1 00:00:07,382 --> 00:00:13,179 The president would be more comfortable if you told Russia you'd prefer they… not. 2 00:00:13,263 --> 00:00:14,639 -Come get their dead. -Yes. 3 00:00:14,723 --> 00:00:16,683 I'm going to say no to your fine idea. 4 00:00:16,766 --> 00:00:18,226 I met with the PM tonight. 5 00:00:18,309 --> 00:00:20,869 Is she calling the Kremlin and telling them to stay the hell out? 6 00:00:20,937 --> 00:00:23,314 Yes, ma'am. She is. 7 00:00:23,398 --> 00:00:26,985 -What's a Project 141 vessel? -A Russian ship. 8 00:00:27,068 --> 00:00:28,987 Billie said one just left Murmansk. 9 00:00:29,070 --> 00:00:31,031 Russia's coming to get its sub. 10 00:00:33,241 --> 00:00:35,827 Ma'am, was Billie on your call with the president last night? 11 00:00:35,910 --> 00:00:37,871 'Cause she thinks Vaughn called the Russians. 12 00:00:37,954 --> 00:00:39,039 And we don't. 13 00:00:39,122 --> 00:00:40,248 I lied to the president. 14 00:00:40,331 --> 00:00:43,168 -What happens when she talks to Vaughn? -Hal will talk to Grace. 15 00:00:43,251 --> 00:00:45,045 There are 50 steps on the ladder 16 00:00:45,128 --> 00:00:48,089 before you tell someone you're occupying their coastline. 17 00:00:48,173 --> 00:00:50,300 I decided to jump to the one that works. 18 00:00:50,383 --> 00:00:52,385 Warships? What are you proving? 19 00:00:53,970 --> 00:00:56,514 I heard Grace Penn ordered the carrier attack. 20 00:00:56,598 --> 00:00:58,558 I tried to stop her and I couldn't. 21 00:00:58,641 --> 00:01:01,269 She's unfit for office. 22 00:01:01,936 --> 00:01:05,732 When you let me apologize for emotional abuse… 23 00:01:05,815 --> 00:01:07,695 -Hal... -…you were just looking for a way to say 24 00:01:07,734 --> 00:01:10,361 you lied to the commander in chief and wanted me for cover? 25 00:01:10,445 --> 00:01:14,199 Are you mad I lied, or that I jeopardized your position with the president? 26 00:01:17,118 --> 00:01:17,952 Nobody thinks that. 27 00:01:18,036 --> 00:01:20,413 Of course they think there's something wrong with you. 28 00:01:20,497 --> 00:01:23,124 You got shot, and your behavior changed. 29 00:01:23,208 --> 00:01:25,460 The ambassador got worried. 30 00:01:25,543 --> 00:01:26,711 That's her job. 31 00:01:26,795 --> 00:01:28,588 But then she lied to you. 32 00:01:28,671 --> 00:01:30,548 Tomorrow, I want the Brits to be informed 33 00:01:30,632 --> 00:01:32,759 if they don't halt the Russian advance, I will. 34 00:01:32,842 --> 00:01:34,552 Todd will deliver the message. 35 00:01:34,636 --> 00:01:36,054 I'm grateful for your service. 36 00:01:36,137 --> 00:01:37,597 Good night, Ambassador. 37 00:01:42,018 --> 00:01:43,228 Good night. 38 00:02:27,355 --> 00:02:28,398 Where were you? 39 00:02:32,652 --> 00:02:33,653 We're talking? 40 00:02:39,242 --> 00:02:42,495 Marty followed me, so I'm pretty sure you know where. 41 00:02:44,247 --> 00:02:45,540 Went for a walk. 42 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,335 Secretary of state is concerned that if we pull you, 43 00:02:49,419 --> 00:02:52,672 it will look like something happened, which of course it did, but… 44 00:02:53,631 --> 00:02:58,261 Announcing that our delegation fell apart on the eve of the conference 45 00:02:59,137 --> 00:03:01,931 is off-message, so you'll go, 46 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:03,308 but you won't speak. 47 00:03:05,059 --> 00:03:06,352 -Okay. -At all. 48 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:08,396 Todd will speak. 49 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:11,065 Okay. 50 00:03:12,025 --> 00:03:14,068 Not even a little conspicuous. 51 00:03:14,152 --> 00:03:15,236 Excuse me? 52 00:03:16,070 --> 00:03:18,948 I said it might be conspicuous to the Brits. 53 00:03:19,449 --> 00:03:22,076 Handing off the baton to someone with no experience, 54 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,536 seated right next to someone 55 00:03:23,620 --> 00:03:26,080 they've been negotiating with for some time. 56 00:03:26,581 --> 00:03:27,953 If you don't think you can sell it… 57 00:03:27,957 --> 00:03:31,336 Selling it requires a little chat to platform Todd. 58 00:03:31,419 --> 00:03:32,837 Well, he can platform himself. 59 00:03:33,588 --> 00:03:35,673 You and I will prep him, or I will, 60 00:03:35,757 --> 00:03:37,050 while you practice saying… 61 00:03:37,133 --> 00:03:39,302 -Nothing? -Well done. 62 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:42,639 Hal, I swear I'm not gonna fuck with the message. 63 00:03:42,722 --> 00:03:45,558 You swear? Oh my God, I'm awash with relief. 64 00:03:59,656 --> 00:04:01,074 Did I do this? 65 00:04:02,325 --> 00:04:04,869 -What? -Lie like you did to me? 66 00:04:05,662 --> 00:04:06,788 I'm gonna take a shower. 67 00:04:06,871 --> 00:04:09,332 -I mean it. -And that makes it even worse. 68 00:04:09,415 --> 00:04:11,417 No, look, I'm asking. 69 00:04:11,501 --> 00:04:13,253 All the fucking time. 70 00:04:14,671 --> 00:04:15,922 And that's why you did it? 71 00:04:16,005 --> 00:04:17,632 Learned from the master. 72 00:04:19,717 --> 00:04:20,843 That's why? 73 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:22,512 I don't know what you want from me. 74 00:04:24,764 --> 00:04:26,391 Did you deceive me? 75 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:28,685 Did you… 76 00:04:28,768 --> 00:04:34,107 Stage a fake reckoning about our marriage because you thought it was a me move? 77 00:04:35,817 --> 00:04:37,902 -It's not a narcissistic question. -You sure? 78 00:04:37,986 --> 00:04:39,570 I'm asking if you did it 79 00:04:39,654 --> 00:04:42,824 because you thought my history of behavior 80 00:04:43,408 --> 00:04:44,951 gave you permission. 81 00:04:50,248 --> 00:04:51,249 Hal. 82 00:04:51,833 --> 00:04:54,168 -I am so sorry. -Not the point. 83 00:04:54,252 --> 00:04:56,963 What I said about us was not a lie. 84 00:04:57,588 --> 00:05:00,675 The timing was strategic. The content… 85 00:05:00,758 --> 00:05:02,135 -Doesn't matter at all. -It does. 86 00:05:02,218 --> 00:05:04,304 It's why I forgave you when you did it. 87 00:05:04,387 --> 00:05:07,473 Which, yeah, was all the time. And I forgave you. 88 00:05:07,557 --> 00:05:08,599 You shouldn't have. 89 00:05:10,643 --> 00:05:11,936 You should've left me. 90 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:19,444 Did she say what it was about? 91 00:05:19,527 --> 00:05:20,528 No. 92 00:05:27,869 --> 00:05:28,911 Make yourself at home. 93 00:05:29,495 --> 00:05:31,914 This will have to be fast. I have a long list. 94 00:05:40,089 --> 00:05:44,302 You and I are going through… whatever it is that we're going through. 95 00:05:44,385 --> 00:05:45,595 It's not about you. 96 00:05:45,678 --> 00:05:48,681 -Super. -It's about a lot of things. 97 00:05:48,765 --> 00:05:50,433 Yes, and… 98 00:05:50,933 --> 00:05:53,394 It appears to carry a certain amount of weight 99 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:55,563 that's leaking, like… 100 00:05:56,481 --> 00:05:58,483 liquid lead 101 00:05:58,983 --> 00:06:00,026 out of your pores. 102 00:06:00,109 --> 00:06:01,527 -I'm gonna jump in. -Do. 103 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,947 What were you doing last night? 104 00:06:06,699 --> 00:06:07,700 Nothing. 105 00:06:07,784 --> 00:06:08,826 You were up, 106 00:06:09,702 --> 00:06:12,330 jabbing at your keyboard like it had hurt your mother. 107 00:06:12,914 --> 00:06:14,749 Am I the only one here who has work? 108 00:06:14,832 --> 00:06:16,959 There is some concern… 109 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:22,590 That you might be planning something destructive 110 00:06:22,673 --> 00:06:24,509 to yourself or others. 111 00:06:24,592 --> 00:06:25,593 Or America. 112 00:06:25,676 --> 00:06:28,096 -Like what? -I don't know. 113 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:30,556 But we're both concerned. 114 00:06:31,140 --> 00:06:33,184 Oh. Both of you. 115 00:06:33,267 --> 00:06:34,519 It was hostile typing. 116 00:06:34,602 --> 00:06:35,603 You're right. 117 00:06:37,313 --> 00:06:38,606 I was on the dark web, 118 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:40,608 learning to make a pipe bomb. 119 00:06:40,691 --> 00:06:43,528 -Okay. -I ordered a suicide vest from Amazon. 120 00:06:43,611 --> 00:06:44,612 Don't be cute. 121 00:06:44,695 --> 00:06:47,782 You wanna look me in the eye and tell me you're not up to something? 122 00:06:50,993 --> 00:06:51,994 See. 123 00:06:52,078 --> 00:06:53,788 I'm writing a cable. 124 00:06:56,249 --> 00:06:58,209 In the State Department dissent channel. 125 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:04,590 This is exactly why it exists. 126 00:07:04,674 --> 00:07:10,096 So you can formally, respectfully register your disagreement in writing. 