They have no idea how serious it is, thinking it's just a minor clash.
"This... So who's in charge of United States now?" Larry asked urgently.
"Speaker of the House, Francesca Daniels."
She's the third in line according to the Constitution, the successor when both the President and Vice President are unavailable.
"Her? A black woman, does she have the ability? She doesn't have the ability, look, if you ask me, it should be suppressed with force!" Larry said angrily, his words so harsh that his secretary dared not respond.
One sentence...
Racial discrimination, gender discrimination...
"Sir, there's another protest crowd ahead, should we take another route?" the driver shouted loudly.
Peter Peterson leaned forward slightly and saw the intersection ahead crowded with people, all holding guns, masked, and some hiding behind making phone calls with someone unknown.
"Detour."
He was very decisive.