Madam Secretary (2014–…): Season 6, Episode 6 - Deepfake - full transcript

Get the hell out of my house!

What?Son of a bitch,

get out of here! Get!No, no, no! It's
Project Falanx.

I'm trying to save you.I will bash your skull in.
I swear to God,

I will tee off on your head!

If the delta waves hit 13 hertz,

then there's no going back.You tell the cops.

They're gonna be here
any minute. They'd love to...

What is...? No.
What is that?

No. No. No, no, no.

No, no!



I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. It's the only way.

Get off me, you lunatic!You got to slow the deltas.

I'm trying to save your life.

You got to slow the deltas.I'm gonna

scratch your eyes out!You got to slow the deltas down.

Come on!

The kid was some
community college dropout.

No record except for
some parking tickets.

So, he broke in.

He didn't take anything.
He wasn't armed.

Except for the Taser.

What was he trying to do?

Well,
the FBI will debrief us



on his motives.
Mike says he kept trying

to put a towel around his head.

Something about delta waves.
Oh, boy.

Hanson's Iran investigation

is undermining public trust
in this administration

and stirring up paranoid crazies
with conspiracy theories.

It might be time
to put security details

on your staff.
Yeah.

I'm already into it,
much as I'm not thrilled

about being followed around.

But Mike's okay?

Yeah, he's lucky.

Just a sprained wrist
from the fall.

In considerably better news,

the Senate Intelligence
Committee is postponing

Henry and Stevie's interviews.

So, is Hanson backing down?

Yeah, for now.

Daisy's resignation
took some heat off

the Iran investigation.

Crappy bargain.

Well, this isn't over
by any means,

but we do have
some breathing room.

We can nominate Rachel Ballard
to the Federal Trade Commission.

She's qualified.

So is Jeff Hemmings.

And he has the benefit
of being moderate.

Rachel Ballard is one of
the most respected academics

on the planet.

She wants to regulate
the economy into the ground.

She sees antitrust violations
lurking behind every IPO.

She wants to limit
corporate consolidation.

I mean, come on,
your party is all about

growth and fostering
healthy competition.

Do you think we can
get her confirmed?

I think Hemmings is
an easier win.

And wins are what we need.

Because the new free trade
agreement with South Korea

doesn't count?

Well, not to diminish
your achievement,

but it's the same deal
we had before.

Huge state visit with
the South Korean president.

Live performance
at the White House

by his wife, the K-pop star.

But to Russell, just
another deal signing.

I'm sure the state visit
will be very impressive.

And now he's trying
to walk it back.

I'm swamped with asylum
applications.

I am really sorry, again,
about tonight.

Will you stop apologizing?
It's fine.

You're saving the world.

I really wanted to try
that new place with you.

Now I am stuck here

with licorice and... chips. Mm.

Well, you might want
to hold off on that.

Why?

Turn around.

What?! Oh, my God,
that's crazy.

I hope you're cool
with falafel and hummus.

Griffin, oh, my God.
I can't believe you did this.

Oh, please.
Licorice and chips.

That's like dinner
from the gas station.

Yeah, they probably have better
food at the detention center.

Oh, my God.

No, no, no.

No shame spiral.
Look. Here.

Hmm?

Oh... baklava?

Is honey vegan?

It is today.
Oh, it is?

Thank you.

Satan worshippers in Washington
want you to think

5G cell service
is all about faster phones

and faster Internet.

But my Shawn-bots
out there know

what 5G really is
government-funded mind control.

It's all part of
a secret program

called Project Falanx.

Here's how it works.

Every new 5G cell phone tower

planned to go up
across all 50 states

will be digging into
the delta waves

emitted by your brain
to increase their frequency.

Once you get up to
13 gigahertz done.

Under their control.
How do we know this?

South Korea's number
one test subject

White House senior advisor
Mike Barnow.

Barnow exhibits
all the classic signs

of 5G brain poisoning.

The bulgy eyes,
the slightly dazed affect.

It's called chronic insomnia,
you numbskull.

How do you protect yourself
and your loved ones from danger?

Simple. The patented Shawn Olson
neutralizing wrap.

That's exactly what the maniac
who tased me was trying to use.

Wait.

So he was trying
to protect you

from cell phone signals...

with a towel?

Mike's assailant
was convinced

that he was saving America from
a brainwashed sleeper agent.

A little flattered, actually.

