For decades, politically set action films often engage the President of the United States (usually fictitious). While most turf should be saved from bad terrorists or rivals, there are times when a vast cheese takes matters into their own hands. After all, you can’t win the election college without making a few enemies.
In Section 3 of the United States Constitution, which describes some critical duties of the President of the United States (Potus) in detail, one fragment is: “From time to time he transfers congress information about the state of the Union.” He does not say that from time to time the president rolled up his sleeves and opens a can of Whoop-Ass. And we saw how people take the role of the president in films and must save the country at all costs.
When Donald Trump returns to the office as the 47th president, it’s a good time to look at some film directors to remember what responsibility, initiative and cunning look like. From the epics of the disaster to foreign invasions, here are 14 most badass presidents in action movies – including the latest Captain America: Brave New World.
