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Marvel Studios has confirmed the existence of 12 Presidents of the United States in the story of theMarvel Cinematic Universe , each get a huge shock on the dealership . In the existent existence , Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States , but the MCU ’s timeline has been very different , as Marvel Studios ' upcomingCaptain America : Brave New Worldwill introduce the47th President , Harrison Ford ’s Thaddeus Ross . While there have been almost 50 presidents in the world of the MCU , only 12 have been confirm on - filmdom .
For most of the MCU ’s history , thetimeline of the President of the United Stateswas the same as in the real world , though several notable presidents ' stories were dissimilar , as they were more mired with the populace ’s superheroes . This take a monolithic variance in Phase 2 , however , asBarack Obama was not reelect in the MCU , allowing Marvel studio apartment to take some creative indecorum with the place of President of the United States . This will climax in Harrison Ford appearing as a drastically different president inCaptain America : Brave New World .
Captain America : Brave New World ’s trailer teased a big funeral scenery , and I roll in the hay just who that might be for , and the answer would be surprising .
12Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Founded The Strategic Scientific Reserve
Just like in the real world , Franklin D. Roosevelt was elect as the thirty-second President of the United States in 1932 , and postulate up office in 1933 . He helped to rescue America from the Great Depression with the New Deal , and run to overturn proscription , which come to pass in December 1933 . After the Nazi Party invaded Poland in 1939,Roosevelt founded the Strategic Scientific Reserveas a means to happen scientific answer to the problem posed by the rise of Adolf Hitler .
This action would finally lead to the birth of Captain America , the establishment of SHIELD , and the geological formation of the Avengers . This puddle Franklin D. Roosevelt one of the most important and impactful presidents in the MCU ’s history . He was consider forward of his time , and earned the regard ofAgents of SHIELDheroes Phil Coulson and Alphonso Mackenzie , particularly through his fight against secernment and his command of the SSR during World War II .
InLokion Disney+ , Ravonna Renslayer ’s variant on the Sacred Timeline play at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School .
11Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
Harry S. Truman Took Over From FDR
Harry S. Truman was an fantastically controversial president , and was n’t as revere as Franklin D. Roosevelt . His controversial themes continued after the war , as detailed inMarvel Television seriesAgent Carter , as Truman sent Senator Walt Cooper to thank Jack Thompson for economize New York City from Johann Fennhoff , when it was actually Peggy Carter who carry through the Clarence Day . Truman adjudicate not to run for part again in 1952 because of wretched polling , allowing Dwight D. Eisenhower to take on the spatial relation of chairwoman , instead .
10Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Worked With Captain America During WWII
During World War II , Dwight D. " Ike " Eisenhower became a five - star General and work alongsideSteve Rogers ' Captain Americato fight HYDRA . This pull in him Brobdingnagian respect , which may have contributed to his election as the thirty-fourth President of the United States . Eisenhower famously streamlined nuclear weapons in the United States , and imperil to use them during the Korean War and against China , though it never came to that . His military history meant this was a huge focus of his presidency , which did n’t sit properly with everyone .
Not much is known about Ike ’s presidency in the human race of the MCU past his military service during World War II . It could be assume that much of his subsequent timeline was the same as in the real humanity , keeping his administration somewhat faithful . Domestically , Eisenhower ended McCarthyism , signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 , and began the Space Race with the initiation of NASA . This could all have taken office in the MCU , too .
9John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated By The Winter Soldier
John F. Kennedy learn over from Eisenhower as the thirty-fifth President of the United States in 1961 . JFK served at the height of the Cold War , and played a role in 2011’sX - Men : First Classin Fox’sX - Menfranchise , though this is n’t technically considered canon to the MCU.Captain America : Civil Warsaw Sharon Carter deliver a paean at her aunt ’s funeral , confirming that Peggy Carter had meet , and perhaps even worked alongside , JFK during her time with SHIELD . JFK is still one of the most popular chairman of all prison term , yet his clock time in office was curve unretentive .
After decades of HYDRA operations , the list of the Winter Soldier ’s dupe is long . Bucky Barnes ' notebook computer in the MCU serve in fill in some blanks .
8Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Jimmy Carter Met With General Dreykov In The MCU
Neither Lyndon B. Johnson , Richard Nixon , nor Gerald Ford have been confirmed to subsist in the MCU , as the next Chief Executive mentioned after John F. Kennedy is Jimmy Carter . Carter became the thirty-ninth President of the United States in 1977 , narrowly defeating the incumbent President Gerald Ford . In the actual world , Carter pardoned Vietnam War gulp evaders , established the Departments of Energy and Education , and found the Carter Center to expand and promote human rights after his administration , which earned him a Nobel Peace Prize .
Richard Nixon , played by Mark Camacho , had a prominent role in Fox’sX - Men : Days of Future Past , but this is n’t considered canon to the MCU ’s main timeline .
Little has been confirm about Jimmy Carter ’s presidency in the earth of the MCU , so it ’s very likely that much of his time in function was the same as it was in the real man . Jimmy Carter appears in the MCU during theopening claim of 2021’sBlack Widow , which revealed thatCarter had , during his time as President of the United States , match with General Dreykov . It ’s indecipherable what Carter ’s relationship with the MCU scoundrel was incisively , but this underlined Dreykov ’s influence . Carter also appeared in a photo inSecret Invasion .
7Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
Bill Clinton Also Had Meetings With General Dreykov As Well As R. Keller Of SHIELD
Marvel Studios has n’t provided any reference of Ronald Reagan or George H. W. Bush , signify Bill Clinton is the next known President of the United States after Jimmy Carter . Clinton became the forty-second President of the United States in 1993 , bring in a so - called " Third Way " of politics , with Clinton becoming known as a New Democrat . Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime and economical increment in American history , and this was presumptively the same in the MCU , though the ' 90s were a more tumultuous time in Marvel Studios ' franchise .
During his clock time as President of the United States , Bill Clinton also had meetings with General Dreykov , likewise to Jimmy Carter . This unveil inBlack Widowcemented Dreykov ’s huge powerfulness , as he presumably also mold the presidencies of Reagan and Bush . Clinton also had a close relationship withSHIELD Director R. Kellerprior to Talos replacing him in the 1995 - setCaptain Marvel . Daredevilrevealed that Ben Urich had save about the Clinton - Lewinsky scandal for the New York Bulletin , suggest his infamous impeachment and acquittal also unfold in the MCU .
6Barack Obama (2009-2013)
The Defenders Saga Confirmed Barack Obama Was President In The MCU
George W. Bush presumably succeeded Bill Clinton , with Barack Obama becoming the forty-fourth President of the United States after him in 2009.Obama was the first African - American Chief Executive in United States history , and this was evidently the same in the MCU , too , as many characters in the MCU hold Obama in high admiration . Most notably , Obama is advert on a regular basis inLuke Cage , and even makes an appearance in a pic consider with Piranha Jones , which help him earn some combine from Luke Cage in season 2 .
A parody of Obama ’s " Hope " notice appeared inIron Man 2 , replacing Obama with Iron Man . However , Iron Man 2’s2013 subsequence sustain a massive deviation from the real macrocosm in the MCU , as , while Obama was reelected for a second term in the real world , he was n’t in the MCU . Obama ’s second term saw the sign language of a major international climate agreement , the carrying out of the Affordable Care Act , the negotiation of a atomic agreement with Iran , and the promotion of LGBTQ+ relationship , so it ’s unclear if these major milepost still pass in the MCU .
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5Matthew Ellis (2013-2017)
Matthew Ellis Was President During Iron Man 3
supersede Barack Obama in what would have been his 2nd terminal figure , Matthew Ellis became the 45th President of the United States in 2013 , or concisely beforehand . It was very improbable that a sitting material - populace chair would have agreed to come out in the MCU , so infix the fancied Matthew Ellis permit 2013’sIron Man 3to focus on political themesby in reality including the President himself . Ellis was a target ofAldrich Killian and his Extremis - power soldier , as he had banned biotech inquiry such as Extremis , due to him deeming it immoral .
President Ellis was almost assassinate by Aldrich Killian , but was saved by Tony Stark and Rhodey , and he was shortly after aim by HYDRA as part of their Project Insight plans , though was again save by Steve Rogers ' Captain America . William Sadler made several appearing as President Matthew Ellis inMarvel Television’sAgents of SHIELD , particularly during the emersion of Inhumans , but this serial publication is n’t believe canon to the MCU ’s main persistence . Ellis was fundamental in establishing the Sokovia Accords , however , but this was curtly before his presidential term ended .
Marvel Entertainment ’s television show may not be directly connected to the MCU any longer , but they still featured plenty of character crossovers .
4Donald Trump (2017-?)
Donald Trump Became President After Matthew Ellis
In the MCU , Donald Trump come through Matthew Ellis as the 46th President of the United States , taking up berth in 2017 . Perhaps one of , if not the most controversial chairwoman of all meter , Trump ’s policies have been deemed populist , protectionist , isolationist , and nationalist , spurring numerous protests throughout his entire safari and presidency . It could be assume that this arguing and divisiveness is the same in the MCU , asTrump is negatively mentioned many times inLuke Cage .
Donald Trump was mentioned several times in Marvel Television’sAgents of SHIELD , as he take over the operations involving Jeffrey Mace masquerade as the Inhuman Patriot . However , a twelvemonth after coming into office , Donald Trump ’s presidential term was thrown into agitation duringAvengers : Infinity War , asThanos wiped out half the population of the cosmos . Marvel Studios has n’t revealed whether Trump remained in situation during the Blip , or even if he was disperse by the Mad Titan , so it ’s unclear when Trump ’s presidentship ended .
3Ritson (2025-?)
Ritson Declared War During His Time As President
Donald Trump is the last material - world President of the United States who has been confirmed to exist in the MCU , as , instead of Joe Biden , Secret InvasionintroducedDermot Mulroney ’s President Ritson . Ritson is the current president in the MCU , having get office in early 2025 , two years after Thanos ' victim returned inAvengers : Endgame . It ’s not known who preceded Ritson . Prior toSecret Invasion , Ritson express his desire to take noisome activeness against Wakanda , and established a trade deal with New Asgard .
At some point during his presidency , Ritson take James " Rhodey " Rhodes as something of an aide-de-camp , unbeknownst that Rhodey had actually been replaced by the shapeshifting Skrull Raava . Raava and Gravik ’s Skrull rebellion control Ritson into almost declaring warfare on Russia , kick - starting World War III . After Nick Fury revealed the Sojourner Truth , however , Ritson rather hold war on all extraterrestrial species survive on Earth , which inspired polish off squads to kill noncitizen and humans alike .
