justice. 660 00:27:07,346 --> 00:27:09,747 Wait a minute. We're a few hours away 661 00:27:09,748 --> 00:27:12,884 from issuing a joint statement in this very room, 662 00:27:12,885 --> 00:27:15,820 pledging our support of the Fair Work and Trade Agreement. 663 00:27:15,821 --> 00:27:18,389 Are you telling me the EU is backing out? 664 00:27:18,390 --> 00:27:20,758 Of course we agree with its principles, 665 00:27:20,759 --> 00:27:23,728 but, uh, there is no point in alienating the Chinese 666 00:27:23,729 --> 00:27:27,765 over an agreement they will never join. 667 00:27:27,766 --> 00:27:30,535 I understand it might be easier 668 00:27:30,536 --> 00:27:34,606 to hope that they'll choose to change on their own somehow. 669 00:27:36,075 --> 00:27:39,344 Or we could go ahead and do the hard work 670 00:27:39,345 --> 00:27:42,714 of trying to shape a world that works better for everyone. 671 00:27:42,715 --> 00:27:46,784 Inspirational, but we have an old saying. 672 00:27:46,785 --> 00:27:49,354 "Al piu potente ceda il più prudente." 673 00:27:49,355 --> 00:27:51,356 Roughly translated, it means, 674 00:27:51,357 --> 00:27:55,093 "It is better to bow than to break." 675 00:27:55,094 --> 00:27:59,597 You know what Ben Franklin once said? 676 00:27:59,598 --> 00:28:04,435 "If we do not hang together, we shall surely hang separately." 677 00:28:06,205 --> 00:28:08,006 I'll tell you what. 678 00:28:08,007 --> 00:28:10,208 You and your colleagues come to the joint statement. 679 00:28:10,209 --> 00:28:11,643 You leave China to me. 680 00:28:11,644 --> 00:28:12,777 The Seventh Floor 681 00:28:12,778 --> 00:28:15,380 is the nerve center of the State Department, 682 00:28:15,381 --> 00:28:19,050 where the secretary and her senior staff have their offices. 683 00:28:19,051 --> 00:28:22,353 I know you all were hoping to meet the secretary, 684 00:28:22,354 --> 00:28:26,257 but unfortunately, she is out of the country. 685 00:28:28,460 --> 00:28:29,794 I know, I know. 686 00:28:29,795 --> 00:28:31,629 But before we go into the secretary's office, 687 00:28:31,630 --> 00:28:33,298 I want you to take a look around. 688 00:28:33,299 --> 00:28:36,000 Six months ago, when Sister Anne told you, 689 00:28:36,001 --> 00:28:37,569 "We're going to Washington, D.C., 690 00:28:37,570 --> 00:28:39,470 and we're going to visit the State Department," 691 00:28:39,471 --> 00:28:41,439 you probably said she was crazy. 692 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,120 Not "probably said." That's what they said. 693 00:28:44,276 --> 00:28:46,844 But six months later, here you are. 694 00:28:46,845 --> 00:28:50,048 I want you to take a moment to savor your achievement. 695 00:28:50,049 --> 00:28:52,150 Because real talk? 696 00:28:53,619 --> 00:28:57,221 It doesn't get any easier from here. 697 00:28:57,222 --> 00:29:01,459 You know better than most that sometimes this world, 698 00:29:01,460 --> 00:29:05,597 this country is not going to be fair. 699 00:29:05,598 --> 00:29:08,166 You won't always be seen for the creative, 700 00:29:08,167 --> 00:29:11,102 enthusiastic young men and women that you are. 701 00:29:11,103 --> 00:29:15,506 So on the bad days, when you're tempted to give up, 702 00:29:15,507 --> 00:29:17,442 you're going to have to find 703 00:29:17,443 --> 00:29:21,846 that belief in yourself, because you can make it. 704 00:29:21,847 --> 00:29:25,350 I know, because I made it, 705 00:29:25,351 --> 00:29:27,552 and you all are definitely smarter than me, 706 00:29:27,553 --> 00:29:29,120 'cause I read your essays. 