Olson got the idea
of a protective wrap

from a science fiction film.

Total Recall.

Seriously?

Like most
conspiracy theories,

Olson starts with
something real.

In this case, the new
5G infrastructure

funded by the ESI bill.

Throw in South Korea's
consultation on the new tech

as part of the new
free trade agreement...

Jazz it up with some
Schwarzenegger references,

and you get nine million views.

It's the cat video
of conspiracy theories.

Well, this obviously
influenced Mike's assailant,

so we can shut it down, right?

Olson is crafty about
avoiding legal liability.

He never advocates
for specific crimes.

He never publishes
his own falsehoods.

He only shares theories
from anonymous users.

What are our options?Monitor his videos closely.

Look out for anything we can
claim is a direct threat.

Other than that,
unfortunately, nothing.

Wow.

Finally got the "all clear"
on your itinerary

with the South Korean
first lady.

Well, that came in
under the wire.

There was a lot
of back and forth.

Ms. Kwon's tastes are,
let's say, kitschy.

Breakfast at International
House of Pancakes.

What's wrong with that?

You'll go on a shopping spree
right after.

Country music karaoke.

Oh, boy.Tomorrow she wants to see

an MLB game.

Is President Choi joining us
for any of this?

He has his own itinerary
with POTUS.

"An Evening With Rachmaninoff"?

The Baltimore Vocal Arts Society
is doing a performance of

Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and All-Night Vigil

at the Kennedy Center.

Okay, but it's not
literally all-night...

Well...
...vigil?

I'm kidding. Kidding,
you'll be done by 9:00 p.m.Okay.

The following morning is
the illuminated manuscript

exhibit at the Freer Gallery.Yes. Good.

And then you ha

You get to eat pancakes
and drive go-karts?

Trust me, I would much rather
be looking at

the illuminated manuscripts.

They have half a dozen
thousand-year-old

Buddhist texts
from the Goryeo period.

It's an incredible acquisition.You are my favorite nerd.

Do you know that?

Mr. President, Ms. Kwon.Hello.

Welcome to the United States.

It's a pleasure to finally
meet you, Madam President.

And you, Mr. President.

May I present First Gentleman
Henry McCord.

So nice to meet you.

Hello.

You have... quite the fan club.

Those are for my wife.

I'm sure they're here
for Sung-hoon, too.

She likes to pretend
I'm as popular as she is.

I look forward
to our visit, Ms. Kwon.

Min-hee, please.

Your chief of staff
was so helpful.

There's only one thing
he couldn't arrange.

A meeting with Beyoncé.

The power of the presidency
only extends so far.

Shall we?

This is delicious.

Barley tea.

You can find it in any
Korean grocery store.

But it's always
been my favorite.

Well, it's good to keep
some of the pleasures of home

once you move into office.

Yeah, we-we brought
our old popcorn maker.

I love popcorn.

Well, we will definitely
make you some.

Sorry to interrupt, ma'am,

but, uh, I'm afraid
there's an urgent matter.

If you'll excuse
me for a moment.

He always does that.

Please excuse me.

What is it?
Madam President,

Shawn Olson just posted a video
showing a private conversation

between you and Dr. McCord.

How?He claims it came

from a contact in
the Secret Service.

Now it's blowing up on
YoureVid and social media.

It's amazing what Choi let us

get away with
in the trade talks.

Is he naive or just dumb?

Maybe both. But it's not
like we didn't take a hit.

This deal is gonna cost
thousands of American jobs.

Well, hey,
we gotta give up something

if we want Korean 5G.

You can't make an omelet
without breaking some eggs.

Oh, my God.

I'll draft an apology
to President Choi,

but I think if we
attack this from...Angela.

That video is fake.

Henry and I never said
any of that.

It... it never happened.

With all due respect,
does he know that?

The video you saw,
President Choi,

was what we call
a "deepfake."

A seemingly real video
created with deep-learning

artificial intelligence.

So the bedroom
you see here

isn't any bedroom
in the White House.

And if I zoom in,
you can clearly see

the digital manipulation
on President McCord's face.

Deepfake technology can place
a real person's face

over any stand-in,

matching lip and facial
movements automatically.

The people you see
in that video are actors.

That's why they distorted
the audio and used subtitles

to mask any vocal
discrepancies.

The question, of course, is
Who would go to the trouble

of making such a video?

Someone wanting to
disrupt relations

between our two countries.

