White House Press Statement — McClane FBI Raid Casualty Response

Typed on official White House stationery as official response to McClane FBI raid casualty, composed under deadline on C.J.'s desk amid thunder/lightning.

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Purpose

To provide the administration’s official, distributable response to the reported FBI casualty—text intended for podium reading and press-pool distribution to communicate facts and frame the White House reaction.

Significance

Functions as the immediate, tangible instrument of crisis management and a pressure point for C.J.; the promised statement codifies the administration’s stance, escalates interpersonal tension with Danny, and anchors the scene’s professional stakes amid personal flirtation and operational urgency.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Flirting on the Edge of Crisis

The White House press statement is the implicit target of C.J.'s actions: she promises a formal response in fifteen minutes and returns to typing, indicating she is composing the statement now. The object functions as the immediate deliverable that transforms an off‑site casualty report into an official White House posture.

Before: On C.J.'s desk/screen as a working draft-in-progress; physical stationery or computer document ready to be written.

After: Under active composition; committed to issuance within fifteen minutes (not yet finalized in this beat).

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