707 00:29:30,456 --> 00:29:32,290 So, remember the good days. 708 00:29:32,291 --> 00:29:35,593 And you guys, I promise you, today is one of them. 709 00:29:35,594 --> 00:29:37,929 Now follow me. 710 00:29:42,735 --> 00:29:44,268 Come in. 711 00:29:48,907 --> 00:29:51,376 I know you all were hoping to meet Secretary McCord, 712 00:29:51,377 --> 00:29:53,978 but, uh, I'll just have to do. 713 00:29:53,979 --> 00:29:56,681 Hi. 714 00:29:56,682 --> 00:29:58,983 You're lucky the president wanted a change of scenery. 715 00:29:58,984 --> 00:30:01,986 - You owe me big-time. - Do I, though? 716 00:30:01,987 --> 00:30:04,288 And, uh, do you know what you want to study in college? 717 00:30:04,289 --> 00:30:06,324 - Engineering, sir. - Engineering. Excellent. 718 00:30:06,325 --> 00:30:08,426 I think it's me that owes you. 719 00:30:08,427 --> 00:30:10,028 No, I think it's the opposite. 720 00:30:10,029 --> 00:30:11,763 I'm glad you came and bugged me. 721 00:30:11,764 --> 00:30:14,465 It's actually the best job in the world. 722 00:30:14,466 --> 00:30:16,234 But then what, Anne? 723 00:30:16,235 --> 00:30:19,604 Get beaten down by the world, get inspired by kids, 724 00:30:19,605 --> 00:30:22,273 until you get beaten down again, and repeat? 725 00:30:22,274 --> 00:30:25,409 Pretty much. Why do you think I work with them? 726 00:30:26,845 --> 00:30:29,847 Look, you do whatever small thing you can every day 727 00:30:29,848 --> 00:30:32,383 on the side of hope and justice, just like you did today. 728 00:30:32,384 --> 00:30:35,420 I'm not saying it's easy, but then, 729 00:30:35,421 --> 00:30:38,322 I get to witness the radical, transformative miracle 730 00:30:38,323 --> 00:30:41,592 of God's love "on the regular," as the kids like to say. 731 00:30:41,593 --> 00:30:44,028 I want to meet this incredible teacher of yours. 732 00:30:44,029 --> 00:30:45,730 Where is Sister Anne? 733 00:30:45,731 --> 00:30:47,739 If you'll excuse me, I need to go meet the president. 734 00:30:47,740 --> 00:30:48,599 Absolutely. 735 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:50,802 - Hey, get in here. - Come on! 736 00:30:50,803 --> 00:30:52,370 - Nice to meet you. - You, uh, 737 00:30:52,371 --> 00:30:54,238 should be very proud of these young people. 738 00:30:54,239 --> 00:30:55,873 Extremely. 739 00:30:55,874 --> 00:30:58,076 Secretary McCord, this may seem like a trivial question, 740 00:30:58,077 --> 00:30:59,877 but given your recent remarks, perhaps it's not. 741 00:30:59,878 --> 00:31:02,213 Can you tell me who made the clothes you're wearing today? 742 00:31:02,214 --> 00:31:04,148 Oh. Absolutely. 743 00:31:04,149 --> 00:31:05,583 The designer is a young woman, 744 00:31:05,584 --> 00:31:08,119 Rebecca Flores of Brooklyn, New York, of course. 745 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:09,754 And this suit 746 00:31:09,755 --> 00:31:12,190 is 100% union and American made. 747 00:31:12,191 --> 00:31:14,826 In fact, it was actually constructed 748 00:31:14,827 --> 00:31:19,030 by Maria Ortiz, Juan Carlos Carrillo and Carla Macias. 749 00:31:19,031 --> 00:31:20,431 And that's a great question, 750 00:31:20,432 --> 00:31:23,067 and one that we could all start asking more often. 