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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: During Day 4, he proves to be a fairly level-headed president and gets most of the key decisions right prior to his plane being shot down.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Arguably the best president not named David Palmer. During Day 4, he proves to be a fairly level-headed level-headed, decisive president and gets most of the key decisions right prior to his plane being shot down.
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* HotBlooded: He's much more prone to anger than his brother. Wayne mellows out a little more after becoming President.

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* HotBlooded: He's much more prone to anger than his brother. Wayne mellows out a little more after becoming President. Unfortunately he ends up becoming somewhat of TheDitherer.

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*FatalFlaw: His love for Sherry. Despite the fact he knows she is an intrustworthy bitch, he always forgives her and lets her back. Until ahe is killed.
*GoodIsNotDumb: He might be an idealist, but he is not stupid, and he does learn from his mistakes (except when it comes to Sherry). He knows how things work, is willing to get his hands dirty, and is truly hard to deceive.



*IncorruptiblePurePureness: The closest thing the 24's political world has to this.



%%* WideEyedIdealist: Which of course causes him to clash with the hardened politicos around him, most spectacularly with Sherry.

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%%* * WideEyedIdealist: Which of course causes him to clash with the hardened politicos around him, most spectacularly with Sherry.Sherry.
**It is a downplayed case. He is not stupid or blind about the ruthlessness of the political world, or the skeletons some of the people close to him, or some of his allies/supporters have. But, being a good person at heart, he is genuinely taken aback by how far some of them are willing to go (Sherry and Carl in season 1, Mike in season 2, Milliken and Sherry [again] in season 3)

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* DespairEventHorizon: Day 3 really pushes him over the edge, what with being forced to order the execution of Ryan Chappelle and finding out that his bitch of an ex-wife, who he still loved in a way, was killed. He drops out of the presidential race as a result.

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* DespairEventHorizon: Day 3 really pushes him over the edge, what losing his new girlfriend, the crisis with the cordilla virus, his own feud with Alan Milliken, being forced to order the execution of Ryan Chappelle and finding out that his bitch of an ex-wife, who he still loved in a way, was killed.killed (and other three people dying indirectly because of his actions) . He drops out of the presidential race as a result.


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*GreyAndGrayMorality: His conflict in the second half of season 3. While he is trying to avoid being blackmailed by Milliken (whose actions might hurt millions of americans by blocking the health care bill; and, aside that, Milliken also is an asshole and a murderer), it is also true that Wayne fucked up having an affair with Julia (To his credit, he does take responsibility and tries many times to resign, but David is not having it). And there is also a matter of pride in David's decisions (he could have been pragmatic enough to fire Wayne (who was willing to get fired) and bring him again after he had won the election; or find some other way.). But, while he still holds the high ground there, bringing Sherry to fight dirty was unambiguosly a disastrous decision, one that ends up with 4 people dying.


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*AntiVillain: Zigzagged, but during day 5, he actually falls into this category. He honestly believes he is doing the best for the country. Not so much in season 8, because even when his plan would actually benefit millions, he actually is doing it for himself.

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* ConsummateLiar: A world class one. Considering [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon who]] he is based upon, makes sense.

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* ConsummateLiar: A world class one. Considering [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon who]] he is based upon, makes sense. He is probably the best liar in the entire show.



*DynamicCharacter: Logan is one of the most dynamic characters in the show. He goes from being an out of his depth vice president, to a conniving and deadly president, to a regretful and atoning old man, and to being a complete selfish cretin.



* Foil: To Jack, of all people. Their differences are there, but they also have similitudes. They have both gone through a lot of sufferment; both have a dark side and a ruthless strike, and prone to a lot of I Did What I Had To Do, and they both believe what they do is for the best. They are also willing to give up their lifes for what they believe in. But Jack has more self doubt about his more ruthless actions, carries a lot of regret and guilt, is honest and won't bullshit his actions, and would never harm an innocent if he can avoid it. Meanwhile, Logan would bullshit everyone, even himself, is willing to sacrifice anyone for his goals, and, while he does seem to have some guilt for his actions, he brushes it off.

