00:15Welcome to Newsfront, I'm Christine Everhart, joined by Will Adams.
00:19Hello, welcome.
00:21The financial cost of the cleanup effort in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Sokovia
00:26has crossed the trillion-dollar mark. Critics and politicians, both domestic and internationally,
00:32suggest Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, and others bear some of the responsibility for the massive
00:38destruction and mayhem, and wonder if there is a more strategic plan to better manage
00:43their response for potential future events. Will Adams?
00:47Yes.
00:47Where does the White House stand on this, and is the president favoring a particular side
00:53of the issue?
00:53Well, so far, the Ellis administration has been careful not to publicly express a viewpoint
00:59as of yet. But today, President Ellis was on hand to commemorate the massive cleanup effort
01:04in Washington, D.C., following the destruction of the Shield headquarters, and he made a point
01:09of singling out the heroic deeds of both Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson during the situation.
01:14The White House has always been very clear that those responsible for that incident have
01:19been neutralized thanks to Mr. Rogers and his colleagues. Honestly, Christine, I've got
01:24to say that I definitely agree with him.
01:26Are you?
01:27Sure, collateral damage is a problem that we can't ignore, but it's so much better than
01:33the alternative.
01:34There are reports that the president has recently met with retired General Thaddeus
01:38Ross to discuss a potential appointment. Ross has experience in dealing with superpowered
01:43beings. The matter of superheroes is far from a simple issue. It's certainly not as simple
01:49as superheroes are good and unimaginable threats are bad, and that's what you're boiling it
01:54down to. That's not what I'm boiling it down to, but go ahead. Continue.
01:57It goes without saying that Captain America and others have been effective in many regards,
02:03and you can't deny that.
02:05I don't agree with you. You have to remember, President Ellis is first and foremost a politician.
02:11The international pressure is clear. A closed-door meeting with General Ross basically confirms
02:16that. I think the president and agencies around the world have an imperative to step up now
02:22and figure out a means to work with these heroes so future responses are handled in a more disciplined
02:29manner.
02:29Think about it this way. If it happened right now, over our heads, you don't want to hear
02:36that there's a meeting in session. You want to hear that help is on the way. Captain America
02:41is coming. That's what you want. That's what everybody wants.
02:44Well, it doesn't look like we're going to solve this today, right now, but as part of our ongoing
02:49coverage, we will have President Ellis himself here to share his opinions, and that should
02:53be very interesting.
02:55That's a huge score. Congratulations.
02:56Thank you.
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03:03I'm Christina Everhart. On behalf of Will Adams, thank you for watching.
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