Slippery Slope
Kirkman tries to fundraise. Mars has a problem with a chronically ill wife. A Saudi donor brings his 14-year-old wife to the White House, sparking debate throughout the country. Seth reveals that what he learned in the previous episode was that he has a daughter.
Trope
- Armor-Piercing Question: Princess Ranya of Saudi-Arabia sits down with the president to chat about the problem of child marriage in her country, and asks him if he is aware that the US has the same problem. At the same time, a journalist asks Seth the same thing.
- Central Theme: Child marriage and how to abolish it.
- Both Sides Have a Point: Seth's stance in the argument between Lorraine and Emily about whether Kirkman should announce his plans to pass a law that eliminates the loopholes that allow child marriage.
- Disturbing Statistic: Kirkman cites a few. So does Ranya.
- Friend to All Living Things: A rat runs past Kirkman in the White House. He asks his Chief of Staff to take care of it humanely, if possible.
- Gold Digger: Lorraine's husband wants a lot of money in the divorce.
- Title Drop: Isabel tells Kirkman that Planned Parenthood thinks banning child marriage is a slippery slope.