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* Foil: Foil/NotSoDifferent: To Jack, of all people. Their differences are there, but they also have similitudes. They have both gone through a lot of sufferment; both have a dark side and a ruthless strike, and prone to a lot of I Did What I Had To Do, and they both believe what they do is for the best. They are also willing to give up their lifes for what they believe in. But Jack has more self doubt about his more ruthless actions, carries a lot of regret and guilt, is honest and won't bullshit his actions, and would never harm an innocent if he can avoid it. Meanwhile, Logan would bullshit everyone, even himself, is willing to sacrifice anyone for his goals, and, while he does seem to have some guilt for his actions, he brushes it off.


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*FreudianExcuse: He had an abusive father, and his son killed himself years before.


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*InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Logan yearns to be loved and admired, as a president and person, and many of his actions are to boost his low self esteem.


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*LoveToHate: Logan is a smarmy, deceitful, selfish and cowardly bastard. And the show's best villain.


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**While theoretically Philip and Graham Bauer, and Alan Wilson are behind him, they are more of equal partners. Moreso, it is not very clear which role they truly had on the sentox conspiracy. Besides the unpopularity of their characters, it is more accepted that Logan was the main mastermind, and the others had more side roles, if none at all (While Graem did participate more directly, Wilson could have been blamed by Logan to try and shift blame from hid own role on it, considering his "role" on it comes quite out of nowhere).
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* YouAreInCommandNow: We don't actually see him as President on-screen, but WordOfGod confirmed that he took over after Logan resigned, and served out the rest of his term before losing, ironically enough, to Wayne Palmer in the next election.

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* YouAreInCommandNow: We don't actually see him as President on-screen, but WordOfGod confirmed that he took over after Logan resigned, and served out the rest of his term before losing, ironically fittingly enough, to Wayne Palmer in the next election.
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* LoveMakesYouStupid: Even though Palmer divorced Sherry, he never stopped loving her and couldn't stop himself from trusting her. This blindspot eventually resulted in the deaths of four people, including Sherry, and the destruction of his presidency.

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**It is telling that the only villain in the series Jack has as much hatred as he has for Nina is Logan. They have both wrecked Jack's personal life, they both have been involved in conspiracies. But Logan's influence's and power far outrank Nina, and his actions have shaped the show more far than her's.



* BigBad: Repeatedly. Probably the closest to an overall series BigBad, given his aforementioned ArchEnemy status and the fact he's the most reoccuring both episode and season wise.

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* BigBad: Repeatedly. Probably the closest to an overall series BigBad, given his aforementioned ArchEnemy status and status, the fact he's the most reoccuring both episode and season wise.wise, and that his actions usually have the most direct influence.



*DragonInChief: In a way, he is this to the entire conspiracy cabal. While in theory some of the members "outrank" him (Graem, Philip, Wilson), in the practice, the entire conspiracy goes along because of him, and in practice, he is the most powerful individual of all.
**More accuratedly in season 8. The entire arc of the last chapters happens because of his actions mostly, and while president Taylor and Suvarov are more powerful, he is the one pulling the strings of both sides. He also has the closest enmity with Jack.



* EvilCounterpart: To David Palmer.

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*EvilChancellor: To Allison Taylor.
* EvilCounterpart: To David Palmer. And to Allison Taylor.



*Foil: To Jack, of all people. Their differences are there, but they also have similitudes. They have both gone through a lot of sufferment; both have a dark side and a ruthless strike, and prone to a lot of I Did What I Had To Do, and they both believe what they do is for the best. They are also willing to give up their lifes for what they believe in. But Jack has more self doubt about his more ruthless actions, carries a lot of regret and guilt, is honest and won't bullshit his actions, and would never harm an innocent if he can avoid it. Meanwhile, Logan would bullshit everyone, even himself, is willing to sacrifice anyone for his goals, and, while he does seem to have some guilt for his actions, he brushes it off.
**Jack actions are usually focused in the concrete good. He is always trying to save as many human lifes as he can, and is willing to compromise and take responsibility for his actions. He is not an ideologue. On the other hand, Logan's actions are about the general best interests of the United States, or well, what he believes are. But he always deals in shadows, does not acknowledge responsibility (save for season 6), and is far more selfish and self centered than Jack.



