Recorded on hidden Oval Office digital recorder...
"Mr President, if I may be blunt sir, given the pandemic, the economy, and the latest poll numbers, things are looking dicey for November. That said, even a small confrontation of some type in the South China Sea sometime in the next 100 days could shift public sentiment... I'm sorry sir, that was three syllables in a row; could change the public's mood. We suggest the administration start by escalating the tough anti-China talk as soon as possible..."