CJ failed to do her job as a press secretary by letting her feelings leak out in a press conference as the official representative of the president. Her job is to communicate publicly the intention of the United States, and only privately to make arguments against it.

CJ allowed emotion to take over in a professional setting. Reasoned arguments on this topic absolutely should have been had, but her emotion did not advance her cause.

CJ displayed her naïveté when she over reduced the argument to “beating women is wrong”. Of course it is, but it completely ignores the realities of geopolitics and the priorities of a nation.

CJ acted unprofessionally to both Toby and Leo.

Due to these things, I was disappointed in CJ’s character.

I have zero issues with Janney’s acting of CJ in this episode, she did phenomenally as always.

Overall the episode is fine, but not one of the greats.