Particularly our new
trade agreement.

This video was
posted anonymously

to a message board, which was
then picked up by Shawn Olson.

So we may never be able
to trace the source.

Of course,
you understand,

Mr. President, Henry and I
would never speak about you

or your country
with such disrespect.

Yet three million viewers on
YoureVid believe you would.

We've already
put out a statement

debunking the video.

Every legitimate news outlet
in the world has taken it down.

But as we all know,
illegitimate outlets

can still shape public opinion.

This video has already created
a great deal of animosity

in my country toward
the United States.

My advisors feel it's
best we take some time

before moving forward
with the trade agreement.

Mr. President, I think that if
you and I responded together,

we could show your people

that our long
and historic partnership

can't be disrupted
by one crude attack.

It would be a great
way to undercut

whatever power
these things have.
Yes.

We'll remain for
the state dinner,

but I'm afraid
we must postpone

any further talks of
the trade agreement.

Madam President, I hope to see
those illuminated manuscripts

with you another time.

Of course.

The entire infrastructure bill

was sold with South Korea's
cooperation on 5G.

If we don't get
that deal back in place,

the whole upgrade
falls apart.

Let's not go full Eeyore.

South Korea's not the
only tech game in town.

Yeah, well, only the best.

So, how can one fake video take
down the entire trade deal?

Well, it doesn't help
that the damn thing

is still pinging
around social media.

Okay, look, let's release
a shorter version

of the presentation
we just showed President Choi.

We'll turn this into
a teachable moment

so people can learn
to recognize these fakes.

And why?

I mean, for God's sakes,

can we get the video
off of YoureVid?

Look, we tried.
They said deepfakes

do not violate
their terms of service.

Oh... Call Chelsea Weldon.

I had a long talk with her
and some of the tech CEOs

on the campaign trail
about misinformation.

She said she wanted
to take action.

Now's her chance.

Dr. McCord.

Oh, hey, Evan.

I-I know, karaoke's canceled.

Uh, actually, the car
will be here in ten.

And it's IHOP, shopping,
and then karaoke.

Ms. Kwon is not one
to miss a party.

Apparently, I'm off
to eat pancakes.

Bye.

Hang in there.

Hello?

Stevie.

Uh, it's Dmitri. Petrov.Oh.

Hi. Um, I-I couldn't tell
who was calling.

I know. Uh, I'm still
using encryption.

Uh, it's an old habit.

How are you?Good.

Um, swamped at the moment.

Oh. Uh, sorry to bother you.

I would have sent an e-mail,
but, uh,

Talia made me promise
to call you

with my... my human voice.

Well, at least she's working
directly through you this time.

Yes. Anyway,

I'm meeting a few people
at this bar

near Union Station tonight
to say goodbye to DC.

Wait. Uh, you're leaving?Yes.

For Guyana.

Anyway,

we're meeting around 9:00,

and I thought,
if you wanted to stop by...

You're welcome to bring someone.

That's, uh...
that's so nice of you.

Um, yeah,
I've kind of been pulling

these crazy late nights
at work recently, so...

But, uh, yeah,
if I... if I can get away,

I-I definitely...

I will.
I will come raise a glass.

Okay.

I'll-I'll, uh,
text you the name.

Great.

Please thank Talia
for the phone call.

Um, it is nice to hear
your human voice.

You, too.

Maybe see you later.

That's the plan... sort of.
Bye.

My daughter is working

in a fashion house in Milan.

She's usually the shopper
in the family.

I was developing a clothing
and wellness brand

for the digital space.

But then I got married.

Was there a conflict
of interest?

Korean anti-corruption practices
are very strict.

I had to sell everything.

The things we do for love.

Policy is so much more
interesting

than fashion anyway.

I'm not sure my daughter
would agree with you on that.

But they're so
intertwined.

Take cosmetics.

In our previous trade agreement,

the U.S. and South Korea

placed a mutual tariff
of 7.9% on skin care.

Then K-Beauty exploded overseas,

but the tariffs
were holding us back

in the U.S. market, so
now the new agreement

includes a provision
for both our nations to reduce

all cosmetics duties

by two percentage
points annually.

It's just numbers
on a page,

but it's how powerful men
decide what those girls

get to wear.

Sounds like you had
a hand in that, too.

My husband appreciates
my perspective.

It's a shame that the trade
agreement has to be put on hold.

