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“If that were the case, I doubt he’d call a press conference He’d do it behind closed doors”
“Well, let’s hope he has a plan then,” I whisper as I step with Tracy inside the conference roo our seats on an area cordoned by the Secret Service The room is completely packed with the White House press corps, and the mood is one of nervousness and excitement Whatever Austin says at this press conference, history will be made—one way or another
“He’s late,” I tell Tracy as I look down at my atch My heart aches as I re briefed on what my job would be; but this time the mood is a sour one, and no intern joke finds its way to my lips Tracy opens her ain as Austin strolls inside the roo his jacket as he assumes his position behind the podium
“Good evening, everyone,” he says into the le person in the room His voice is deep and serious and, for the first time, he has adopted a presidential posture that would ton proud “Ever since I assumed the Presidency, the press has been obsessed with ation that the Speaker of the House has ainst me, I think it’s time I finally address all that has been said Bob Walker was correct: Ashley was brought on board as my fake fiancée”
His words hit the room like a nuclear bomb and, before he’s bombarded with a thousand questions, he raises one hand up in the air, cal everyone down It isn’t that hard: everyone’s too stunned to do anything, and that includes me
“It’s time this country knows the truth I owe it to all of the A for a couple of seconds, as if gathering his thoughts, he then continues “Despite what I’ve told you, I’ve broken no laws No criiven access to any classified information But, yes, I’ll admit this whole ruse was an ill conceived plan, and the country deserves better of me”
“The Speaker of the House is, however, trying to use thisit in such a way that proves he’s the wrong person to hold the Presidency As we speak, a special forensics teaone conclusion that the Speaker of the House was involved in illegal wiretapping”
This ti over everyone in the roo that his fiancée is fake, the Speaker of the House is involved in wiretapping—what’s happening with this country?
“I take full responsibility for mythe attention of everyone in the rooood I’ve done Under my presidency, the nation is better off than it's ever been Public funding has in states has been reduced, and une the past decade, the world has looked at the United States as an e The world is, once again, looking up at us as a roleby example instead of by force”
“HELL YEAH!” someone shouts from the back of the room, and I turn back to see that the shout came from one of the reporters He’s on his feet, ready to applaud Austin, but then realizes that everyone is looking at him and he sinks down onto his seat, embarrassed
“Sure, ht be unconventional I don’t care about what’s politically correct; I care about results I care about reater than it has ever been And this is why Americans all over the country voted for s to be better… and things are better And they will keep on getting better”
With that, he falls into a deep silence, his gaze wandering over the room with a kind of poised confidence I half-expect the room to erupt with a million questions but, instead, every just stays silent, allowing everything that Austin has said to sink in
“At soed for us,” Austin says from the podiu to coan to become about what’s best for ood for us becaht now”
There’s silence
“We began to want things for ourselves without paying for them,” Austin says “And we didn’t want to deal with our probleot ourselves And we created a et”