127 00:07:10,179 --> 00:07:11,222 Okay. 128 00:07:12,181 --> 00:07:13,182 Carry on. 129 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:15,810 It's a powerful tool. 130 00:07:15,893 --> 00:07:17,145 I feel that. 131 00:07:18,604 --> 00:07:20,773 It's not funny. 132 00:07:20,857 --> 00:07:22,525 It's funnier than a pipe bomb. 133 00:07:29,574 --> 00:07:30,741 Goddamnit. 134 00:07:34,036 --> 00:07:35,037 Want some coffee? 135 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:36,956 No, thanks. Just had some. 136 00:07:37,999 --> 00:07:39,041 There's food. 137 00:07:39,125 --> 00:07:42,336 We had at our place. 138 00:07:43,796 --> 00:07:45,214 Was that too much? 139 00:07:51,220 --> 00:07:52,388 Is this my pep talk? 140 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:56,309 No, I just thought you might wanna go through the bullet points. 141 00:07:56,392 --> 00:07:57,393 I'm good. 142 00:07:57,477 --> 00:08:00,313 It's the British foreign secretary in a room. 143 00:08:00,396 --> 00:08:02,982 It's not the UN General Assembly. 144 00:08:03,065 --> 00:08:04,859 You wanna run through your header? 145 00:08:04,942 --> 00:08:09,572 Sometimes helps to say it out loud just once beforehand. 146 00:08:10,573 --> 00:08:12,700 The president is concerned 147 00:08:12,783 --> 00:08:15,369 about the decision on the part of Prime Minister Vaughn 148 00:08:15,453 --> 00:08:18,956 to allow Russian Federation salvage vessels, 149 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:22,418 which are more likely to be surveillance and tactical vessels 150 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:24,795 to enter British territorial waters. 151 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:29,217 She feels it may put you, her closest ally, in danger, 152 00:08:29,300 --> 00:08:32,553 and so she has sent three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers 153 00:08:32,637 --> 00:08:34,180 to impede their passage. 154 00:08:36,432 --> 00:08:37,642 "May send." 155 00:08:38,518 --> 00:08:39,519 No. 156 00:08:40,937 --> 00:08:42,730 -"Has sent"? -Yes. 157 00:08:47,818 --> 00:08:48,819 When? 158 00:08:49,445 --> 00:08:50,488 Few hours ago. 159 00:08:53,491 --> 00:08:55,576 Okay. Where is the president? 160 00:08:55,660 --> 00:08:56,661 Upstairs. 161 00:08:56,744 --> 00:08:59,830 On the phone with the joint chiefs. God knows why. 162 00:09:00,873 --> 00:09:05,878 How about we say the bedroom is the one place I'm allowed and you're not? 163 00:09:08,714 --> 00:09:10,925 She doesn't wanna hear it's a bad idea. 164 00:09:11,425 --> 00:09:13,219 That's why it already happened. 165 00:09:13,302 --> 00:09:14,512 I was surprised. 166 00:09:14,595 --> 00:09:15,930 You're surprised. 167 00:09:16,013 --> 00:09:19,308 Think we can safely say the Brits will be surprised. 168 00:09:19,392 --> 00:09:22,353 She's not interested in debating the merits. 169 00:09:22,436 --> 00:09:23,688 -It happened. -Okay. 170 00:09:23,771 --> 00:09:26,649 Let's go over how you will deliver the message. 171 00:09:26,732 --> 00:09:27,817 We just did. 172 00:09:28,442 --> 00:09:32,196 There are terms you can use that will make it sound less… 173 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,198 -Less like it is? -Yes. 174 00:09:34,282 --> 00:09:37,118 I have talking points directly from the lady upstairs, 175 00:09:37,201 --> 00:09:38,911 and I plan to deliver them. 176 00:09:38,995 --> 00:09:43,499 You, against my advice and all reason, 177 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:44,584 refused to do that. 178 00:09:44,667 --> 00:09:47,253 And so we're here. 179 00:09:47,878 --> 00:09:51,132 Instead of a career diplomat issuing a threat, 180 00:09:51,215 --> 00:09:54,677 we have a wet-behind-the-ears, extremely special envoy 181 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,262 announcing a deployment. 182 00:09:56,345 --> 00:09:58,472 -Sir… -I'm sir now. Did you catch that? 183 00:09:58,556 --> 00:10:01,976 -Todd… -I don't know a ton about diplomacy, 184 00:10:02,059 --> 00:10:04,812 as we are all searingly aware, but… 185 00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:08,691 I do know, like I told you, 186 00:10:09,191 --> 00:10:11,277 if she tells you to say something, 187 00:10:11,819 --> 00:10:13,404 you just say it. 188 00:10:14,196 --> 00:10:15,323 Good morning. 189 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:17,325 Ma'am. Good morning. 190 00:10:17,408 --> 00:10:19,452 They don't salt bread here. Did you notice? 191 00:10:19,535 --> 00:10:21,537 Something was off. Couldn't put my finger on it. 192 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:22,913 -Bland, right? -Yeah. 193 00:10:22,997 --> 00:10:25,333 I don't know if it's Northern Italy or all of Italy. 194 00:10:25,416 --> 00:10:28,127 We're in the right place to find out. Ma'am, did you ask the Navy... 195 00:10:28,210 --> 00:10:30,129 Join me. I've got a sit-down with Dumas. 196 00:10:30,212 --> 00:10:31,710 He's gonna ask for a blank check in the Sahel, 197 00:10:31,714 --> 00:10:33,633 and I can't decide if I give a shit. 198 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:39,764 Aw. 199 00:10:39,847 --> 00:10:40,890 Shall we? 200 00:11:06,957 --> 00:11:09,669 Madam President, Mr. Penn, welcome. 201 00:11:09,752 --> 00:11:11,295 Massimo, what a treat. 202 00:11:11,796 --> 00:11:13,673 President Dumas, good to see you. 203 00:11:14,173 --> 00:11:15,174 Shall we? 204 00:11:15,257 --> 00:11:17,301 -Let's go. -We'll see you at lunch? 205 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:19,011 Yes, we are going elsewhere. 206 00:11:37,905 --> 00:11:38,906 Good morning. 207 00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:42,410 -Hello, there. -Hello, hello. 208 00:11:42,493 --> 00:11:44,745 This is Robyn Palmer, the foreign secretary. 209 00:11:44,829 --> 00:11:46,080 This is Todd Penn, 210 00:11:46,163 --> 00:11:49,208 the United States special envoy to the Court of St. James's. 211 00:11:49,291 --> 00:11:50,584 So pleased to have you. 212 00:11:50,668 --> 00:11:52,002 Two for the price of one. 213 00:11:52,962 --> 00:11:54,171 You're in the thick of it. 214 00:11:54,755 --> 00:11:55,840 Double your flavor. 215 00:11:56,507 --> 00:11:58,634 -Sorry? -Doublemint? 216 00:11:59,260 --> 00:12:00,261 No? 217 00:12:00,845 --> 00:12:03,347 It's a chewing gum. It had a jingle. 218 00:12:03,431 --> 00:12:06,392 -Ah. -Was that not a thing here? 219 00:12:07,768 --> 00:12:09,061 Here or in the UK? 220 00:12:10,229 --> 00:12:12,148 I think I have us on a tangent. 221 00:12:12,231 --> 00:12:14,442 Uh, we're happy to be speaking with you. 222 00:12:14,525 --> 00:12:15,735 You're a welcome addition. 223 00:12:15,818 --> 00:12:17,111 So… 224 00:12:18,863 --> 00:12:19,989 Surface combatants. 225 00:12:20,072 --> 00:12:21,073 Yes. 226 00:12:21,157 --> 00:12:22,950 -Bound for the North Sea. -Yes. 227 00:12:23,033 --> 00:12:24,034 How is that possible? 228 00:12:24,118 --> 00:12:26,787 -You don't wanna go down that road. -Miguel. Ciao! 229 00:12:26,871 --> 00:12:28,456 Massimo! Great to see you. 230 00:12:28,539 --> 00:12:30,708 Good to see you. You were a lifesaver yesterday. 231 00:12:30,791 --> 00:12:32,042 Happy to do it. 232 00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:34,670 -I'm looking forward to your remarks. -Excellent. 233 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:39,091 How is it possible that she sidestepped the entirety of the deliberative process? 234 00:12:39,175 --> 00:12:40,801 Nobody likes a flowchart, Miguel. 235 00:12:40,885 --> 00:12:44,305 -What am I supposed to say to the Brits? -You don't have to say anything. 236 00:12:44,388 --> 00:12:47,349 Todd's in with the foreign secretary as we speak. 237 00:12:56,317 --> 00:12:58,778 Val is having her uterus removed today. 238 00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:02,531 -I'm so sorry. -And because I'm not there, 239 00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:05,075 my brother's taking her, which seems sweet, 240 00:13:05,159 --> 00:13:06,535 but it just makes Val furious 241 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:09,330 because it's another reminder that my family is warm 242 00:13:09,413 --> 00:13:11,791 and hers is emotionally crippled. 243 00:13:12,374 --> 00:13:13,417 -That's… -Instead… 244 00:13:14,376 --> 00:13:15,377 I'm here. 245 00:13:23,052 --> 00:13:24,345 You'd need permission 246 00:13:24,845 --> 00:13:27,223 to enter our territory with destroyers. 247 00:13:27,723 --> 00:13:29,475 Do you plan on withholding it? 248 00:13:29,558 --> 00:13:31,644 Well, I suppose that turns on your intention. 249 00:13:31,727 --> 00:13:34,688 There's a national security threat to our country, 250 00:13:34,772 --> 00:13:37,358 and more importantly right now, yours. 