Madam President by Nicolle Wallace

Author:Nicolle Wallace [Wallace, Nicolle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: American, Fiction, Political, Thriller, Women
ISBN: 9781476756912
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Published: 2015-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Charlotte

Charlotte’s eyes met Craig’s, and they both knew that Dale was going to have to snap out of whatever state of shock she was in, or she’d need to be replaced for the day by her deputy, Marguerite, who was firing on all cylinders. Craig took a seat next to Dale, as if to convey to the president that he would personally supervise his protégée. When the FBI director rose to take a call from his deputy, the national security advisor took over the briefing.

“Madam President, we’re going to take you through each of the sites that were targeted this morning, starting with New York. The mayor is joining us now by phone. He’s still down at the site. Mr. Mayor?”

“Yes, hello?”

“Mr. Mayor, I have the president on the line.”

“Mr. Mayor, this is Charlotte Kramer. I am calling to see if there is anything we can do for you right now and to assure you that as the day goes on, we will be in constant contact with your staff to provide any resources that you might need.”

“Thank you, Madam President. It looks like a war zone right now. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

“How are the first responders holding up?”

“They’re doing exactly what they’re trained to do. We don’t have a count on casualties, but since I got down here, I’ve seen about two dozen ambulances speed off from the site.”

“I won’t take up too much more of your time, but please call me directly if there’s anything we can do to help the victims and their families or to support the first responders.”

“Thank you, Madam President. The carnage is unbelievable. I can’t believe they did this here again.”

“Mr. Mayor, I know your focus is on the rescue-and-recovery effort, but as soon as you will have us, I will be there.”

“That would mean a lot.”

“Please pick up the phone and call me directly if you need anything.”

“The investigation?”

“Yes, of course. We’ll coordinate with the JTTF and keep your office in the loop at every step.”

The phone clicked, and Charlotte repeated a similar conversation with the mayors of Los Angeles and Chicago. She pledged the full support of the federal government and promised that the federal government would be there with an open checkbook. The mayor of Miami was still at the site and was not available to speak to her, but the FBI director was tracking down the special agent in charge of Miami when they all heard another explosion from one of the televisions.

“What was that?” Charlotte asked.

Dale grabbed a remote off the table and turned up the volume. All of the networks suddenly switched to a live shot of the area outside the Air and Space Museum in Washington. The first explosion had shattered the glass façade of the building. Everyone feared that schoolchildren would be among the victims.

The military aide fielding all incoming calls to the PEOC handed the phone to the national security advisor. “It’s the Situation Room, sir,” he said.

Tim stood to take the call.

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