15 Movie Presidents We Wish Were Real

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The Fifth Element (1997)

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President Lindberg will give you twenty goddamn seconds to make your case about why you shouldn't open fire immediately on mysterious civilizations.">Tommy "Tiny" Lister as President Lindberg in The Fifth Element (1997)

Tommy "Tiny" Lister as President Lindberg in The Fifth Element (1997)

President Lindberg will give you twenty goddamn seconds to make your case about why you shouldn't open fire immediately on mysterious civilizations.

Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln) and Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon (Nixon) get all of the critical acclaim, but fake presidents, like Aaron Eckhart as President Benjamin Asher in this week's Olympus Has Fallen, exemplify ideals just as meaningful. Here are fifteen fake presidents we wish were real, even if only for a First 100 Days.



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