251 00:13:37,983 --> 00:13:41,028 The president has an obligation to protect both. 252 00:13:41,111 --> 00:13:45,157 That is the full extent of her intention. 253 00:13:45,241 --> 00:13:49,036 So you've sent three destroyers to do what exactly? 254 00:13:49,119 --> 00:13:51,247 Block Russia's passage 255 00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:53,499 beyond the 59th parallel. 256 00:13:55,876 --> 00:13:57,878 The Russians have submarines. 257 00:13:57,962 --> 00:14:00,297 They're coming to retrieve their dead from a submarine. 258 00:14:00,381 --> 00:14:02,132 They'll likely use a submarine. 259 00:14:02,216 --> 00:14:03,884 They'll slip right past your ships. 260 00:14:03,968 --> 00:14:06,011 Our aim is to stop them. 261 00:14:06,512 --> 00:14:08,556 I… I feel confident we'll find a way. 262 00:14:08,639 --> 00:14:09,682 How? 263 00:14:11,225 --> 00:14:12,893 How, uh, will we…? 264 00:14:12,977 --> 00:14:14,228 Stop the submarine. 265 00:14:14,311 --> 00:14:16,814 Well, first thing we'll do is ask nicely. 266 00:14:17,314 --> 00:14:20,067 -But after that… -The simplest way would be to shoot at it. 267 00:14:20,150 --> 00:14:21,861 It is, uh, 268 00:14:21,944 --> 00:14:24,238 but I think we're getting ahead of ourselves. 269 00:14:24,321 --> 00:14:26,907 The Arleigh Burkes are armed with tomahawks, 270 00:14:26,991 --> 00:14:29,118 cruise missiles, torpedoes. 271 00:14:29,201 --> 00:14:32,371 If your destroyers are instructed to stop a Russian advance, 272 00:14:32,454 --> 00:14:33,664 they would likely conclude 273 00:14:33,747 --> 00:14:37,751 the shortest distance between two points is an anti-sub missile. 274 00:14:37,835 --> 00:14:40,588 We're wandering into the theoretical. 275 00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:43,424 My concern is we're wandering into British sovereign territory 276 00:14:43,507 --> 00:14:44,925 with a plan for kinetic action. 277 00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:47,177 -Absolutely not. -So I have your assurance 278 00:14:47,261 --> 00:14:49,930 that you will not engage militarily with Russian vessels. 279 00:14:50,014 --> 00:14:52,349 We will stop them peacefully. 280 00:14:52,433 --> 00:14:53,392 If at all possible. 281 00:14:54,226 --> 00:14:59,982 "If… at all… possible." 282 00:15:00,065 --> 00:15:02,443 What happens if British citizens find themselves 283 00:15:02,526 --> 00:15:04,194 between your vessels and the Russians? 284 00:15:04,278 --> 00:15:07,156 Are we talking about a fishing boat or a frigate? 285 00:15:07,865 --> 00:15:10,534 Perhaps we start with the oyster men and take it from there. 286 00:15:10,618 --> 00:15:13,787 If your people should find themselves between us and the Russian Navy, 287 00:15:13,871 --> 00:15:16,624 they should make every effort to go somewhere else, quickly. 288 00:15:16,707 --> 00:15:18,959 -Stop talking. -I don't want them to get shot. 289 00:15:19,043 --> 00:15:22,254 -I'm having unusually sharp womanly pains. -Oh. 290 00:15:22,338 --> 00:15:25,007 -Maybe we should take a break. -I think we may be done here. 291 00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:28,677 I'll share the president's message with the prime minister. 292 00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:36,060 What did I do? 293 00:15:37,436 --> 00:15:41,941 You suggested one NATO nation might fire on another NATO nation, 294 00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:43,984 which would, you know… 295 00:15:44,568 --> 00:15:45,778 I don't. 296 00:15:47,071 --> 00:15:48,405 End NATO. 297 00:15:52,326 --> 00:15:53,452 Where's the president? 298 00:15:53,535 --> 00:15:54,787 -She's in session. -Pull her. 299 00:15:54,870 --> 00:15:56,789 She's in a bilat with the Japanese PM. 300 00:15:56,872 --> 00:15:59,041 -Nora. -She can't. We'll get her on break. 301 00:15:59,124 --> 00:16:01,335 And you have the Sustainable Growth Working Group. 302 00:16:01,418 --> 00:16:02,836 I ended NATO. 303 00:16:03,420 --> 00:16:04,380 -Pardon? -Ambassador? 304 00:16:04,463 --> 00:16:05,965 He didn't end NATO. 305 00:16:06,048 --> 00:16:07,466 I wanna see my spouse. 306 00:16:07,549 --> 00:16:09,551 This is Rolf from the German delegation. 307 00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:10,886 Hi, there. 308 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:13,347 Rolf is hoping to introduce you to the chancellor's wife. 309 00:16:16,558 --> 00:16:19,353 Rolf. I would love that. 310 00:16:26,318 --> 00:16:27,736 Sprechen Sie Englisch? 311 00:16:30,406 --> 00:16:31,407 I do. 312 00:16:32,199 --> 00:16:34,034 Quite well, I like to think. 313 00:16:34,118 --> 00:16:36,495 But there's always room for improvement. 314 00:16:38,956 --> 00:16:40,791 Are you from the German delegation? 315 00:16:42,876 --> 00:16:43,877 No. 316 00:17:13,323 --> 00:17:14,616 Thank you, Rickie. 317 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:17,077 Prime Minister. 318 00:17:17,161 --> 00:17:19,455 What in the great rattling fuck is going on? 319 00:17:20,039 --> 00:17:20,956 Let me explain. 320 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,125 Robyn Palmer says you refused to speak to her. 321 00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:27,921 I was just making space for the special envoy. 322 00:17:28,005 --> 00:17:29,423 You made a big wide swath. 323 00:17:29,506 --> 00:17:30,924 -Yes. -And he beshat it. 324 00:17:31,008 --> 00:17:34,303 -I'm sorry. -Is that woman invading my coastline? 325 00:17:34,887 --> 00:17:38,057 I am not at liberty to discuss the president's plans. 326 00:17:38,140 --> 00:17:39,641 Or anything, really. 327 00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:41,602 Does she hate your pert little face? 328 00:17:41,685 --> 00:17:44,104 She wanted me to tell you to wave off the Russians. 329 00:17:44,188 --> 00:17:47,024 -You did. -Yes, but if you refused… 330 00:17:48,108 --> 00:17:52,446 She wanted me to tell you she would send destroyers to your coastline. 331 00:17:53,489 --> 00:17:56,200 -And you forgot? -I thought it might escalate things. 332 00:17:57,326 --> 00:17:59,870 Insight is what that is. 333 00:17:59,953 --> 00:18:02,081 I thought there was more room for discussion. 334 00:18:02,164 --> 00:18:05,501 Maybe if you and she had a face-to-face here. 335 00:18:05,584 --> 00:18:07,264 Like I'd tell you to fuck off but not her? 336 00:18:07,294 --> 00:18:09,338 -Yes. -Turned out to be a crap plan, didn't it? 337 00:18:09,421 --> 00:18:11,757 Which is on me, not her. 338 00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:15,803 -She's right, you shouldn't be speaking. -I am trying really hard not to. 339 00:18:16,678 --> 00:18:18,680 All right, just wag your head for me. 340 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:22,684 Does Mr. Pickles understand 341 00:18:23,185 --> 00:18:26,146 he said his wife's troops would fire on my navy? 342 00:18:30,859 --> 00:18:32,653 He knows he said it, 343 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:34,947 but he didn't mean to say it. 344 00:18:36,323 --> 00:18:37,783 So he's a wally. 345 00:18:39,451 --> 00:18:40,494 Is he wrong? 346 00:18:40,577 --> 00:18:42,496 This would be easier if I just talked. 347 00:18:43,205 --> 00:18:45,207 I would like five minutes. 348 00:18:45,290 --> 00:18:46,416 He thinks he killed NATO. 349 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:47,876 -Did he? -He didn't. 350 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:48,961 Not yet. 351 00:18:49,044 --> 00:18:52,422 The immediate concern, I think, is the shooting war. 352 00:18:54,299 --> 00:18:56,426 I would really love a double espresso. 353 00:18:56,510 --> 00:18:58,137 It was not my intention. 354 00:18:58,220 --> 00:19:00,139 -Suresh! -Single? 355 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:03,767 The British foreign secretary is irony-free. 356 00:19:03,851 --> 00:19:05,894 Were you ironically invoking a shooting war? 357 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:09,481 This might be when we pass the baton back to the ambassador. 358 00:19:09,565 --> 00:19:11,859 -I spoke to the PM. -Again? 359 00:19:11,942 --> 00:19:13,527 After our meeting with Palmer. 360 00:19:13,610 --> 00:19:16,488 That's how you lost the baton in the first place. 361 00:19:16,572 --> 00:19:19,616 She had me extracted from the conference center by MI6. 362 00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:20,701 To say what? 363 00:19:21,285 --> 00:19:24,454 She's putting assets in the water to protect her territory 364 00:19:24,538 --> 00:19:27,958 and to make sure she's not reneging on the commitment she made to Russia. 365 00:19:28,041 --> 00:19:30,252 -Meaning what? -She will provide an escort. 366 00:19:30,335 --> 00:19:31,295 For the Russians. 