* GreaterScopeVillain: TheReveal of Logan being the BigBad of Day 5 heavily implies he was this in Day 4, as the events of that season led to Logan becoming PresidentEvil in the first place.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: TheReveal of Logan being His actions have repercussions through the BigBad rest of Day 5 heavily implies he was this in Day 4, as the events of that season led to Logan becoming PresidentEvil in the first place.series. Season 6, 7, 8 and 9 are all influenced and shaped by Logan's actions.



*PetTheDog: When he prays with Mike before the attack on the Russian convoy where Martha was. For all his evil, that is perhaps one of his most sincere moments of vulnerability he displays. Even Mike acknosledges this.
**Despite being willing to kill Aaron, he sincerely tries to convince him to join him to avoid having to do it.
**His actions in season 6. He truly seems to regret hus actions.
**His religiousness, ironically enough, actually makes him more sympathetic.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: In Day 5. Not so much in Day 8.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: In Day 5. He genuinely believes he is doing the right thing (his willingness to kill himself lend proof of that). Not so much in Day 8. While he still possesses some shades of it, like genuinely helping to sign the treaty, his self preservation and hatred of Jack take over him.

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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Target, Personable, Iron and Minority.



* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Target, Personable, Iron and Minority.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In some ways he and his brother David become expies of Jack and Bobby Kennedy, with David being more like JFK and Wayne being more like RFK: Two brothers--one calm, the other temperamental--who work closely together on policy and both ran for President. (And [[spoiler: both targeted by assassins]].

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In some ways he and his brother David become expies of Jack and Bobby Kennedy, with David being more like JFK and Wayne being more like RFK: Two brothers--one calm, the other temperamental--who work closely together on policy and both ran for President. (And [[spoiler: both targeted by assassins]].)
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%%%* BigGood: Of Day 9.

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%%%* * BigGood: Of Day 9.9, where he now serves as the United States President. Like David Palmer and (pre-FaceHeelTurn) Allison Taylor before him, he's one of the more reasonable Presidents and does his best to manage through the tough decisions for everyone's sake.
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* BadassGrandpa: Despite being in his later years, he's able to knock out Jack freakin' Bauer.



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** BigBadDuumvirate: With Yuri Suvarov in Day 8. He was also involved in a BigBad Triumvirate with Phillip Bauer and Alan Wilson that spanned over multiple seasons.
*** BigBadEnsemble: Opposite ''[[RogueProtagonist Jack]]'' of all people in Day 8. Logan's machinations are the obvious problem, but Jack's own extremist methods to stop Logan's plans and [[WorldWarIII the fallout that would come with it]] wind up making him an equal threat for the remaining protagonists.
** GreaterScopeVillain: TheReveal of Logan being the BigBad of Day 5 heavily implies he was this in Day 4, as the events of that season led to Logan becoming PresidentEvil in the first place.

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** * BigBadDuumvirate: With Yuri Suvarov in Day 8. He was also involved in a BigBad Triumvirate BigBadTriumvirate with Phillip Bauer and Alan Wilson that spanned over multiple seasons.
*** * BigBadEnsemble: Opposite ''[[RogueProtagonist Jack]]'' of all people in Day 8. Logan's machinations are the obvious problem, but Jack's own extremist methods to stop Logan's plans and [[WorldWarIII the fallout that would come with it]] wind up making him an equal threat for the remaining protagonists.
** GreaterScopeVillain: TheReveal of Logan being the BigBad of Day 5 heavily implies he was this in Day 4, as the events of that season led to Logan becoming PresidentEvil in the first place.
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* OverarchingVillain: The signature one of the series. While he only serves as a major villain during Days 5 and 8, seasons he appears in but doesn't play a major antagonistic role (Days 4 and 6) often see him making actions that still have major repurcussions, to the point that those repurcussions often hit hardest in seasons he's absent from (Days 7 and 9) as a result.
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* OutOfFocus: Compared to the other onscreen U.S. Presidents, he doesn't have any key storyline and is mainly there to go over the situation with the others. Then he gets taken out halfway through the season. He's also notably notable for being the only starting President to not be part of the show's regular cast.

