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The conversation centers on preparation and concerns surrounding a decision or briefing. Parked in a location because a diversionary is active, with discussion about whether to pull a card out for Q&A once a card is finished. There is acknowledgment that they cannot definitively decide on certain wording because not all stakeholders (“blue dogs”) are present.
One speaker notes they are finishing up and references “the ground,” indicating finalization of points or a plan. They suggest that the plan was the result of a briefing with numbers and that stakeholders have signed off, but there is anxiety about the president’s stance or position.
Regarding the president, one speaker remarks that the president is not bad “at the fourteenth,” implying a view of performance around a specific date or milestone, but another adds that the president has always been skeptical, particularly of certain issues or actors. They describe the president as having terrible relationships with the union and not great handling of the coronavirus pandemic with the workforce. They acknowledge some positive aspects: the president has hired well at the lower ranks and has done some things well on the operational side, but characterize him as not a strong leader overall.
The discussion also notes that the president is a Secret Service figure. In a prior conversation with him just before the meeting, he was very transparent about his views on other states he might order, which were underestimating crowd size and underestimating the president’s influence on Saudi Arabia. The transcript ends with a commitment to further announcements.