Raymond Becker

Raymond Becker was an American politician who served first as vice president and then as president of the United States. Becker assumed the presidency following the death of his predecessor Richard Blake in a freezing storm in Washington, D.C.. Becker began his administration from Mexico.
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes ===
*Becker was portrayed by Canadian actor Kenneth Welsh.The Day After Tomorrow - IMDB - Retrieved 5 April 2021Kenneth Welsh - IMDB - Retrieved 5 April 2021
* President Blake and Becker are both widely perceived to have been patterned after George W. Bush and Dick Cheney,'The Day After Tomorrow'—Don't Take It As Science - Albert Mohler - 4 June 2004 - Retrieved 5 April 202120th Century Fox SECOND CHANCE: THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW - Stephen O'Nion - 18 July 2014 - One Room With a View - Retrieved 5 April 2021 leading to accusations that the film was made to smear the Bush administration. Roland Emmerich didn't deny that the characters of the film were intended to be seen as a jab to the Bush administration, but did jokingly state that Becker's change of heart was "the only science fiction in the movie."'The Day After Tomorrow' heats up a political debate Storm of opinion rains down on merits of disaster movie - Scott Bowles - 26 May 2004 - USA Today - Retrieved 5 April 2021
===References & Connections===
*In a Cinema Blend list of the top 5 presidents featured in disaster films, Blake and Becker both come in at fifth, though the author noted that Becker was the closest character to an actual human antagonist the film had.Independence Day And Other Disaster Movie Presidents, Ranked By How Well They Handled The Crisis - Philip Sledge - 13 April 2020 - Cinema Blend - Retrieved 5 April 2021 
*In a list of fictional film presidents, Becker came in at 107 of 142, ahead of the President from Superman II, but behind Blake.Every Fictional President in Film History: Ranked (#110-101—The Disaster Presidents) - 15 June 2018 - America Fun Fact of the Day - Retrieved 5 April 2021
==Appearances==
*The Day After Tomorrow (first and final appearance)
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