367 00:19:31,378 --> 00:19:33,130 She promised them safe passage. 368 00:19:33,213 --> 00:19:35,837 Gosh, I seem to remember she promised us something too. What was it? 369 00:19:35,841 --> 00:19:38,218 -Ma'am. -Ah, a mutual defense pact. 370 00:19:38,302 --> 00:19:40,053 -Well… -I broke it. 371 00:19:40,137 --> 00:19:43,640 Since the notion was raised of us shooting at Russian vessels, 372 00:19:43,724 --> 00:19:46,768 the PM would like your assurance that will not be the case 373 00:19:46,852 --> 00:19:48,854 if her navy is escorting them. 374 00:19:48,937 --> 00:19:51,982 Without that, she sees NATO Article 4 implications, 375 00:19:52,065 --> 00:19:53,650 Article 5 implications. 376 00:19:53,734 --> 00:19:54,735 Fuck me. 377 00:19:54,818 --> 00:19:56,403 She said when Russia behaved like this, 378 00:19:56,486 --> 00:19:59,281 they were removed, and the G8 became the G7. 379 00:20:00,157 --> 00:20:04,203 If we keep it up, she'll propose they expel us and make it the G6. 380 00:20:06,371 --> 00:20:07,623 Todd. 381 00:20:07,706 --> 00:20:09,333 -It's not his fault. -Really? 382 00:20:09,416 --> 00:20:12,794 Was he off base, or did he just say the quiet part out loud? 383 00:20:13,587 --> 00:20:17,007 Depends if we plan on shooting at the British Navy. 384 00:20:22,262 --> 00:20:23,263 Do we? 385 00:20:24,473 --> 00:20:25,474 Thank you, Ambassador. 386 00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:26,997 I think I should give her an answer. 387 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:28,352 I think you shouldn't. 388 00:20:28,435 --> 00:20:32,439 -Ma'am, Mr. Penn is learning fast, but... -No, not him either. 389 00:20:34,191 --> 00:20:35,275 What do you want me to say? 390 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,278 Tell her it's us or the Russians. Pick a side. 391 00:20:38,362 --> 00:20:40,489 Is he roasting those coffee beans with a match? 392 00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:41,615 -Suresh! -I'm here. 393 00:20:41,698 --> 00:20:44,243 Sorry, they won't let me touch the machine. 394 00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:51,667 How many of them do you think know? 395 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:52,709 What? 396 00:20:52,793 --> 00:20:54,336 That we're going to war with the UK. 397 00:20:54,419 --> 00:20:55,754 And Russia. 398 00:20:55,837 --> 00:20:56,964 And Russia. 399 00:20:57,464 --> 00:20:58,715 We're not. 400 00:21:00,384 --> 00:21:01,635 You sounded worried. 401 00:21:01,718 --> 00:21:02,719 I am. 402 00:21:02,803 --> 00:21:03,804 But we're not. 403 00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:05,347 We might. 404 00:21:12,396 --> 00:21:14,898 PM's not gonna be free for another two hours. 405 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:16,942 You'll get some time with Hal. 406 00:21:18,694 --> 00:21:20,237 He's kind of over me. 407 00:21:20,737 --> 00:21:22,364 And the sound of my voice. 408 00:21:22,447 --> 00:21:24,116 I'm sure that's not true. 409 00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:26,994 He asked me not to speak. 410 00:21:27,077 --> 00:21:28,078 At all. 411 00:21:28,870 --> 00:21:30,163 Indefinitely? 412 00:21:30,247 --> 00:21:31,540 At least for the day. 413 00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:33,083 And I already failed. 414 00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:34,293 You two do this. 415 00:21:34,376 --> 00:21:36,003 It'll pass. 416 00:21:38,255 --> 00:21:39,339 I don't know. 417 00:21:40,757 --> 00:21:42,676 He likes being vice president. 418 00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:45,095 He has something to lose. 419 00:21:46,596 --> 00:21:49,308 We used to go through stuff like this, but… 420 00:21:51,018 --> 00:21:53,895 He's never had anything he liked as much as me. 421 00:21:58,400 --> 00:21:59,609 What if I sit in? 422 00:22:00,652 --> 00:22:02,404 -With me and Hal? -Yeah. 423 00:22:03,655 --> 00:22:06,241 That's like the UK looking at us and Russia, 424 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:08,076 steaming destroyers at each other 425 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,949 and concluding they should stand in the middle. 426 00:22:09,953 --> 00:22:12,456 But he can't ignore you if I'm there. 427 00:22:13,123 --> 00:22:15,167 He'll at least pretend to listen. 428 00:22:17,794 --> 00:22:18,795 Maybe. 429 00:22:20,547 --> 00:22:22,007 Do you have something to say? 430 00:22:26,136 --> 00:22:27,304 Okay, 431 00:22:27,387 --> 00:22:28,638 elephant in the room. 432 00:22:28,722 --> 00:22:30,432 You two are having a marital moment, 433 00:22:30,515 --> 00:22:33,852 and it's become an impediment to productive communication about policy. 434 00:22:33,935 --> 00:22:35,354 It really hasn't. 435 00:22:35,979 --> 00:22:38,357 The ambassador is no longer in the conversation 436 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,359 because it's vaulted above her pay grade. 437 00:22:40,442 --> 00:22:43,695 -As part of leadership at Embassy London... -It's way above yours. 438 00:22:43,779 --> 00:22:44,905 It's not. 439 00:22:44,988 --> 00:22:46,323 The special envoy panicked, 440 00:22:46,406 --> 00:22:47,824 the ambassador's wearing a muzzle, 441 00:22:47,908 --> 00:22:51,244 and you are stepping in blind for a head-to-head with the British PM. 442 00:22:51,328 --> 00:22:54,039 I would like to believe, given your decades in foreign service, 443 00:22:54,122 --> 00:22:57,834 you'd think if the DCM had an idea, I wanna hear it. 444 00:23:00,796 --> 00:23:02,089 -Go ahead. -Thank you. 445 00:23:03,256 --> 00:23:04,383 It's the ambassador's idea. 446 00:23:04,466 --> 00:23:05,884 -I'm gonna say it... -Jesus. 447 00:23:05,967 --> 00:23:07,548 You have an issue with the sound of my voice. 448 00:23:07,552 --> 00:23:08,845 I swear to God. 449 00:23:08,929 --> 00:23:10,972 Tell Russia the Poseidon's not there. 450 00:23:14,518 --> 00:23:16,186 How does Stuart know it's not there? 451 00:23:16,269 --> 00:23:17,479 Conversation for another time. 452 00:23:17,562 --> 00:23:18,897 -Not really. -Yeah, really. 453 00:23:18,980 --> 00:23:20,148 Sh. 454 00:23:21,983 --> 00:23:24,945 -If the Russians knew… -I'll tell you what if. 455 00:23:25,445 --> 00:23:27,739 Because the SecDef and NSC 456 00:23:27,823 --> 00:23:31,493 and DNI and Langley and the Russia desk have all weighed in 457 00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:33,370 on what would happen if Russia knew. 458 00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:35,414 They would launch a cyberattack 459 00:23:35,497 --> 00:23:37,874 that would black out the continental United States. 460 00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:39,584 -At least we've got Maui. -Ma'am? 461 00:23:39,668 --> 00:23:41,002 They won't. 462 00:23:41,086 --> 00:23:45,715 Because then we'll tell the world they had an epic technological fail again. 463 00:23:45,799 --> 00:23:48,343 That while they're getting pantsed by Ukrainian teenagers 464 00:23:48,427 --> 00:23:49,928 and homemade drones, 465 00:23:50,011 --> 00:23:51,012 we picked their pocket, 466 00:23:51,096 --> 00:23:54,724 'cause the gang that can't shoot straight launched the sub that can't swim straight. 467 00:23:54,808 --> 00:23:56,101 And take a breath. 468 00:23:56,184 --> 00:23:57,185 Good. 469 00:23:57,269 --> 00:24:00,355 He can absorb the argument, which, when stripped of its vocal energy, 470 00:24:00,439 --> 00:24:02,149 has a great deal of merit. 471 00:24:02,774 --> 00:24:04,317 It's a lot though, right? 472 00:24:04,401 --> 00:24:05,819 -It's not nothing. -Wow. 473 00:24:06,319 --> 00:24:08,071 Letting the argument sink in. 474 00:24:08,572 --> 00:24:09,573 One minute. 475 00:24:11,324 --> 00:24:12,325 I don't need a minute. 476 00:24:12,409 --> 00:24:13,952 Letting it sink in. 477 00:24:24,838 --> 00:24:26,882 You are unrecognizable. 478 00:24:27,883 --> 00:24:30,177 You are not the man who walked the seventh floor 479 00:24:30,260 --> 00:24:31,720 and put his feet on every desk 480 00:24:31,803 --> 00:24:35,056 and talked ears off heads until people rethought, 481 00:24:35,724 --> 00:24:40,770 who said loyalty, by definition, was an abdication of judgment. 482 00:24:43,273 --> 00:24:44,983 I have a seat at the table. 483 00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:47,319 This, 484 00:24:48,028 --> 00:24:49,446 behaving like a mosquito, 485 00:24:50,530 --> 00:24:51,990 is what you do when you don't. 486 00:25:03,752 --> 00:25:05,504 I'm gonna say something, 487 00:25:05,587 --> 00:25:09,466 and I need a commitment from you that you won't laugh… at me. 488 00:25:09,549 --> 00:25:12,302 -Well, now it's gonna be hard. -Forget it. 489 00:25:15,055 --> 00:25:16,640 Solemn commitment. 