751 00:31:23,068 --> 00:31:24,335 Thank you. Excuse me. 752 00:31:26,138 --> 00:31:29,040 My colleagues and I are here today 753 00:31:29,041 --> 00:31:31,943 to draw attention to the fact that, 754 00:31:31,944 --> 00:31:36,948 while fashion is an exciting and economically vital industry, 755 00:31:36,949 --> 00:31:39,150 the manufacture of textiles 756 00:31:39,151 --> 00:31:42,653 all too often comes at great human cost. 757 00:31:42,654 --> 00:31:45,990 We just saw those consequences earlier this week 758 00:31:45,991 --> 00:31:48,159 in Emilia-Romagna. 759 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,529 That is why we are redoubling our effort 760 00:31:51,530 --> 00:31:54,565 to revive the Fair Work and Trade Agreement. 761 00:31:54,566 --> 00:31:57,969 Unfortunately, one important voice 762 00:31:57,970 --> 00:32:01,839 in this conversation has chosen not to join us. 763 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:05,343 China prides itself on its dominance 764 00:32:05,344 --> 00:32:09,547 of the global textile industry and many others. 765 00:32:09,548 --> 00:32:12,450 But when it comes to taking responsibility 766 00:32:12,451 --> 00:32:14,919 for their working conditions, 767 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:18,422 they're nowhere to be found. 768 00:32:18,423 --> 00:32:22,794 If China wants to be a leader in the 21st century, 769 00:32:22,795 --> 00:32:27,064 it's time to come join us and start acting like one. 770 00:32:27,065 --> 00:32:28,933 Thank you. 771 00:32:42,922 --> 00:32:44,022 So? 772 00:32:45,821 --> 00:32:47,282 I'm sorry, sir. 773 00:32:49,694 --> 00:32:51,729 The word is President Li will appoint himself 774 00:32:52,296 --> 00:32:54,148 to another five-year teem at the People's Congress. 775 00:32:54,376 --> 00:32:55,787 But no one thinks he'll stop there. 776 00:32:56,731 --> 00:32:59,453 He claims he's the only one strong enough to stand up to American aggression. 777 00:32:59,864 --> 00:33:01,235 He's turning himself into another Emperor! 778 00:33:05,244 --> 00:33:06,661 We shall continue to serve China. 779 00:33:07,355 --> 00:33:08,901 For as long as we are asked. 780 00:33:25,265 --> 00:33:27,666 - Ming, how are you? - I'll be brief. 781 00:33:27,667 --> 00:33:30,309 China wishes no further unwarranted attention 782 00:33:30,310 --> 00:33:31,777 on its labor conditions. 783 00:33:31,778 --> 00:33:34,847 If that is understood, 784 00:33:34,848 --> 00:33:36,716 we are prepared to engage 785 00:33:36,717 --> 00:33:38,751 on the subject of the Fair Work and Trade Agreement. 786 00:33:38,752 --> 00:33:40,887 I look forward to working with you. 787 00:33:40,888 --> 00:33:42,121 - Agreed. - There will have to be 788 00:33:42,122 --> 00:33:44,257 modifications to the language, of course. 789 00:33:44,258 --> 00:33:45,892 Significant modifications. 790 00:33:45,893 --> 00:33:47,560 So long as they don't undermine 791 00:33:47,561 --> 00:33:50,563 the larger point of the agreement. 792 00:33:50,564 --> 00:33:54,300 The point is we're talking now. 793 00:33:54,301 --> 00:33:56,903 There's no more need for stunts. 794 00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:59,972 Like the tariffs you hit us with? 795 00:33:59,973 --> 00:34:03,476 I was referring to something else. 796 00:34:04,411 --> 00:34:07,413 But now that you bring them up, 797 00:34:07,414 --> 00:34:09,048 it has been decided, 798 00:34:09,049 --> 00:34:11,584 now that it's clear China's economic might 799 00:34:11,585 --> 00:34:14,620 is not to be questioned, that the tariffs 800 00:34:14,621 --> 00:34:18,658 have served their purpose and will be rescinded. 