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* OutOfFocus: Compared to the other onscreen U.S. Presidents, he doesn't have any key storyline and is mainly there to go over the situation with the others. Then he gets taken out halfway through the season. He's also notably notable for being the only starting President to not be part of the show's regular cast.
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* TheCorrupter: He's directly [[CorruptTheCutie responsible]] for luring President Taylor into abandoning her ideals, for a plot that he hoped would end with himself looking like a hero. His actions throughout the series also indirectly contributed to the [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turns]] of Tony and Jack, and he's possibly responsible for Suvarov's as well by allowing his failed assassination to be carried out in Day 5. One way or another, this man truly does bring out the worst in everybody.

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* TheCorrupter: He's directly [[CorruptTheCutie responsible]] for luring President Taylor into abandoning her ideals, for a plot that he hoped would end with himself looking like a hero. His actions throughout the series also indirectly contributed to the respective [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turns]] of Tony and Jack, and he's possibly while never directly confirmed, it's hinted he may have been somehow responsible for Suvarov's as well by allowing his failed assassination to be carried out in Day 5.well. One way or another, this man truly does bring out the worst in everybody.

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* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: His involvement in the events of season 4 are swept under the rug and he leaves the White House through the backdoor. Charles Logan takes all the credit.



* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: His involvement in the events of season 4 are swept under the rug and he leaves the White House through the backdoor. Charles Logan takes all the credit.



* TheBusCameBack: Last we saw Logan in season 6, he was stabbed by his ex-wife. He is fully recovered by season 8.



* TheManBehindTheMan: Oh. Dear. Golly. Anton Beresch, the ringleader of the Russian terrorist group attacking the airport, is merely an underling of terrorist leader Ivan Erwich, who is himself an underling of the group's true mastermind, Vladimir Bierko. Bierko is merely the pawn of Christopher Henderson, who is himself Logan's Dragon. Logan also [[HijackedByGanon hijacks the Russian government]] by blackmailing them and manipulates Taylor into throwing away her beliefs in order to try and repair his image. He manages to do all of this despite initially having nothing to do with the season.



* TheManBehindTheMan: Oh. Dear. Golly. Anton Beresch, the ringleader of the Russian terrorist group attacking the airport, is merely an underling of terrorist leader Ivan Erwich, who is himself an underling of the group's true mastermind, Vladimir Bierko. Bierko is merely the pawn of Christopher Henderson, who is himself Logan's Dragon. Logan also [[HijackedByGanon hijacks the Russian government]] by blackmailing them and manipulates Taylor into throwing away her beliefs in order to try and repair his image. He manages to do all of this despite initially having nothing to do with the season.



* TheBusCameBack: Last we saw Logan in season 6, he was stabbed by his ex-wife. He is fully recovered by season 8.
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* OutOfFocus: Compared to the other onscreen U.S. Presidents, he doesn't have any key storyline and is mainly there to go over the situation with the others. Then he gets taken out halfway through the season. He's also notably notable for being the only starting President to not be part of the show's regular cast.
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Getting stabbed by his ex-wife while he was trying to atone for his actions shifted him from being a WellIntentionedExtremist into a straight up evil bastard.