On this matter,
I have...

no influence.

Like you with Beyoncé.

YoureVid shares the president's
concerns about fake news.

It was a top item
at our retreat this year.

Well, here's an idea
take down some fake news.

It's more complicated than that.

Is it? You guys tear

into licensed content
like dogs on a ham hock.

We have guidance from the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act

to enforce copyright issues.

We have no such guidance
on deepfakes.

Sure, you do. From me.

Take down the video.

I appreciate your sense
of urgency,

but you have to understand
I am the steward

of a massive system
of representation

where every decision holds
ramifications for the future

of all expression online.

Some deepfakes are social
commentary, others satire.

We can't make
blanket policy here.

Yet somehow
you manage to monitor

pornography
and explicit violence.

Through user reporting
and retro review.

Well, why can't you
do the same here?

Because we are a platform,
not a publisher.

300 hours of video is uploaded
to our site every minute.

Hiring human moderators
to ascertain

whether videos are real or fake
isn't scalable.

Ms. Weldon, deepfakes
like the one

millions of people
are watching right now

threaten to undermine our whole
concept of objective reality.

Do you understand what that's
gonna do to our democracy?

I don't know
if you heard,

but a fan of Shawn Olson's
broke into my house

and shot 50,000 volts
of electricity into me.

That wouldn't have happened
without your platform.

And that is horrible,

but it's the risk we've always
taken with free speech.

It's why our policy is the same
as our Founding Fathers'

let the people think
for themselves

and trust that good speech
will fight bad speech.

Our Founding Fathers
had no idea

there'd be so many idiots.

Hey. You made it.Hi. Yeah.

Uh, I was able to get away.

No security?
No.

I asked them to
wait outside.

Hey, Talia.

Good to see you.You, too.

Uh, I think you know my friends

from the Agency,
Molly and Dylan.

Oh. What...? Hi.

Yes. You worked with
my father. Wow.

How's he liking
the big house?

You can be honest.

He misses us, right?

His new job is definitely
different from intelligence.

For example,
today his duties

included shopping
with a K-pop star.

What is K-pop?

It's this whole genre of
pop music from South Korea.

What?

I contain multitudes.

Actually, you know,
you really need

to see the first lady of
South Korea. She's, like...

I mean, she's
this huge star.
Amazing.

Do you mind if I...?Oh. No, no, no.

I want to see.

Excellent choice.

That's the one.

Uh, yeah. Okay.

Oh.

Guyana, huh?

Yeah. I, uh... I thought
I'd celebrate my new citizenship

by leaving the country.

So, what-what
are you gonna do there?

Uh, help build houses
for an organization.

Wow.

Are you, like,
addicted to hardship?

You think I have a problem?I think you
should definitely

get it checked out.Uh, yeah.

I-I thought so. Well,
I'm glad you were able to,

you know, to get away from
the refugees to have a drink.

Yep. Touché.

You, uh... you enjoying
your new job?

Yeah, I'm not really sure
"enjoying" is the right word,

but it's very fulfilling.

Then you know why
I'm going to Guyana.

So, there I am
in this clothing store

uh, oh, uh, by the way,
big sale on sports bras

Thanks.when Min-hee starts to quote

specific numbers
from the trade deal.

Turns out that she collaborated
with President Choi

on certain passages.

So I think that we have
a legitimate back channel

to getting the deal signed
before they leave.

I could try, anyway.

Yeah. I mean, absolutely.

Anything that you can do,
that would be... Thank you.

What's going on? Hmm?

Oh...
There another video?

No.

But once I searched
for it on YoureVid,

the algorithm
started autoplaying

all of these other
paranoid videos.

Yeah. Illuminati,
flat-earthers.

All the classics.

Well, it starts with
the crazy Project Falanx stuff,

which brings in
the people

who are already suspicious
of big institutions, and then...

it starts validating
all of their views,

playing one video after another.

And somehow, it all leads
to white nationalism.

The pot of gold at the end
of the extremist rainbow.

Yeah.

You know, Chelsea Weldon
says that YoureVid

is a neutral platform,

but the way it's set up,
it just keeps feeding you

more and more poison,
you never see anything

that offers
another point of view.

It doesn't want you to.How do they justify it?

What is the rationale?

Russell says that
their philosophy

is "fight bad speech
with good speech."

But how, if the algorithm
only lets you hear

one kind of speech?