490 00:25:17,682 --> 00:25:18,975 The dissent channel. 491 00:25:20,685 --> 00:25:22,062 Is that the laugh line? 492 00:25:22,145 --> 00:25:24,231 It was for Eidra and Billie. 493 00:25:24,314 --> 00:25:25,315 Fuck them. 494 00:25:25,398 --> 00:25:27,359 Exactly. Thank you. 495 00:25:28,735 --> 00:25:31,988 Over the last couple of days, I drafted a dissent channel cable 496 00:25:32,072 --> 00:25:36,993 to express my objection to placing US naval assets on the British coast. 497 00:25:37,702 --> 00:25:39,287 That was before it happened. 498 00:25:39,788 --> 00:25:41,498 I figure it's still worth the ink. 499 00:25:42,874 --> 00:25:44,960 I can add your Russia idea to the cable. 500 00:25:46,878 --> 00:25:47,963 Stuart. 501 00:25:48,755 --> 00:25:49,923 That's really sweet. 502 00:25:50,006 --> 00:25:52,425 Oh my God. You're no better than Billie and Eidra. 503 00:25:52,509 --> 00:25:53,593 No, it's… 504 00:25:54,719 --> 00:25:55,679 A great idea. 505 00:25:55,762 --> 00:25:58,765 We have a system designed to amplify dissent. 506 00:25:59,432 --> 00:26:00,642 It's very special. 507 00:26:01,142 --> 00:26:02,435 Okay. Forget it. 508 00:26:02,519 --> 00:26:03,979 Send a cable. 509 00:26:04,479 --> 00:26:06,940 It's an important piece of the historical record. 510 00:26:07,023 --> 00:26:08,191 Oh come on. 511 00:26:08,275 --> 00:26:10,986 If that woman launches us into war 512 00:26:11,069 --> 00:26:12,195 with Russia 513 00:26:12,279 --> 00:26:13,613 and the UK 514 00:26:13,697 --> 00:26:15,115 and all of NATO, 515 00:26:15,699 --> 00:26:16,825 the record will matter. 516 00:26:16,908 --> 00:26:18,076 It's about now. 517 00:26:19,077 --> 00:26:20,954 You're right. You should do it. 518 00:26:24,332 --> 00:26:28,044 Please, ladies and gentlemen, if you all line up for the family shot. 519 00:26:30,463 --> 00:26:33,758 There is a sticker with your name with the country you represent. 520 00:26:33,842 --> 00:26:35,218 Just look on the floor. 521 00:26:35,302 --> 00:26:36,386 Yeah, Japan is here. 522 00:26:36,469 --> 00:26:38,722 I'm sorry, Madam… Madam President. Uh… 523 00:26:38,805 --> 00:26:41,808 President Penn and Prime Minister Bassani, you're in the wrong place. 524 00:26:44,853 --> 00:26:47,188 Yeah, you took his spot. Does it say Italy on it? 525 00:26:47,272 --> 00:26:48,106 It does, yeah. 526 00:26:48,189 --> 00:26:49,399 Chancellor. 527 00:26:49,482 --> 00:26:50,525 Just one step back. 528 00:26:51,234 --> 00:26:52,902 No, backwards. Back. 529 00:26:52,986 --> 00:26:54,237 Thank you. Perfect. 530 00:26:54,321 --> 00:26:56,156 Don't move, please. Okay. 531 00:26:59,242 --> 00:27:01,244 Thank you very much. Grazie Mille. Grazie a tutti. 532 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:12,005 -Prime Minister Vaughn. -Oh, Mr. Vice President. 533 00:27:12,505 --> 00:27:14,257 How's the first week in office? 534 00:27:14,341 --> 00:27:17,552 Well, I arrived in Number 10, pulled on the levers of power 535 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:19,556 and discovered they're not connected to anything. 536 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:21,640 I have the same problem in Washington. 537 00:27:21,723 --> 00:27:23,141 I met your lovely wife. 538 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:26,519 And the president's lovely husband. 539 00:27:26,603 --> 00:27:27,646 Both wonderful. 540 00:27:28,146 --> 00:27:32,150 I'd like to apologize for the changing of the guard. 541 00:27:32,233 --> 00:27:35,862 The special envoy's been a tremendous value added, but… 542 00:27:35,945 --> 00:27:38,073 I think there's a learning curve. 543 00:27:38,156 --> 00:27:40,742 -Sure. -I think he's on the steep face of it. 544 00:27:40,825 --> 00:27:45,997 So it's possible the message he conveyed to the foreign secretary was, uh… 545 00:27:46,623 --> 00:27:48,667 -A head-scratcher. -Yes. 546 00:27:49,626 --> 00:27:50,877 So… 547 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:53,254 As my spouse said, 548 00:27:53,338 --> 00:27:55,340 and as the president's spouse said, 549 00:27:55,423 --> 00:27:57,008 and now I will say, 550 00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:01,054 the president would like you to retract the permission you granted Russia 551 00:28:01,137 --> 00:28:02,931 for passage through your territory. 552 00:28:04,057 --> 00:28:07,185 In anticipation of any ire that may raise at the Kremlin, 553 00:28:08,019 --> 00:28:12,315 we have deployed multi-mission ships to fortify our position and yours 554 00:28:12,399 --> 00:28:13,566 and NATO's. 555 00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:16,152 And if we need to engage kinetically 556 00:28:16,236 --> 00:28:18,947 with the Russian Navy to halt their advance, we will. 557 00:28:19,447 --> 00:28:20,990 And we will fire on any vessel 558 00:28:21,074 --> 00:28:22,617 flagged by any nation 559 00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:24,994 that interferes with that strategic objective. 560 00:28:27,914 --> 00:28:29,290 Shall we? 561 00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:39,676 -Where's Todd? -He went back to the villa. 562 00:28:39,759 --> 00:28:41,720 -Why? -Rough morning. 563 00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:45,306 Did the Brits tell you they want to call an emergency session 564 00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:46,558 of the NATO Council? 565 00:28:46,641 --> 00:28:48,935 I am not supposed to talk to the Brits. 566 00:28:49,018 --> 00:28:52,647 Who is managing our relationship with the goddamn United Kingdom? 567 00:28:52,731 --> 00:28:55,024 -The vice president. -I give up. 568 00:28:55,108 --> 00:28:56,609 Emergency session? 569 00:28:56,693 --> 00:28:58,486 After her conversation with Mr. Wyler, 570 00:28:58,570 --> 00:29:02,157 Vaughn told the Italians that she'd like to invoke Article 4. 571 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,075 -She's trying to rattle us. -It worked. 572 00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:05,869 The host committee is freaking out. 573 00:29:05,952 --> 00:29:07,952 They're worried the conference is gonna fall apart. 574 00:29:07,996 --> 00:29:10,206 Japan is G7, not NATO. 575 00:29:10,290 --> 00:29:13,126 If they think this is turning into a NATO crisis, they will leave. 576 00:29:13,209 --> 00:29:14,794 -Okay. -Japan walks out, 577 00:29:14,878 --> 00:29:16,838 we cannot have the Taiwan conversation. 578 00:29:16,921 --> 00:29:19,340 Miguel, we're about to start shooting at the Brits. 579 00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:21,134 I need you to widen the aperture. 580 00:29:23,970 --> 00:29:27,932 I'm supposed to be in a beaded sheath right now, so let's keep it snappy. 581 00:29:28,433 --> 00:29:30,059 Russian ships, our ships. 582 00:29:30,643 --> 00:29:32,437 Now the UK is sending ships. 583 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:36,274 The likelihood that some 18-year-old accidentally fires a first shot 584 00:29:36,357 --> 00:29:38,067 has gone up exponentially. 585 00:29:38,151 --> 00:29:39,277 So talk to Vaughn. 586 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,781 She's launching the armada and waving around Article 4. 587 00:29:42,864 --> 00:29:46,451 And of course she is. She wants to tell everybody she's Joan of Arc and I'm… 588 00:29:47,410 --> 00:29:49,245 Whoever Joan of Arc was worked up about. 589 00:29:49,329 --> 00:29:50,538 She has a case. 590 00:29:51,539 --> 00:29:53,166 We threatened to fire on her navy. 591 00:29:53,666 --> 00:29:55,835 And we're asking Europe to pick a side. 592 00:29:55,919 --> 00:29:58,505 Do you really want to preside over the death of NATO? 593 00:29:58,588 --> 00:30:03,134 NATO exists to make sure we are all nicer to each other than we are to Russia. 594 00:30:03,218 --> 00:30:05,512 If the member states can't manage that... 595 00:30:05,595 --> 00:30:07,263 That's not what she's doing. 596 00:30:09,057 --> 00:30:10,058 It's not? 597 00:30:10,850 --> 00:30:12,101 I think you know that. 598 00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:15,772 She waved a red flag. 599 00:30:16,481 --> 00:30:19,400 You are choosing to put your head down and run at it. 600 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:21,986 So I'm a bull? 601 00:30:23,321 --> 00:30:24,405 Or just a bully? 602 00:30:25,198 --> 00:30:26,032 Ma'am… 603 00:30:26,115 --> 00:30:29,953 A hostile power with no compunction about violating territorial autonomy 604 00:30:30,036 --> 00:30:32,038 is barrel-as sing down her coastline. 605 00:30:32,121 --> 00:30:33,373 Forget Vaughn. 606 00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:36,376 We have reservations. 