At least half the people in that room are d-bags. I don't know who the other people are so there could be more.
Photo op. She had to calculate he demographic. Lots of soccer moms and liberals, so hand goes over mouth. Lots of centrists she needs to swing the majority, so she has to sit in a prominant place, have official looking documents, and make steely eyes. Black pantsuit to communicate deadly force, brown coat to extend comfy reassurance. Okay, ready - take the pic.
(Not only is this not exaggeration, it doesn't even cover all of the variables she considered).
They were watching the helicopter crash that happened afterward, as I remember from a book.