C.J.'s Clipped Haiti Briefing and Abrupt Exit
Plot Beats
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C.J. details military preparations at the Pentagon briefing, emphasizing consequences for Haiti's aggressive actions.
Reporters clamor for attention as C.J. fields a pressing question about diplomatic exhaustion and military consequences.
C.J. exits abruptly, leaving Carol to manage the reporters' frenzy about seating arrangements on Air Force One.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
frenzied
fill the Press Room, frantically shout 'C.J.! C.J.! C.J.!' before and after her briefing
- • demand answers from C.J. on Haiti crisis
Composed facade straining against exhaustion and mounting White House tempests
Standing firmly behind the podium, C.J. concisely briefs on incoming military assets—six J-SOCs from McDill and Battalion Landing Team—deflects Woman Reporter's OAS diplomacy question with pointed consequences for Bazan, thanks the press, turns abruptly, and exits the stage left amid escalating shouts.
- • Convey controlled escalation in Haiti crisis to shape public narrative
- • Shut down perceptions of diplomatic defeat by emphasizing Bazan's peril
- • Diplomatic avenues persist despite military posture
- • Threat rhetoric deters aggression without full commitment
Steadfast professionalism anchoring chaos
Positioned on C.J.'s right, raises hand decisively to hush shouting reporters, advances to podium, and relays directive summoning AP, Reuters, and Agence France to C.J.'s office for urgent Air Force One seating coordination.
- • Restore order post-C.J.'s exit to enable smooth transition
- • Direct key wire services to critical logistical huddle
- • Protocol demands prioritizing elite media in crisis logistics
- • Firm crowd control preserves briefing room functionality
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
Flat screen at room's rear ignites with C.J.'s live image, amplifying her clipped Haiti briefing on J-SOCs and Battalion Teams to packed reporters, forging ironic back-row command center that mirrors front podium intensity while underscoring media's relentless relay of White House crises.
Scarred oak lectern anchors charged space as C.J. wields it for Haiti military dispatch and Bazan deflection, its edges gripped in poised strain; Carol claims it post-exit to commandeer wire summons, transforming prop from crisis herald to logistical pivot amid shouts.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
Pentagon cited by C.J. as venue for deeper Haiti coverage, channeling its granite halls and analyst hum into Press Room authority, bridging White House spin to defense epicenter while deflecting immediate scrutiny onto five-sided machinery.
McDill Air Force Base invoked by C.J. as launchpad for six JSOC teams surging into Haiti's combat radius, injecting concrete military momentum into verbal briefing and escalating perceived threat level for reporters, tying Florida base's urgency to embassy siege narrative.
Organizations Involved
Institutional presence and influence
Associated Press flagged by Carol for immediate C.J. office summons on Air Force One seats, elevating wire giant into logistics vanguard amid Haiti frenzy, priming AP for exclusive crisis dispatches from presidential skies.
Pentagon positioned by C.J. as follow-up briefing authority on J-SOCs and Battalion Team deployments, wresting narrative from diplomacy haze to showcase doctrinal surge, amplifying defense muscle amid Haiti inferno and underscoring inter-agency handoff in crisis comms.
OAS resolution hurled into spotlight by Woman Reporter's probe and C.J.'s rebuttal, framing multilateral greenlight for U.S. military options while C.J. insists diplomacy endures—pivotal nod to hemispheric consensus fueling Bazan deterrence narrative.
Reuters targeted in Carol's podium edict alongside AP and Agence France for Air Force One seating talks, thrusting global wire predator into C.J.'s orbit for frontline Haiti intel, channeling post-briefing frenzy into strategic media containment.
Agence France roped into Carol's directive for C.J. huddle on Air Force One arrangements, positioning international wire as crisis conduit amid shouts, devouring U.S. Haiti moves for worldwide blast under relentless scrutiny.
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Key Dialogue
"WOMAN REPORTER: "Does the fact that the OAS has passed a resolution allowing you to explore military options mean you've exhausted the diplomatic ones?""
"C.J.: "Of course it doesn't, but it should underline the consequences for Bazan should he decide to enter our embassy and/or arrest the democratically elected President of Haiti. That's all I have for now. Thank you.""
"CAROL: "Before you all go, C.J. needs to see AP, Reuters, and Agence France in the office. She needs to discuss seating arrangements on Air Force One.""