Andrew Barth

Faced with a trumped-up story of a rift between the Veep and the First Lady, Selina quells accusations that everything is about her — even though it is. The Veep's office goes into spin control about the appointment of an 'oil guy' to the Clean Jobs taskforce. Gary selects candidates for the VP dog, though Selina's daughter Catherine, who is visiting from college, gets final say.

With Thornhill ahead in the polls, Selina and her staff discuss how to make her more folksy. Jonah, in need of a job, meets with Bill Ericsson, and asks his mom to reach out to his influential uncle Jeff. Selina has an interview with a pretentious journalist named Quincy Carter.