801 00:34:18,659 --> 00:34:22,361 The United States appreciates that 802 00:34:22,362 --> 00:34:27,333 and in return will stand down its own planned sanctions. 803 00:34:29,269 --> 00:34:31,304 Very well, then. 804 00:34:31,305 --> 00:34:33,406 Good day, Madam Secretary. 805 00:34:34,341 --> 00:34:35,908 Ming. 806 00:34:35,909 --> 00:34:39,078 I've met a lot of heads of state in this job. 807 00:34:39,079 --> 00:34:41,914 You would have made a fine one, 808 00:34:41,915 --> 00:34:45,651 and I'm really sorry. 809 00:34:45,652 --> 00:34:49,755 More so if my stunt played any role in it. 810 00:34:51,692 --> 00:34:54,794 That's kind of you. 811 00:34:56,430 --> 00:34:58,431 But I suspect what happened 812 00:34:58,432 --> 00:35:01,600 was what was always going to happen. 813 00:35:03,003 --> 00:35:05,004 Nevertheless, 814 00:35:05,005 --> 00:35:07,640 for both our countries' sake, 815 00:35:07,641 --> 00:35:10,810 I hope your luck proves to be better than mine. 816 00:35:16,516 --> 00:35:19,051 Until next time, Elizabeth. 817 00:35:19,052 --> 00:35:21,821 Until then, Ming. 818 00:35:27,127 --> 00:35:29,295 The next thing I know, I'm in a meeting 819 00:35:29,296 --> 00:35:31,864 to decide who gets my parking space. 820 00:35:31,865 --> 00:35:34,300 My hand to God. I just walked out of there. 821 00:35:34,301 --> 00:35:36,002 I said, "I'm trying to serve my country. 822 00:35:36,003 --> 00:35:37,536 You guys figure it out." 823 00:35:37,537 --> 00:35:40,840 I think I gave away too much to get China to the table. 824 00:35:40,841 --> 00:35:43,609 They'll be committing to unprecedented worker, 825 00:35:43,610 --> 00:35:44,877 environmental and trade protections. 826 00:35:44,878 --> 00:35:46,379 And if they break the rules, 827 00:35:46,380 --> 00:35:48,280 hey, at least there are rules. 828 00:35:48,281 --> 00:35:49,615 That's huge. 829 00:35:49,616 --> 00:35:50,916 Will it bring back 830 00:35:50,917 --> 00:35:53,019 those poor women that died in the fire 831 00:35:53,020 --> 00:35:55,084 or prevent the next one? I doubt it. 832 00:35:55,085 --> 00:35:57,189 Babe, politics is the art of the possible. 833 00:35:57,190 --> 00:35:58,824 You don't have a magic wand. 834 00:35:58,825 --> 00:36:00,559 Well, that's just it. 835 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,262 I feel like I am always... 836 00:36:03,263 --> 00:36:06,032 almost solving the problems. 837 00:36:06,033 --> 00:36:09,035 Temporarily solving them or... 838 00:36:09,036 --> 00:36:11,437 solving the little ones. 839 00:36:11,438 --> 00:36:14,440 Like, I-I'm glad that Mike B. 840 00:36:14,441 --> 00:36:17,810 Was able to get that poor woman Katelyn's case dropped. 841 00:36:17,811 --> 00:36:19,478 Uh-huh. And I bet she is, too. 842 00:36:19,479 --> 00:36:21,380 - Wasn't a little problem to her. - Yeah. 843 00:36:21,381 --> 00:36:25,217 But what if I hadn't walked down that hallway? 844 00:36:25,218 --> 00:36:27,920 She'd probably be in jail tonight. 845 00:36:27,921 --> 00:36:29,855 Separated from her kids 846 00:36:29,856 --> 00:36:34,293 for no reason other than bad luck. 847 00:36:34,294 --> 00:36:37,363 That's not the way the system is supposed to work, Henry. 