"Tell the media that I will be holding a press conference tonight."
...
That evening.
The White House, at a press conference.
"...Here, I strongly condemn the Xia Kingdom's extremely domineering behavior!"
"Mars is humanity's Mars, not the Mars of any particular country!"
"I hope that Xia Kingdom can correct its attitude and contribute to the common development of mankind!"
"Alright, that's all I wanted to say."
"Does anyone have a question?"
As soon as Albert finished speaking, countless hands were raised.
"President Albert, is it true that Xia Kingdom provoked our astronauts on Mars?"
Albert remained calm and nodded slightly: "That's true. In fact, I overheard their conversation. The Xia astronaut's words were very harsh and showed no respect whatsoever for our astronauts!"
"What countermeasures does the United States have in response to Xia Guo's actions?"
Albert's expression darkened slightly.
"The United States is a peace-loving country. Faced with such unreasonable behavior from Xia, we cannot resort to violence; we need..."
"Your Excellency, are you saying that the United States has backed down in the face of Xia's provocation?" A reporter interrupted Albert directly.
Albert's face flushed red, and he angrily slammed his hand on the podium in front of him: "Damn it, let me finish what I have to say!"
"Listen, the United States will never back down!"
"As for how to retaliate against Xia Kingdom's provocation this time... we are still discussing it!"
"Alright, that concludes this press conference!"
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