:27:07
So sad how your wife left you
and took your little daughter.
:27:12
You were so forthright
about your drinking problem.
:27:17
And that you weren't easy to live with.
:27:20
I was so moved by your honesty.
:27:25
- Okay, but why play it for me?
- Cancel the President's dinner.
:27:31
The dinner at the French Embassy?
This close to the election?
:27:39
He manipulated the phone system.
He could have knowledge of explosives.
:27:43
- Do your job. There'll be no problems.
- There may be arms in the embassy.
:27:48
You think the French
want to knock off the President?
:27:53
Why does every chief of staff...
:27:55
You have no reason to think that
this is anything but an idle threat.
:27:59
You want me to cancel a state dinner
and risk offending the French?
:28:05
This guy's pushed your buttons
and you're overreacting a little.
:28:11
- I'm trying to protect your boss.
- So am I.
:28:15
We're trailing 12 points in the polls,
and the election's in six weeks.
:28:20
- He's got to be seen.
- Even if it kills him?
:28:27
How could being down 12 points
look like good news?
:28:30
The President was even worse off
weeks ago.
:28:33
He'll be out with the voters in
the Midwest and then in California.
:28:43
The President and First Lady
of the United States.
:28:47
His Excellency, the
President of France and his wife.