Well, it's not
a happy comparison,

but it makes me think
of pharmaceutical companies

that push opiates.
Yes.

That is exactly
what I was thinking.

It's an addiction model.

Anger and fear, you know,
produce an endorphin rush.

So you have to keep watching
rage-inducing videos

to get your fix.

YoureVid doesn't want
to self-regulate,

because they need their users
to be addicted to their product.

That's what's driving
their bottom line.

And they have free speech
to back it up.

I mean, the game
is fixed, and...

bad speech is winning.

We couldn't get YoureVid
to take down one video.

We're kidding ourselves
if we think we're gonna regulate

the biggest streaming platform
on the planet.

Every other medium is regulated.

Print news has libel laws.

Radio and television,

the FCC.

Why are we making an exception
for digital platforms?

Because they're
popular.

And cracking down on them when
they say bad things about you

makes you look
like a tin-pot dictator.Oh...

Oh, look, I couldn't regulate
YoureVid unilaterally

even if I wanted to,

because that would be a job for
the Federal Trade Commission.

So we're back to Rachel Ballard.

I know
she's aggressive.

But that's why we need her.
She can make the argument

to the Senate, we can
take it to the public.

Look, this is so much bigger

than one bad video about me.

It's an assault on truth

and objective reality.

I'll take the Senate majority
leader's temperature

on Ballard, but I'm pretty sure
I know what he's gonna say.

Well, then make a better
argument, Russell.

Okay?In the meantime,
we have a trade agreement

with South Korea
to try to save.

Henry's on that.

Sorry, really?
How, exactly?

I hope this isn't
too fast for you.

I was a fighter pilot.
I'm good with speed.

I couldn't be in the military.
Too much obedience.

Ha.

Sorry.

But your husband was, uh,
an officer in the army, right?Yes.

Before he was expelled
for criticizing the government.

Clearly you've opened
his thinking

in many ways.He was a bold thinker
long before we met.

It's why I love him.

I was very impressed
with your contribution

to the trade agreement.

I was wondering
if you had

any other ideas about things
that came up during negotiation.

I know you want my husband
to sign the trade deal.

I...
I'm not suggesting...

I want him to
sign, too.

But you have
to understand.

He won the presidency
by a slim margin.

He's concerned about
his public image.

That's why,
if there's something he wants,

if there's something
to help repair the damage...

If you could drop
the barriers of entry

for South Korean software,

that might be persuasive.

I wasn't aware that
software restrictions

were part of the deal.Because they've
always been there.

Based on some old idea
that South Korean software

could expose Americans
to foreign hacking.

But you already
use our hardware.

If we wanted to hack you,
we would've done it by now.

Oh! Would you
take a video of me

while I drive?

Sure.Vertical, please.

Better for
Insta stories.

I love America!

Hi.He's not here.

No, can I talk
to you, please?

Yeah, I've got four
minutes. Three minutes.

What's up?Okay, Griffin is probably
the nicest guy

that I have ever dated.

Bastard.He's funny,
he's smart, he's

thoughtful without being,
like, "milady" about it.

Eh?You know, like, "Would milady
like another Chardonnay?"

Those guys that are
super pleased

with how attentive they are,
and it's, like,

kind of weird
and off-putting.

I'm so glad I'm
not dating anymore.

What's the problem?

There's this other guy.

Ruh-roh.Yeah.

Um, we-we dated
for a while,Mm-hmm.

and it was very passionate
and kind of secretive,

and then he was gone
for three years,

and it took me most of
that time to get over him.

He's back. In two days
he's leaving for Guyana.

Is he joining a cult?No. He's going there to build
houses, because, you know,

on top of being
a fantastic kisser,

he's also very into service.

Well, then it's a good
thing he's going to Guyana.

Really?Yes, if it didn't
work out before.

it was never going to.

You're all caught up
in everything

you've been fantasizing about
for the last three years.

I mean, what happens when
it's no longer a hot secret,

and you find out
he's into bad music

and chews with his mouth open?

Well, what if he's the one,
and I'm, like, letting him

drift out of my life forever?

Here's what Jane Austen
doesn't tell you

there is no "the one",

there's only
"the handful."

Griffin adores you and
he lives in the same city.

If it works, stick
to it. Sorry,

I got to run.

Senator Breckinridge.

Russell. What brings you
to the roller rink?

