(She backs away as she tries to laugh off his comment) I think if we can generally agree on the kind and amount of military reinforcements that you're interested in, then I think we can probably presume these--
(Andrada gropes her and she punches him in the face, breaking his nose.)
(After finding out that Andrada has decided to go against their Defense Cooperation Agreement with the US.) Okay, wait, let's take a breath. Kicking the US Military out of a country doesn't happen in an afternoon. I think if I apologize to Andrada, suggest that he... caught me by surprise and I acted on instinct... I can grovel. I'm a decent groveler. And things were going so well up until I broke his nose.
Well, that cover story works for me. He doesn't want to admit he got beat up by a girl. I'm not excited for a headline that says I clobbered a world leader instead of saving a major regional agreement.
(While looking at Andrada's official social media) President Andra7da even trotted out some flunky who agreed to play his sparring partner. The guy took it a step further by making himself up to look even more pummeled.
But Andrada sexually assaulted you. How are you supposed to turn that into a diplomatic discussion? I realize it's your call, ma'am, but I feel like we're covering up for him. (She receives a look from Elizabeth and Blake) I just think it's wrong that the world doesn't know what he tried to do to you.
The irony being that, just like any other so-called strongman, he isn't strong at all. He's just insecure and weal, without any good policy ideas, so he has to bully his way into power and force himself on women to feel powerful...
So, besides the bribes and double sets of books that came out during the election, the only new information we found on Andrada is from hacking his computer. We retrieved some emails that led to five confidentiality agreements that were tied to some pretty large checks over $100,000.00 each. All to female employees, all paid from Andrada's private accounts.
Yeah, well, hush money is not exactly a startling revelation. It's certainly in keeping with a man who's had mistresses and is about to run for public office.
The Chinese have had a bug up their ass about the Dalai Lama since the 1950s, when they first drove him from his spiritual seat in Tibet. To them, he's a font of separatist rhetoric, hell-bent on breaking away from China, so it is indeed delicate.
