Experience by Brandt Legg

Experience by Brandt Legg

Author:Brandt Legg [Legg, Brandt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781935070313
Publisher: Laughing Rain
Published: 2018-02-09T22:00:00+00:00


Chapter Thirty-Five

While getting dressed, Hudson caught a clip on one of the morning news shows. Thorne was giving yet another interview about the “true populist movement” that was happening in America. The show’s host asked him if he was leading it.

“This revolution doesn’t have a single leader. It has millions of them.”

“What do you think President Pound would have to say about that?”

“Is Pound still president?” Thorne replied. “I hadn’t noticed.”

The host couldn’t help but laugh, then held up Thorne’s bestselling book, Don’t F*ck With We The People.

The book’s title made Hudson think about Cherry Tree, the name he’d given his plan for using the people to rid the world of the REMies. He needed someone on the outside to rally the masses. Maybe Hudson could make sure the truth got out, but getting large numbers to take to the streets, boycott certain institutions, and galvanize all the diverse factions to demand change with one voice, would be almost impossible to do within the confines of the office of the president.

Could Thorne help? Am I insane to even think of asking him?

He smiled at the thought. Don’t F*ck With We The People. Hudson knew he was right. Thorne could help.

After a report reviewing the little progress made on the investigation of who was responsible for the attack on Air Force One, the next segment featured two former officials from previous administrations talking about White House leaks. Many presidents had leak problems. In Hudson’s first six months, there’d been almost no leaks from the executive branch, but in the past few months they had started springing up, and in recent weeks they were almost daily. Crane had run them through Gypsy, trying to discover the source, but so far the sophisticated program had failed to produce anything conclusive. It did verify what they already suspected; that the leaks were an attempt to sway opinion to support war with China.

The damned REMies, Hudson thought. Vonner wants me to take it slow and not push. The hell with that, I’m going forward anyway. Let’s see how many fronts they can fight on at once.

Melissa walked in the room, putting on an earring.

“Wow, you look fantastic,” Hudson said, seeing his wife adorned in a white and green dress designed by Martinus Andreas. As First Lady, it was no surprise that she’d graced countless fashion and political magazine covers, but Melissa had appeared on the front of just as many business publications. “Beauty and brains, how did I get so lucky?” Hudson had often said.

While trying to decide what to wear, he told Melissa about his latest idea to use Thorne to implement Cherry Tree.

“You’re crazy,” Melissa said, sitting on a sofa. “The man wants you dead or destroyed.”

“Do you remember the letter from the former president?” Hudson asked, ignoring her statement while pulling on a pair of dark jeans.

She gave him a look that said, How could I forget? It had been a rhetorical question. Hudson knew his wife never forgot even a syllable she’d heard.



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