The president is looking
to nominate Rachel Ballard

for Federal Trade commissioner.
We need to get her confirmed.

Now, before you tell me
why we can't get a majority,

you should know that
the fake video YoureVid

still won't take
down has made this

a top priority. I'll also
remind you how effective

this president has been at
building bipartisan coalitions.

You undermine her
at your peril.

I was gonna ask how
Carol's doing, but okay.

I think Ballard's
a great pick.

Good.

So who's her opposition?

You should be good
with the center right,

they love putting
the squeeze on Big Tech.

Since when are Republicans in
favor of industry regulation?

Tech firms are the future
of American media,

which means they're the future
of American politics,

and they're all owned by a bunch
of California Democrats.

Cynical. But
I'll take it.

So, you think we have
the votes to confirm.

I wouldn't say that.

With the principled libertarians
and the pro-growth Dems,

it is not a guarantee.

Unless...

What?

You get Hanson.

I know he's causing
the president some trouble.

W...

He's investigating her
for treason.

He forced one of her
closest colleagues

to resign last week.

He's with you on Big Tech,

and he's got three
junior senators in his pocket.

That'll get you past 50.

It's either that
or roll the dice.

So the only way to regulate

these false attacks
against me

is to appeal to the guy
leading the attacks.

Wow. You got to love
the irony in that.

Oh, I don't.

But Breckinridge
thinks Hanson's

the path to confirmation.

Well, you're not
sending me in.

I already had to let Miller
take credit for the ESI bill.

That's as far as I'm going
with selling my soul

for political expediency.

Well, then,
we go to the bullpen.

Make the call.

Mark. It's
been too long.

That is has, Mr. Vice President.

How are Vicki and the kids?

Doing good.

Lucas is about to graduate,
if you can believe it.

Wow, that's terrific.

We'll have to have you over
next time they're in DC.

Could we start with some...
some calamari?

Mmm. Sounds good.

Do you mind one
piece of business?

And here I thought you
just wanted to catch up.

I want to take your
temperature on Rachel Ballard

for Federal Trade
commissioner.

The liberal economist?

That's, uh...
Hmm.

That's a tough confirmation.Yeah.

Breckinridge wants to give her
a hearing, and he thought

you might be able to help.

Did he?

Yeah. We have a rare
opportunity here.

Digital media is a
dangerously unregulated force

for disruption.
And right now,

California Democrats
are calling the shots.

With regulation,
we can ensure

that realconservative
principles

not just the alt-right

get a full hearing online.And what does that look like

an equal time law
for online videos?

Open up the algorithms
that drive the big platforms.

Ensure there's no bias
against any party or ideology.

Sorry. No.

No.

That's it?

I'd love to see Big Tech
come to heel, but not

if it's another socialist win
for this administration.

This isn't cable news.

ESI was a massive
government handout.

She yanked the political
center of gravity

way to the left, and betrayed
everything she ran on.

I'm sorry, what do you mean?
She ran on ESI.

No, she ran on the legacy
of Conrad Dalton.

Moderation.
Practicality. Unity.

The way she got that bill funded
was none of those things.

Okay.

So that's it,
no compromise?

I have enjoyed working with you,
Carlos, but is this...

is this what you imagined
for yourself?

Sitting on your hands

while the president
bloats the federal government

beyond FDR's wildest dreams?

Believe it or not,

she meant what she said
on the campaign trail.

She wants to work
with all sides.

I'm more interested in seeing

what youcan do
for this country.

That moment can be here...

sooner than you realize.

Impeachment?
He actually said that?

Forget Rachel Ballard
and the FTC.

Forget regulating YoureVid
or banning deepfakes.

Hanson wants to take you down.

What an excellent sign
for a constitutional democracy.

What exactly
makes me such a threat?

Did he say?He either sincerely believes

that you are
a crypto-socialist autocrat

or he's making a power grab.

It's a tough call.

I don't buy it.

The Iran scandal's nearly dead.

Hanson knows he's out of moves.

This is his death spiral.

I'm not no sure.

It looks like he's still
recruiting candidates

to get dirt on the president.

Like who? Like me.

He all but offered
to make me president.

Wow.

And what did you say?

I didn't dignify it
with a response.

Okay, fine. If Hanson
was our last shot

at getting a couple
of Republicans

to s... to stand up for
truth in digital media,

let's head to the other
side of the aisle.

Centrist Democrats looking
a little vulnerable

in midterms for 500?