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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Getting stabbed by his ex-wife while he was trying to atone for his actions shifted him from being a WellIntentionedExtremist WellIntentionedExtremist: into a straight up evil bastard.
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-->'''Logan:''' This was my last chance, and Bauer took it away. It's come to this because of him.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: On camera, he's one of the most infamous PresidentEvil to appear on American television. Off camera, according to Jean Smart, Gregory Itzin is an extremely nice guy.

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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: His chief of staff was cheating on him with a Russian spy, he kept Jonas Hodges as a close advisor in his administration, and he thought pardoning Charles Logan was a good idea.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His pardoning of Charles Logan results in a whole mess of trouble on Day 8.

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His pardoning of Charles Logan results resulted in a whole mess of trouble on Day 8.8.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: During his vice presidency he supported indefinite detention of Muslim-Americans, martial law, and using nukes to retaliate for the destruction of Valencia. Succeeding to the Oval Office and actually having to deal with the ramifications causes him to mellow out.
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* UncertainDoom: While a newspaper from ''Redemption'' suggests that Wayne died as a result of complications from the attack, WordOfGod states that he believes Wayne is alive.

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* UncertainDoom: While a newspaper from ''Redemption'' suggests that Wayne died as a result of complications from the attack, WordOfGod states that he believes Wayne is alive. However, like with Keeler, there conflicting [[WordOfGod Gods]] who have said Palmer died from his injuries.
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** BiggerBad: TheReveal of Logan being the BigBad of Day 5 heavily implies he was this in Day 4, as the events of that season led to Logan becoming PresidentEvil in the first place.

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** BiggerBad: GreaterScopeVillain: TheReveal of Logan being the BigBad of Day 5 heavily implies he was this in Day 4, as the events of that season led to Logan becoming PresidentEvil in the first place.
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--->'''Palmer:''' I'm the president, Mike. You don't get to call me by my first name!

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* ItsAllAboutMe: He views his son's actions as a reflection on him rather than anything he chose on his own. Though this may be a case of being GenreSavvy, given that political pundits likely ''would'' have pointed to Heller's son's opposition to his father's policies and used that against him.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: He views his son's actions as a reflection on him rather than anything he chose on his own. Though this may be a case of being GenreSavvy, given that political pundits likely ''would'' have pointed to Heller's son's opposition to his father's policies and used that against him.

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* GoodIsNotSoft: He's easily the most upstanding President on the show, bordering on being an AllLovingHero, but he does not hesitate to use extreme measures to protect the country. That said, Palmer doesn't shy away from taking responsibility for his orders, either.



* NoPartyGiven: Avertd. Sherry offhandedly identifies him as a Democrat on Day 1. He's the only president in the series who's party affiliation is specified, though there's plenty of {{Fanon}} regarding his successors' affiliations.

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* NoPartyGiven: Avertd.Averted. Sherry offhandedly identifies him as a Democrat on Day 1. He's the only president in the series who's whose party affiliation is specified, though there's plenty of {{Fanon}} regarding his successors' affiliations.



* {{Irony}}: At the end of Day 2, he becomes Acting President after returning power to President Palmer only minutes before. Also there's his rise and fall from power. He becomes Acting President because Palmer is injured in an assassination attempt, in ''The Game'' Palmer resumes office after Prescott is injured in an assassination attempt.



* {{Blackmail}}: How he achieved the presidency.

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* {{Blackmail}}: How he achieved tried to achieve the presidency.presidency. It becomes unnecessary when Palmer's own actions cause him to drop out the race.



* UncertainDoom: Like Wayne Palmer later in the show, an assassination attempt on him left him in critical condition, never to be mentioned again, resulting in Charles Logan being sworn in as president and being pretty much [[PresidentEvil the worst president ever]].

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* UncertainDoom: Like Wayne Palmer later in the show, an assassination attempt on him left him in critical condition, never to be mentioned again, resulting in Charles Logan being sworn in as president and being pretty much [[PresidentEvil the worst president ever]]. Not helped by different [[WordOfGod Gods]] giving conflicting information, some saying he's dead, while others say he's alive.
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