thought. but it s a great read, and it s been fun talking to people in this country, canada, uk. literally all over europe. about it. because obviously, a lot of it is ripped from the headlines, as the cliché goes. but at its heart, it s about this incredible friendship between these two women, the secretary of state and her best friend and counselor. and, they too are estimated rachel, no one expects much from them as they try to prevent this huge catastrophe from hitting our country. let me ask you about some of the broader political wings that are blowing right now. the book is very much situated within this, there s a sort of, not very, i sort of trump-like character aide that s the president in the novel. i know you ve talked about those parallels. but i had a conversation on the show a few weeks ago within