Janice Trumbull's Star Trek Pin

Janice Trumbull pins a small Star Trek badge to her lapel while working as a temp in Josh's bullpen. Josh locks eyes on it and demands she remove the item to match White House decorum standards. She digs in her heels, calls it a badge of civic pride tied to military service, and appeals to her supervisor, forcing Josh to back down amid the standoff.

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4 moments

S4E10 · Arctic Radar

Donna Trades a Favor — Asks Josh to Feel Out Jack Reese

The Star Trek pin is worn conspicuously by a female temp and functions as the visual trigger for Josh's complaint about White House decorum; it embodies the tension between individual expression and institutional image and catalyzes the opening banter that leads to Donna's favor request.

Before: Pinned to the temp's lapel in Josh's bullpen, visible to passing staff.

After: Still worn and unresolved within the scene; no corrective action is shown during this exchange.

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S4E10 · Arctic Radar

Amy Reframes Hilton as Political Leverage

Janice Trumbull's Star Trek pin is noticed by Josh as an affront to White House decorum; it catalyzes a brief exchange about staff standards and sets the tone for Donna's reciprocal favor request.

Before: Pinned to the lapel of a temporary staffer in Josh's bullpen, visible to passing White House personnel.

After: Still worn by the temp after the brief complaint; the pin's presence remains unresolved and symbolic rather than physically removed.

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S4E10 · Arctic Radar

The Pin, The Protocol: Janice Pushes Back; Fitzwallace Draws a Line

The Star Trek pin serves as the immediate flashpoint: a visible symbol Janice values and Josh views as a breach of White House decorum. It catalyzes a personnel dispute that reveals tensions between personal expression and institutional standards.

Before: Previously worn by Janice on her lapel (visible to staff), drawing Josh's attention to decorum.

After: Removed/hidden; Josh notes she is not wearing it and the matter is allowed to drop after Janice appeals to her supervisor.

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S4E10 · Arctic Radar

Admiral Fitzwallace Rejects a Quiet Fix

Janice's small Star Trek pin initiates the bullpen altercation that frames Josh's mindset before his meeting. The pin functions as a symbolic counterpoint to Josh's argument — honor, loyalty and breaking barriers — and is explicitly removed as a concession before he departs, illustrating small victories and cultural tensions inside the White House.

Before: Pinned to Janice's lapel in the bullpen; visibly worn and the cause of a decorum dispute.

After: Removed from visible wear (Janice is said to have taken it off) and no longer a present prop in the mural-room confrontation.

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