607 00:30:36,459 --> 00:30:39,003 As does the NSC and the Pentagon, 608 00:30:39,087 --> 00:30:40,296 obviously the UK team. 609 00:30:40,380 --> 00:30:42,048 Don't even start with her. 610 00:30:42,131 --> 00:30:44,843 Not just the ambassador, it's bubbling up through the ranks. 611 00:30:44,926 --> 00:30:47,428 Legitimate questions from the dissent channel. 612 00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:50,265 -Like what? -Is it gratuitously dangerous? 613 00:30:50,348 --> 00:30:53,351 Are we risking long-term fissures with allies? 614 00:30:53,434 --> 00:30:57,647 Will it launch a military clash between the world's two largest nuclear powers? 615 00:30:58,356 --> 00:30:59,357 Who's dissenting? 616 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:01,438 -Doesn't matter. The point is... -It absolutely does. 617 00:31:01,442 --> 00:31:04,487 People with a great deal of knowledge about the UK. 618 00:31:05,363 --> 00:31:06,364 Who? 619 00:31:10,201 --> 00:31:11,411 Taking a shower? 620 00:31:12,495 --> 00:31:13,872 Is that a request? 621 00:31:14,372 --> 00:31:18,167 -What? -I said, is that a request? That I bathe? 622 00:31:19,669 --> 00:31:21,170 I plan to shower. I… 623 00:31:21,254 --> 00:31:23,043 Wanted to provide you with a chance to go first. 624 00:31:23,047 --> 00:31:25,466 It's not a think piece on your hygiene. 625 00:31:26,134 --> 00:31:27,635 -I'm okay. -Great. 626 00:31:36,936 --> 00:31:38,646 I don't know what I want. 627 00:31:41,024 --> 00:31:42,901 I don't think it's this anymore. 628 00:31:53,536 --> 00:31:54,913 I don't need to go. 629 00:31:54,996 --> 00:31:58,124 I can do without 90 minutes of Verdi. 630 00:32:00,001 --> 00:32:02,086 -Babe. -It's Puccini. 631 00:32:02,837 --> 00:32:05,840 -It's not. -Then it's Vivaldi and you're going. 632 00:32:05,924 --> 00:32:08,051 I broke the Western world. 633 00:32:08,134 --> 00:32:09,844 Maybe I should lay low for a while. 634 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:11,721 You did what I asked you to do. 635 00:32:11,804 --> 00:32:15,600 An approach so novel my entire staff found it disorienting. 636 00:32:16,392 --> 00:32:18,686 This is what it looks like. You make a tough call. 637 00:32:18,770 --> 00:32:22,398 And then a flock of harpies comes to say you've launched the end times. 638 00:32:23,107 --> 00:32:27,862 Billie and Ganon just showed up to say I'm hurtling us into World War III. 639 00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:29,906 You're not. 640 00:32:29,989 --> 00:32:32,033 Am I? I'm asking. 641 00:32:33,493 --> 00:32:34,911 -No. -No. 642 00:32:34,994 --> 00:32:37,163 World War III is hurtling at us. 643 00:32:37,747 --> 00:32:39,624 And I don't have Churchill by my side. 644 00:32:39,707 --> 00:32:41,209 I've got a woman who wants us to… 645 00:32:41,292 --> 00:32:43,753 lie down, hold still and hope it doesn't hurt. 646 00:32:44,253 --> 00:32:46,547 -Not helpful. -It really isn't. 647 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:48,671 They want a plan they feel good about when it fails. 648 00:32:48,716 --> 00:32:52,261 I want one that feels bad, looks worse and might actually work. 649 00:32:53,596 --> 00:32:55,974 -You're right. -Yeah. 650 00:32:57,183 --> 00:32:58,184 Yeah. 651 00:33:26,796 --> 00:33:30,008 He only knew her for a little while 652 00:33:34,512 --> 00:33:37,515 But he had grown Accustomed to her style 653 00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:42,979 She had the cutest ass he'd ever seen 654 00:33:43,730 --> 00:33:46,691 And he did too, they were meant to be 655 00:33:46,774 --> 00:33:50,486 They loved to kiss On the steps of Versailles 656 00:33:51,487 --> 00:33:54,657 It looked like rain, Mama Birds do fly 657 00:33:55,199 --> 00:33:58,286 I love you, baby, I love you so much 658 00:33:59,078 --> 00:34:01,622 Maybe we can stay in touch 659 00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:02,623 Fuck. 660 00:34:02,707 --> 00:34:05,918 Meet me in another world Space and joy 661 00:34:06,002 --> 00:34:07,837 Goddamnit. 662 00:34:08,921 --> 00:34:12,800 Vous êtes très belle, mama Girls and boys 663 00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:16,262 I love you, baby, I love you so much 664 00:34:17,138 --> 00:34:20,433 Maybe we can stay in touch 665 00:34:24,854 --> 00:34:28,483 Vous êtes très belle, mama Girls and boys 666 00:34:50,797 --> 00:34:53,966 I love you, baby, I love you so much 667 00:34:55,176 --> 00:34:58,262 Maybe we can stay in touch 668 00:35:02,892 --> 00:35:05,728 Vous êtes très belle, mama Girls and boys 669 00:35:05,812 --> 00:35:07,396 That makes me feel better. 670 00:35:09,524 --> 00:35:10,691 I need you to come outside. 671 00:35:10,775 --> 00:35:14,946 Sadly, I need to stay here and bear witness to my erasure. 672 00:35:15,029 --> 00:35:16,447 Hey. 673 00:35:16,948 --> 00:35:19,408 That bitch recalled Stuart. 674 00:35:19,909 --> 00:35:22,829 I'm not sure China has the amphibious capability they'd need 675 00:35:22,912 --> 00:35:24,539 to effectively invade Taiwan. 676 00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:26,833 -Do they really need it? -If we're there, yeah. 677 00:35:26,916 --> 00:35:28,334 Um, can I borrow you? 678 00:35:29,210 --> 00:35:30,920 -Forgive me. -You dodged the question. 679 00:35:31,003 --> 00:35:32,338 You bet I did. 680 00:35:36,259 --> 00:35:38,469 The president is recalling my DCM. 681 00:35:39,428 --> 00:35:42,557 -What? -For writing a dissent channel cable. 682 00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:47,436 The most anodyne, gracious, fucking sanctioned piece of communication. 683 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:48,896 Jesus Christ. 684 00:35:48,980 --> 00:35:51,566 -Hey. -She's pulling Stuart out of post. 685 00:35:52,817 --> 00:35:54,652 -No, she's not. -They want him on a plane. 686 00:35:55,945 --> 00:35:57,697 I can't deal with this right now. 687 00:35:57,780 --> 00:35:58,781 Montana's burning. 688 00:35:58,865 --> 00:36:00,366 Can you let the Canadian PM know 689 00:36:00,449 --> 00:36:02,577 we're concerned it's gonna jump the border? 690 00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:04,662 Yeah, I'm here. Over 30,000 acres… 691 00:36:04,745 --> 00:36:06,372 -I'll be back. -Hal. 692 00:36:06,455 --> 00:36:07,331 Hey. 693 00:36:08,207 --> 00:36:11,460 About to get going, so if you need to make a pit stop or an Irish exit, 694 00:36:11,544 --> 00:36:13,004 now's your chance. 695 00:36:14,714 --> 00:36:15,840 You okay? 696 00:36:15,923 --> 00:36:18,634 -Uh, where's Ganon? -On a call. 697 00:36:18,718 --> 00:36:20,094 Oil spill in the Gulf. 698 00:36:20,595 --> 00:36:22,180 We're leaking all over Haiti. 699 00:36:24,056 --> 00:36:25,099 Without our software, 700 00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:27,310 his frigates would just be lumps of steel floating... 701 00:36:27,393 --> 00:36:29,353 He's just trying to get your attention. 702 00:36:29,437 --> 00:36:33,107 -I don't think he wants that kind. -President Dumas, Mr. Penn. I'm so sorry. 703 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:36,569 Ma'am, I have a timely message from the secretary of state. 704 00:36:36,652 --> 00:36:38,154 Excuse us, gentlemen. 705 00:36:42,992 --> 00:36:43,993 There's been a mistake. 706 00:36:44,076 --> 00:36:48,039 The ops center at State seems to think my DCM's being recalled? 707 00:36:49,165 --> 00:36:51,292 Is that your urgent message from the secretary? 708 00:36:51,375 --> 00:36:52,877 Does the secretary know about it? 709 00:36:53,753 --> 00:36:54,754 Ambassador. 710 00:36:54,837 --> 00:36:57,882 You've replaced me with your husband. You can go ahead and call me Kate. 711 00:37:02,136 --> 00:37:04,513 Your deputy undermined my policy 712 00:37:05,431 --> 00:37:06,891 in the middle of a multilateral 713 00:37:06,974 --> 00:37:10,186 that will either defuse or detonate the whole region. 714 00:37:10,269 --> 00:37:12,021 That's protocol now? 715 00:37:12,521 --> 00:37:14,523 Anybody disagrees with you, and they're out? 716 00:37:15,858 --> 00:37:19,237 Is it a head on a pike or a purge? 717 00:37:22,114 --> 00:37:24,533 Hey. They can't start until you sit. 718 00:37:27,703 --> 00:37:28,704 Watch yourself. 719 00:37:39,382 --> 00:37:41,550 Buonasera, buonasera. Good evening. 720 00:37:41,634 --> 00:37:43,761 It is my great pleasure 721 00:37:44,262 --> 00:37:47,390 to welcome Maestro Carlo Marchelli… 722 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:12,331 Sorry. 723 00:38:21,674 --> 00:38:22,758 I'll be right back. 724 00:38:30,641 --> 00:38:32,977 -Stuart. -Sorry, sorry, ops. 725 00:38:33,060 --> 00:38:35,730 -Call them back. -No, it'll take just a second. 726 00:38:35,813 --> 00:38:38,107 -Go back. I'll call you if something's up. -Stuart. 727 00:38:38,190 --> 00:38:40,818 Hi, this is Stuart Hayford, Embassy London, calling you back. 728 00:38:43,571 --> 00:38:44,572 They got me on hold. 729 00:38:44,655 --> 00:38:46,615 -They're getting Simon. -Give me the phone. 