848 00:36:37,364 --> 00:36:38,764 Sure isn't. 849 00:36:40,700 --> 00:36:44,904 What I have isn't a magic wand at all. 850 00:36:47,207 --> 00:36:51,944 It's something much more imprecise... 851 00:36:51,945 --> 00:36:55,014 and inefficient. 852 00:36:55,015 --> 00:36:56,916 It's like a magic... 853 00:36:56,917 --> 00:36:58,217 Rake? 854 00:36:58,218 --> 00:37:00,753 Yes, exactly. 855 00:37:00,754 --> 00:37:03,422 A... a magic rake. 856 00:37:03,423 --> 00:37:05,424 Half the time, it's not even the right tool. 857 00:37:05,425 --> 00:37:09,061 Half? That's being pretty generous to rakes. 858 00:37:09,062 --> 00:37:11,964 Is this what the presidency would be like? 859 00:37:11,965 --> 00:37:16,469 Just trying to level the playing field, 860 00:37:16,470 --> 00:37:20,172 stitch shattered lives back together with a magic rake? 861 00:37:20,173 --> 00:37:24,543 All day, every day for four... 862 00:37:24,544 --> 00:37:26,645 maybe eight years. 863 00:37:27,914 --> 00:37:29,982 I love you. 864 00:37:32,919 --> 00:37:35,221 Well, that's sobering. 865 00:37:37,124 --> 00:37:39,225 I love you, too. 866 00:37:46,133 --> 00:37:49,368 And whosoever shall wield the magic rake 867 00:37:49,369 --> 00:37:51,470 will be pure of heart. 868 00:37:52,906 --> 00:37:54,707 And really creative, 869 00:37:54,708 --> 00:37:56,275 because rakes are only good 870 00:37:56,276 --> 00:37:59,311 for, like, one job. 871 00:38:01,648 --> 00:38:04,683 - Heya. - Come on in. 872 00:38:04,684 --> 00:38:07,052 First of all, I wanted to thank you 873 00:38:07,053 --> 00:38:08,821 for your help with Katelyn. 874 00:38:08,822 --> 00:38:11,590 - Who? - Katelyn King. 875 00:38:12,959 --> 00:38:15,961 Mike, the woman you saved from going to jail? 876 00:38:15,962 --> 00:38:18,052 Right! Right. No, that was fun, actually. 877 00:38:18,053 --> 00:38:18,998 Hey, yes. Okay. 878 00:38:18,999 --> 00:38:21,600 Watching that little creep of a prosecutor go all pale 879 00:38:21,601 --> 00:38:24,236 as I crushed his crummy case in my mighty fist of truth. 880 00:38:24,237 --> 00:38:25,404 God, I miss court. 881 00:38:25,405 --> 00:38:27,473 Take a seat. I want to tell you something. 882 00:38:29,409 --> 00:38:31,710 - I am gonna run for president. - Yes! 883 00:38:31,711 --> 00:38:33,712 That is what I'm talking about. 884 00:38:33,713 --> 00:38:35,481 - Oh, God. - Yeah. 885 00:38:35,482 --> 00:38:37,583 I mean, it's good to finally hear you say it. 886 00:38:37,584 --> 00:38:39,919 - That's important. But tell me something I don't know. - It is. 887 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,253 - You know what? You know what? - Well, I... 888 00:38:41,254 --> 00:38:42,488 - I will tell you something you don't know. - Okay. 889 00:38:42,489 --> 00:38:44,190 You have it in you 890 00:38:44,191 --> 00:38:46,392 to be one of the most consequential presidents 891 00:38:46,393 --> 00:38:48,260 in our history. 892 00:38:48,261 --> 00:38:50,930 Like, Mount Rushmore great. 893 00:38:50,931 --> 00:38:53,532 Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. 