Senator Stulbarg of Minnesota.

Senator Furey

of Pennsylvania.I'm sure they'd love the help
of the White House to shore up

their constituencies.

Get into it, Mike.I'm on it.

Digital media needs regulating,
to be sure.

I just don't know
if Rachel Ballard

is the one to do it.

She's hostile
and divisive.

Isn't a tough negotiator
exactly who you want

trying to reign in
one of the biggest industries

in the world?I think we can protect
the general public

without impeding
innovation and growth.

I get it.

Tech companies have been
great supporters of Democrats

like you, but ask yourselves,

do you have to choose
between the health

of our democracy
and a couple of million dollars

in campaign contributions?

I'm sorry,

but it's a little rich
taking lessons

from you on money
and politics, Mike.

You ladies know me
as a pragmatist and a survivor.

I'm not asking you
to do anything

that would threaten
either of your futures.

I'm offering you a way to win.

How is that?

The White House
is currently renegotiating

our free trade agreement
with South Korea.

We can all but guarantee
South Korean companies

will build manufacturing plants
in your states.

Thousands of well-paying
blue collar union jobs

delivered to the good people
of Minnesota and Pennsylvania,

weeks before the election.

That's a tricky phrase
"all but guarantee"?

Mm. In politics,
it means you've got nothing.

Let's just say I can

guarantee that we almost
certainly have a guarantee.

When you have something real,

get back to us.And how about

next time,
youcross Pennsylvania Avenue?

Or you know what?
Bagels and coffee.

If you're gonna make us
come here for nothing.

I hear the aerospace caucus
got souvenir pens.

Nobody ever gave me a pen.

Did you know that the U.S.

has these old,
out-of-date restrictions

on Korean software?

I just assumed we always use
our own because we have it.

Not entirely. We use them
because NSA thinks that

foreign-designed software
can lead to security breaches,

even if they were designed
by a longtime ally.

Min-hee said that
it's the deal point that

President Choi
wanted to address,

but for some reason
it's never been part of

the negotiation.
Meaning that if we could NSA

to move off the restriction,

I think we can get Choi
to sign the deal.Yeah.

Getting NSA
to ease off restrictions...

...it's not a slam dunk.Min-hee said

that Korea survived
the recession of 2008

by focusing on domestic
production, but then

the economy stagnated, they
faced a lot more competition,

which is why they've become

the world leader
in 5G technology.

Maybe if you argue the
value of competition...

Yes. Yes.

Because...

the best way
to regulate capitalism

is to force it
to regulate itself.

Is that Adam Smith?

No, it's me.

Uh...

Maybe it's Adam Smith.
I don't know.

But I'm gonna be up
in a few minutes.

I just...
I want to call Russell.

So that's it. Y-You're done?Yep.

Yeah. H-Hey.

We just got word
that every single application

was accepted
by the Swedish embassy.

Wha... Damn. Way to go. I know.

I know.
It's a huge win.

Well, here-here's to
the hundreds of people

who get to start a new life
because of you.

Because of a lot of people.

Okay.

Thank you.

Yeah. Oh.
I'm sorry.

Careful. I got it.So sorry. Here.

Uh... Hey, so,

uh, I don't want to
make a, like, a big deal

out of this or anything,
but I just wanted to say

that I...
I've been really enjoying

getting to know you.

Uh...

I really like you.

But... Look, I kn-I know
that we haven't talked about

being exclusive,
but I just wanted you to know

that I'm not... that-that,
uh, I'm just saying,

I only want to see you.

I-I don't know about you,
but I-I've been feeling like

this could maybe
be the start of something real.

You know?Yeah.

Wow.

What, uh, what do you think?

Um...

Hi.

Hi.

Sorry it's late.

Um...

I guess you're-you're probably
getting ready to go.

But, um...

Can you do
me a favor?

I need you to tell me
that we are done.

'Cause, uh,

I've been trying to move on

with someone who...

Well, he lives here.

He-he lives in this city,

he's not running away
to the jungle

to build houses.

He's nice to me.

He cares about me.

It's not complicated.

I'm lucky to have
him in my life...

...and then you show up,
you are back.

I just... I see...

Every time I-I see you,
I-I just...

Every time you see me, what?

I just want

to, um...

My son listens to this stuff
on repeat. It grows on you.

It's a little overproduced.

Your hair's a little
overproduced.