730 00:38:50,161 --> 00:38:51,454 Ma'am. 731 00:38:52,788 --> 00:38:53,789 They're recalling you. 732 00:38:55,750 --> 00:38:58,377 They're recalling you to Washington. 733 00:38:59,503 --> 00:39:02,381 Simon's gonna say they'd like you to leave the premises. 734 00:39:03,466 --> 00:39:05,968 Ganon read your cable. 735 00:39:06,052 --> 00:39:08,412 -He agreed with what you were saying. -Because of the cable? 736 00:39:08,429 --> 00:39:11,307 He agreed and he took it to the president. 737 00:39:11,932 --> 00:39:13,642 -She… -It's the dissent channel. 738 00:39:13,726 --> 00:39:14,727 I know. 739 00:39:15,311 --> 00:39:16,312 She can't do that. 740 00:39:16,395 --> 00:39:17,438 She can't. 741 00:39:18,522 --> 00:39:19,523 But she did. 742 00:39:25,446 --> 00:39:27,573 -Am I ever gonna work again? -Yes. 743 00:39:27,656 --> 00:39:29,075 You'll be reassigned. 744 00:39:29,158 --> 00:39:30,534 Where? 745 00:39:31,869 --> 00:39:33,371 -Nowhere. -That's not true. 746 00:39:33,454 --> 00:39:36,040 -It's not legal. -She isn't firing you. 747 00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:39,001 It's her prerogative to have you reassigned. 748 00:39:39,085 --> 00:39:43,172 For using an official State Department communication channel? 749 00:39:43,672 --> 00:39:45,883 It's a violation of the Foreign Service Act 750 00:39:45,966 --> 00:39:47,134 and the First Amendment. 751 00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:48,677 I am gonna sue her face off. 752 00:39:48,761 --> 00:39:50,471 She curtailed your tour. 753 00:39:50,554 --> 00:39:51,764 She isn't firing you. 754 00:39:51,847 --> 00:39:53,599 You can't talk to journalists 755 00:39:53,682 --> 00:39:55,976 or Congress without permission from State. 756 00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:57,561 -Yeah, fuck that. -They'll sue you. 757 00:39:57,645 --> 00:39:59,226 I'm not sure you want that to be your life. 758 00:39:59,230 --> 00:40:00,231 I am. 759 00:40:00,940 --> 00:40:02,316 I am absolutely sure. 760 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,819 You'll think about it when… when you get home. 761 00:40:05,736 --> 00:40:08,781 -Home is London. -For right now, it's Washington. 762 00:40:08,864 --> 00:40:09,865 Well… 763 00:40:10,491 --> 00:40:13,786 I have to pack up my life in London. 764 00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:16,580 -We're gonna take care of that. -What does that mean? 765 00:40:16,664 --> 00:40:19,208 It means Neil's gonna pack up your house, 766 00:40:19,291 --> 00:40:21,377 because they don't want you going back to London, 767 00:40:21,460 --> 00:40:23,295 and Eidra's gonna pack up your suitcase. 768 00:40:23,379 --> 00:40:25,256 They don't want you going to the hotel. 769 00:40:27,133 --> 00:40:29,343 -Eidra? -Stuart. 770 00:40:29,927 --> 00:40:31,303 I am so sorry, 771 00:40:31,387 --> 00:40:33,889 and we're gonna fight this, but right now… 772 00:41:12,845 --> 00:41:15,014 Yeah? 773 00:41:16,307 --> 00:41:18,851 -Hi. -Did you talk to Ganon? 774 00:41:18,934 --> 00:41:20,311 Billie. 775 00:41:20,394 --> 00:41:22,730 -She gonna stop it? -Not right this minute. 776 00:41:22,813 --> 00:41:23,814 There's, um… 777 00:41:24,690 --> 00:41:25,983 Montana? 778 00:41:27,193 --> 00:41:28,486 After the conference… 779 00:41:28,569 --> 00:41:29,570 Stuart… 780 00:41:30,196 --> 00:41:31,614 Will be in Washington by then. 781 00:41:33,199 --> 00:41:34,575 -Is he…? -What? 782 00:41:35,493 --> 00:41:38,037 -Okay? -Where is he? 783 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:41,582 He's on his way to some shithole near the airport. 784 00:41:42,374 --> 00:41:43,501 Hotel. 785 00:41:43,584 --> 00:41:47,922 I'm packing him, so he can go back to Washington. 786 00:41:49,006 --> 00:41:50,216 And I'm packing me, 787 00:41:50,299 --> 00:41:51,884 so I can go back to London. 788 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:56,597 -Why? -Because his house is full of my shit. 789 00:41:57,139 --> 00:41:59,308 And my flat is full of his shit. 790 00:41:59,391 --> 00:42:03,604 So I am the only person in the UK mission with enough security clearance 791 00:42:04,188 --> 00:42:06,524 to execute the curtailment of his tour. 792 00:42:08,442 --> 00:42:09,527 Eidra, I'm… 793 00:42:09,610 --> 00:42:11,654 Sorry, sorry, sorry. 794 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:16,700 -The president is… -What is she? 795 00:42:18,702 --> 00:42:21,330 I don't know, but we're not gonna figure it out here. 796 00:42:21,914 --> 00:42:23,832 Once the conference is over, 797 00:42:23,916 --> 00:42:25,417 I will go back to DC 798 00:42:25,501 --> 00:42:27,211 and I will try to turn this around. 799 00:42:29,463 --> 00:42:31,799 Are you gonna…? 800 00:42:33,300 --> 00:42:34,301 I mean… 801 00:42:35,261 --> 00:42:37,972 If he ends up spending some time in the States, 802 00:42:38,055 --> 00:42:41,058 I could try to facilitate a move for you. 803 00:42:42,768 --> 00:42:45,104 You think I'm leaving my post? 804 00:42:45,896 --> 00:42:47,940 I think you both have a lot to figure out. 805 00:42:48,023 --> 00:42:50,276 I didn't come to London to get a husband. 806 00:42:50,359 --> 00:42:51,402 I do something. 807 00:42:51,902 --> 00:42:55,281 I'm not gonna quit to have tall babies. 808 00:42:59,994 --> 00:43:02,329 Even if I wanted to, what the fuck would they eat? 809 00:43:02,830 --> 00:43:04,415 Somebody needs a job. 810 00:43:37,740 --> 00:43:39,992 -Want me to stay? -I'll be up in a second. 811 00:43:44,288 --> 00:43:45,581 I'm sorry about your deputy, 812 00:43:45,664 --> 00:43:47,958 but I'm not prepared to discuss personnel with you. 813 00:43:48,042 --> 00:43:49,501 This isn't about my deputy. 814 00:43:49,585 --> 00:43:52,838 Ma'am, you're making an unprecedented departure 815 00:43:52,921 --> 00:43:55,299 -from the historic imperative to avoid... -Okay. 816 00:43:55,382 --> 00:43:58,969 …at all costs a direct military confrontation 817 00:43:59,053 --> 00:44:01,347 between the world's two dominant nuclear powers. 818 00:44:01,430 --> 00:44:03,807 -Calculated escalation… -This isn't a calculated escalation. 819 00:44:03,891 --> 00:44:06,139 …and preventative displays of force are not tools of my invention. 820 00:44:06,143 --> 00:44:07,144 They're not, but... 821 00:44:07,227 --> 00:44:09,772 Russia responds to strength, not appeasement. 822 00:44:09,855 --> 00:44:12,691 They sent a super weapon on a stealth mission in the North Sea. 823 00:44:12,775 --> 00:44:14,276 That's the original sin, 824 00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:16,945 and ignoring it is more dangerous than confronting it. 825 00:44:17,029 --> 00:44:18,530 They punch until they hit steel. 826 00:44:18,614 --> 00:44:20,616 They do that because they have to, 827 00:44:20,699 --> 00:44:22,284 because we start out stronger 828 00:44:22,368 --> 00:44:24,620 and then we pile on a set of alliances, 829 00:44:24,703 --> 00:44:27,831 which are the greatest force multiplier on Earth. 830 00:44:27,915 --> 00:44:31,377 We get to talk quietly. We're carrying a bigger stick. 831 00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:33,087 I love a display of force, 832 00:44:33,170 --> 00:44:35,255 but if you don't do the moves that come first, 833 00:44:35,339 --> 00:44:37,716 it's just a spasm of aggression. 834 00:44:41,887 --> 00:44:44,640 Kate, you're still here 835 00:44:45,140 --> 00:44:48,352 because if I get rid of you, I have to get rid of your husband. 836 00:44:50,187 --> 00:44:51,313 Up until now, 837 00:44:51,397 --> 00:44:53,273 that has been an impediment, 838 00:44:53,357 --> 00:44:55,150 but I am getting over it. 839 00:45:10,666 --> 00:45:11,667 Katie. 840 00:45:13,836 --> 00:45:15,295 I'm gonna talk to Grace. 841 00:45:16,588 --> 00:45:17,715 There's a line. 842 00:45:19,758 --> 00:45:20,884 She crossed it. 843 00:45:24,054 --> 00:45:25,723 If you go at her now, 844 00:45:26,598 --> 00:45:29,143 you will no longer be vice president. 845 00:45:33,230 --> 00:45:34,898 Turns out that's the line. 846 00:46:01,467 --> 00:46:03,302 We don't punish dissent. 847 00:46:03,385 --> 00:46:05,429 -That's sacrosanct at stake. -In a lot of places. 848 00:46:05,512 --> 00:46:08,557 If she's reactive, it touched a nerve. It's a blazing red light. 849 00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:11,101 I see it. I haven't missed the light. 850 00:46:11,977 --> 00:46:13,228 Good morning. 851 00:46:13,312 --> 00:46:16,648 You didn't think that there was anything wrong with telling the British PM 852 00:46:16,732 --> 00:46:18,859 that we plan to shoot at her navy? 853 00:46:18,942 --> 00:46:21,945 It's a message designed to send everyone back to their corners. 