Fine. I'll have POTUS there for the signing ceremony.
Fine? Really? Because my staff and I have been up for four days straight trying to avert World War III, and that's what we get? We get "fine"? (Breaks into laughter) It's like... God, I'm so sorry. I mean we've... It's been a really... It's been a really long four days, and I'm totally sleep-deprived and hopped-up on coffee. I actually feel sick.
Your predecessor and I had developed a shorthand. "Fine"... means "thank you for not screwing up." It's high praise. Take it.
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