She's great.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.
I love you all.

Ms. Weldon.
I'm so glad that you came.

Madam President. Well, thank you
so much for the invitation.

This is my husband Damon.

So nice to meet you.

It's a pleasure,
Madam President.

Can I steal her for a minute?
And I promise you'll be back

before the
beef Wellington.

Ms. Kwon, that was terrific.

Oh, thank you so much.Michael Barnow,
advisor to the President.

May I introduce you to Senators
Jane Stulbarg and Linda Furey?

It's a pleasure to
meet you, Ms. Kwon.

That was
probably the most fun

I've ever had at
the White House.

Thank you.If you have a moment,
they would love

to discuss the benefits
of American manufacturing

in their home states.Mm. Sounds intriguing.

Why don't you join me
and my husband?Why, thank you.

Chelsea, you've met

my chief of staff
Russell Jackson.

Sure have.

The president and I
just, uh, wanted you to know

that the new Free Trade
Agreement with South Korea

is back on track.

Congratulations.

With a few amendments.

Yeah, we will be allowing
South Korean software

and digital applications

to enter the
American market.

You're, uh,
you're familiar with HuySo?

A new streaming platform
out of South Korea, of course.

Yeah, very similar to YoureVid,

but uh, with
a few key differences.

Uh, strict community guidelines
for misinformation and abuse,

uh, verified news sources,
human moderators.

I know.
I-I don't know how they do it.

We were impressed.

And no algorithmically-generated
autoplays

or deepfakes.

I get it.
But this is a model

that works for South Korea.

Like gangbusters.

It's really taking off.

Well, especially
in the 18-35 demographic.

Yeah.It turns out

young South Koreans vastly
prefer HuySo over YoureVid

'cause the interface is simpler

and the videos
have better resolution,

but mainly...

because they find the content
more trustworthy.

HuySo will be
aggressively moving

into the U.S.

just ask, Madam President...

Yeah.Have you considered

what it'll be
like campaigning

for a second term
as the president

who threatened free speech

in favor

of a foreign company?

I'm willing to face the
tribunal, as long as voters

have reliable information
to make their decision.

Well, and...

with streaming platforms

operating like HuySo,
they'll get it.

Madam President?

I'm so sorry. I-I have
to get back. Thank you.

So, basically,

shift the entire culture
of the Internet

in two weeks.
Or... do I get four?

What do you guys like to say

move fast and break things?

You're a great American company.

We'd like to see you
stay that way.

So, I don't know what Mike did,
but looks like the senators

are swapping baby photos
with the first family.

Looks like

two more votes
for my FTC commissioner.

Take that,

deepfake makers.

I'm not sure that's what
they call themselves.

Thank you so much for spending
the time, Mr. President.

Sung-hoon. Thank you
for the introduction.

Very cool ladies.Ms. Kwon,

can I just say,
my son is such a huge fan.

I don't think he would
forgive me if I didn't ask

for an autograph.

Of course.

What's your son's name?Michael.

You know what?
Just "Mike ."

"B."

Awesome. Thank you.Mm-hmm.

Mr. Vice President.Ms. Ballard.

Congratulations
on your confirmation.

Thanks to your auspicious
tiebreaking vote.

Just exercising

my constitutional duty.

It's great to have you aboard.

Quite a week for you, Mr. VP.

I'm a little surprised
to see you here.

No, I love the East Room.

Did you know Nixon

delivered his
farewell address here?

Hmm. Well, I'm telling
you this as a friend.

68% of the public is
against impeachment.

The American people
aren't with you on this.

I have one superpower, Carlos.

I never, ever quit.

Is this guilty dogs?No. And what?

It's that guy, Shawn Olson.

He got banned from YoureVid
and now he's ranting

at some dude for stealing
his parking spot.

How about some eggs?Oh, I love this.

Hey! Ow! Stinkin' communist!

What's that?

It's that, uh,
that crazy guy Shawn Olson.

He's freaking out
in a parking lot.

Communist! Hey! God! Snowflake!

Oh, my God.

Wow, that's, uh,
that's hilarious, yeah.

Wait, you don't want
to see the end?

I mean, the-the bad guy
has egg on his face.

It's good enough for me.Uh...

Wait, what is that?

What?This.

That?

That.Passion fruit.

What? I got it
for you because...

Well, you know,
in case you were sad

about skipping Guyana.

Are you?

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