894 00:38:53,533 --> 00:38:54,934 - No pun intended. - No. 895 00:38:54,935 --> 00:38:56,569 - Oh. Okay. - Let's. Let's get ahead of ourselves, 896 00:38:56,570 --> 00:38:58,671 because you need to get serious about this right away. 897 00:38:58,672 --> 00:39:00,940 - Issues, advisors, donors. It's time. - I hear you. I hear you. 898 00:39:00,941 --> 00:39:03,375 In fact, you-you mentioned 899 00:39:03,376 --> 00:39:04,677 - my signature domestic issue. - Yes. 900 00:39:04,678 --> 00:39:06,745 I think I found it. Great. What is it? Jobs? 901 00:39:06,746 --> 00:39:08,581 Can't go wrong with jobs. Who doesn't love jobs? 902 00:39:08,582 --> 00:39:09,949 Everybody wins with jobs. 903 00:39:09,950 --> 00:39:13,352 Uh, criminal justice reform. 904 00:39:13,353 --> 00:39:15,421 Huh. 905 00:39:15,422 --> 00:39:18,757 - I know. - I mean, that's... cool, 906 00:39:18,758 --> 00:39:21,393 but, uh, maybe... maybe not the signature issue? 907 00:39:21,394 --> 00:39:23,929 - Maybe... - Every day, I condemn autocracies 908 00:39:23,930 --> 00:39:27,633 for unjustly imprisoning their own people. 909 00:39:27,634 --> 00:39:31,637 But we are locking up more of our own citizens per capita 910 00:39:31,638 --> 00:39:33,973 than any other country on Earth. 911 00:39:33,974 --> 00:39:35,507 - Yeah... - And you know why? 912 00:39:35,508 --> 00:39:40,079 It's just, like, in many cases, like what we saw with Katelyn. 913 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:41,547 - Who's Katelyn? - The woman you helped, Mike. 914 00:39:41,548 --> 00:39:43,782 Oh, yeah. No, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 915 00:39:43,783 --> 00:39:45,784 Because we're criminalizing poverty. 916 00:39:45,785 --> 00:39:50,289 And it comes at not just great economic cost, 917 00:39:50,290 --> 00:39:54,860 but great moral cost to us as a nation. 918 00:39:54,861 --> 00:39:59,164 And I, for one, mean to do something about it. 919 00:39:59,165 --> 00:40:01,400 So here's my big idea, 920 00:40:01,401 --> 00:40:03,936 my reason for running. 921 00:40:03,937 --> 00:40:07,373 I want to lift people up. 922 00:40:08,975 --> 00:40:12,344 At home and around the world. 923 00:40:12,345 --> 00:40:15,481 And that's what I want to use my... 924 00:40:15,482 --> 00:40:18,484 you know, magic rake for. 925 00:40:18,485 --> 00:40:20,352 I'm sorry, your magic what? 926 00:40:20,353 --> 00:40:22,451 Late-night conversation with Henry. 927 00:40:22,452 --> 00:40:23,355 Don't worry about it. 928 00:40:23,356 --> 00:40:25,024 But how do you lift people with a rake? 929 00:40:25,025 --> 00:40:26,110 Do you turn it up... 930 00:40:26,111 --> 00:40:27,626 - And what makes it magic? - It's not about the rake. 931 00:40:27,627 --> 00:40:29,962 - Is it, like, larger? Okay. - You need to forget about the rake. Mike. 932 00:40:29,963 --> 00:40:32,031 - I can't forget about the rake. - Do. 933 00:40:34,367 --> 00:40:36,368 So, should I start making calls? 934 00:40:36,369 --> 00:40:39,872 No. Like I said, it's too soon. 935 00:40:39,873 --> 00:40:42,374 But if you want your rich friends 936 00:40:42,375 --> 00:40:44,410 to show their support for me, 937 00:40:44,411 --> 00:40:47,146 you can ask them to donate to the legal aid fund 938 00:40:47,147 --> 00:40:48,380 that couldn't take on Katelyn's case. 939 00:40:48,381 --> 00:40:51,083 - Clearly, they need the resources. - Yes. 940 00:40:51,084 --> 00:40:53,185 Absolutely. But maybe also a super PAC. 941 00:40:53,186 --> 00:40:56,322 Thanks, Mike. It's been clarifying. 942 00:40:56,323 --> 00:40:58,424 ? 943 00:41:19,071 --> 00:41:21,348 If we do this, there may be consequences. 944 00:41:22,128 --> 00:41:23,492 So stay in the car. 945 00:42:38,257 --> 00:42:46,036 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.