854 00:46:22,029 --> 00:46:23,749 The president thinks there's something wrong 855 00:46:23,781 --> 00:46:26,909 or she wouldn't have sacked a man for suggesting it was an iffy idea. 856 00:46:26,992 --> 00:46:29,661 -So talk to her. -I did. We both did. 857 00:46:30,162 --> 00:46:31,288 You need to talk to her. 858 00:46:32,039 --> 00:46:34,041 I don't think it's the right time. 859 00:46:35,501 --> 00:46:37,795 -What happened to you? -Miguel. 860 00:46:38,545 --> 00:46:39,838 It's gonna be a long day. 861 00:46:39,922 --> 00:46:41,882 She's attacking our closest ally. 862 00:46:41,965 --> 00:46:42,966 She's not. 863 00:46:43,926 --> 00:46:48,347 Our adversary placed an apocalypse weapon in the heart of the Western alliance. 864 00:46:48,430 --> 00:46:50,140 It's not just her prerogative. 865 00:46:50,224 --> 00:46:53,227 It's her responsibility to react to that threat 866 00:46:53,310 --> 00:46:54,770 with a targeted show of force. 867 00:46:54,853 --> 00:46:56,772 -Diplomatic options... -Have been exhausted. 868 00:46:56,855 --> 00:46:59,650 Haven't been touched. The special envoy's never heard of them. 869 00:46:59,733 --> 00:47:03,487 Limited applications of power have a time and a place. 870 00:47:03,987 --> 00:47:07,407 If we didn't believe that, we'd still be British subjects. 871 00:47:07,491 --> 00:47:10,702 Why do you sound like a PR flack for the Kremlin? 872 00:47:10,786 --> 00:47:12,955 'Cause if she doesn't, I'm next. 873 00:47:15,707 --> 00:47:18,085 And if the president's prepared to part with me, 874 00:47:18,168 --> 00:47:20,045 she's prepared to part with you. 875 00:47:20,629 --> 00:47:22,172 Chilling effect works. 876 00:47:28,303 --> 00:47:29,555 Good morning to you too. 877 00:47:29,638 --> 00:47:31,014 -Good morning, ma'am. -Ma'am. 878 00:47:32,266 --> 00:47:33,934 Everyone sleep okay? 879 00:47:39,481 --> 00:47:41,066 Is there something on our minds? 880 00:48:24,443 --> 00:48:25,527 Good morning. 881 00:48:25,611 --> 00:48:28,989 Welcome back to the member states of the G7 882 00:48:29,072 --> 00:48:32,743 and to our colleagues representing the European Union. 883 00:48:32,826 --> 00:48:34,494 They have once again requested 884 00:48:34,578 --> 00:48:38,248 we vote to make them an official eighth member of the group. 885 00:48:38,332 --> 00:48:42,085 So I'm here to say be careful what you wish for. 886 00:48:43,754 --> 00:48:48,550 Anyway, we will put the question to a vote tomorrow before we adjourn. 887 00:48:48,634 --> 00:48:50,177 Pardon me, Prime Minister Bassani. 888 00:48:50,260 --> 00:48:53,430 Would it be possible for me to make a short remark before we continue? 889 00:48:53,513 --> 00:48:55,057 The floor is yours. 890 00:48:55,140 --> 00:48:56,642 Thank you so much, Massimo. 891 00:48:56,725 --> 00:49:00,062 And I will be brief. We all prefer to hear from you. 892 00:49:03,023 --> 00:49:05,943 A faulty nuclear-powered Russian submarine ran aground 893 00:49:06,026 --> 00:49:07,819 off the coast of the United Kingdom, 894 00:49:07,903 --> 00:49:09,821 killing all the crew on board. 895 00:49:10,697 --> 00:49:13,784 In order to prevent a Fukushima-style catastrophe, 896 00:49:13,867 --> 00:49:16,703 the United States Navy was deployed to disable it. 897 00:49:17,204 --> 00:49:19,164 They are now putting their lives on the line 898 00:49:19,247 --> 00:49:22,167 to protect the United Kingdom and all the North Sea nations 899 00:49:22,250 --> 00:49:23,919 from Russian reprisal. 900 00:49:25,003 --> 00:49:26,254 Prime Minister Vaughn, 901 00:49:26,338 --> 00:49:31,009 with all the wisdom of a three-day tenure, prefers to welcome the Russians in. 902 00:49:32,219 --> 00:49:35,555 We feel quite strongly she should revoke the invitation. 903 00:49:36,139 --> 00:49:37,599 And as you'll learn later today, 904 00:49:37,683 --> 00:49:40,560 she hopes to arbitrate that impasse here. 905 00:49:40,644 --> 00:49:44,398 She'll tell you the Americans are prepared to fire on any country 906 00:49:44,481 --> 00:49:46,650 that interferes with our mission. 907 00:49:48,193 --> 00:49:50,654 Let me be clear, friends. 908 00:49:52,489 --> 00:49:54,241 She is absolutely right. 909 00:49:55,409 --> 00:49:59,830 Nothing will stop us from keeping Russian warships and surveillance vessels 910 00:49:59,913 --> 00:50:01,289 and tactical weaponry 911 00:50:01,373 --> 00:50:04,126 and rusty 80-year-old nuclear mitigation equipment 912 00:50:04,209 --> 00:50:06,294 out of the European seas. 913 00:50:07,170 --> 00:50:10,048 If you choose to expel us from the G7 for that, 914 00:50:10,132 --> 00:50:12,050 that's your prerogative. 915 00:50:13,176 --> 00:50:16,722 The countries in this room make the world's most consequential decisions, 916 00:50:16,805 --> 00:50:19,182 and we're honored to be a part of it. 917 00:50:19,683 --> 00:50:21,935 And we're concerned that if we step out, 918 00:50:22,019 --> 00:50:24,104 some of our adversaries will imagine 919 00:50:24,187 --> 00:50:27,482 that what remains is a collection of declining middle powers 920 00:50:27,566 --> 00:50:31,653 with aging military populations and gasping financial markets. 921 00:50:32,404 --> 00:50:33,844 It won't be the end of the alliance, 922 00:50:33,905 --> 00:50:36,533 but I fear it may be the waning of its relevance. 923 00:50:37,617 --> 00:50:39,745 If that time has come, please let me know, 924 00:50:39,828 --> 00:50:42,164 and with a heavy heart, we will say goodbye. 925 00:50:43,999 --> 00:50:48,086 If not, we look forward to protecting our nations together. 926 00:51:05,979 --> 00:51:08,539 I'll take that as a sign I'm welcome for the rest of the morning. 927 00:51:08,607 --> 00:51:11,022 Prime Minister Bassani, I hope you'll forgive the interruption. 928 00:51:11,026 --> 00:51:12,110 Please continue. 929 00:51:16,615 --> 00:51:19,242 Well, it is, uh… 930 00:51:19,326 --> 00:51:22,079 It is Italy's great pleasure 931 00:51:22,704 --> 00:51:26,541 to host this year's Leaders' Summit here in Lucca. 932 00:51:27,834 --> 00:51:32,631 Each nation here is protective of its freedoms. 933 00:51:33,131 --> 00:51:38,845 But we are equally devoted to cross-border cooperation. 934 00:51:42,641 --> 00:51:46,394 The issues we face are daunting, but… 935 00:51:47,229 --> 00:51:50,857 There is strong reason for optimism, 936 00:51:50,941 --> 00:51:55,695 because we're all here to tackle these issues collaboratively. 937 00:52:00,158 --> 00:52:04,621 The Group of Seven has no treaty, no legal binding. 938 00:52:05,122 --> 00:52:07,791 We choose to stand together, 939 00:52:08,416 --> 00:52:10,001 not because we agree on everything, 940 00:52:10,085 --> 00:52:13,713 but because we agree on a few precious truths. 941 00:52:13,797 --> 00:52:16,133 You didn't know. Remember that. 942 00:52:16,216 --> 00:52:19,803 Growth is not zero-sum. 943 00:52:20,303 --> 00:52:22,264 -Peace… -I love you so much. 944 00:52:22,347 --> 00:52:23,348 …Is not zero-sum. 945 00:52:23,431 --> 00:52:24,683 What are you…? 946 00:52:24,766 --> 00:52:27,644 So we're much better off bickering together… 947 00:52:37,863 --> 00:52:39,072 I am… 948 00:52:40,157 --> 00:52:41,825 Tendering my resignation. 949 00:52:43,910 --> 00:52:47,497 I am no longer able to support 950 00:52:47,581 --> 00:52:50,333 the actions of the Penn administration. 951 00:53:01,344 --> 00:53:02,679 Sit. 952 00:53:06,141 --> 00:53:07,392 The fuck was that? 953 00:53:09,019 --> 00:53:10,061 Allow me to apologize. 954 00:53:10,145 --> 00:53:12,272 A member of our delegation is not feeling well 955 00:53:12,355 --> 00:53:14,274 and has not been for some time. 956 00:53:14,357 --> 00:53:15,650 Let's move on. 957 00:53:17,777 --> 00:53:19,571 So, I… I was saying growth… 958 00:53:19,654 --> 00:53:22,073 -I have no idea what that was. -…Is not zero-sum. 959 00:53:22,574 --> 00:53:24,242 Peace is not zero-sum. 960 00:53:25,160 --> 00:53:28,038 So together we send a message. 961 00:53:28,121 --> 00:53:31,249 Compromise, engagement, 962 00:53:31,333 --> 00:53:35,879 diplomacy, and openness are the most reliable paths 963 00:53:36,630 --> 00:53:39,799 to real sustainable prosperity. 964 00:53:40,300 --> 00:53:45,472 The kind that is only achievable in free and open societies. 965 00:53:53,980 --> 00:53:55,440 I tender my resignation. 966 00:53:57,400 --> 00:54:00,237 I'm unable to continue serving in the Penn administration. 967 00:54:09,162 --> 00:54:11,373 Madam President, should we take a short recess? 968 00:54:11,456 --> 00:54:12,791 No, thank you. 969 00:54:17,712 --> 00:54:20,215 For 500 years, 970 00:54:21,007 --> 00:54:24,803 while power was consolidated throughout Europe… 971 00:55:22,610 --> 00:55:23,862 Kate. 972 00:55:54,267 --> 00:55:55,268 You sure? 973 00:56:27,175 --> 00:56:30,595 The Vice President of the United States would like to make a statement. 974 00:56:43,942 --> 00:56:44,943 Good morning.