Banning told them that they wouldland in Somerset House and they woulddrive by motorcade to St. Paul's Cathedral. The lead vehicle crashed through the bridge and fell into the icy water below, as the presidential limo then skid uncontrollably to the edge of the damaged part of the bridge, balancing precariously. As Banning madeit inside the White House, the other two agents were killed by the terrorists. Gerard Butler As Banning, along with Roma and O'Neil, drove Connor in their vehicle, he reminded Connor to put his seat belt on. -Welcome to the Hero/Protagonist wiki! General Clegg saidhe's got the toughest guys in the world and that they needed to know how to get in thebunker. Banning then gave Connor his own badge as he told him that he's a honorary Secret Service agent now. The Speaker reluctantly says that they are going to recall the Seventh Fleet and pull their troops out of Korea, as well as givingthem the helicopter to the North Lawn. While waiting to be patched through, Banning saw C-4 explosives on the windows of the Oval Office. After his military service, Banning became a Secret Service agent, where he served as the leader of the Protection Detail for President Benjamin Asher. Then, he got access to the computer and Banning used his thumbprint on the USB scanner to access the computer and disabled the surveillance cameras so the terrorists wouldn't find him and Connor easily. He eventually deduced that Jennings was responsible for framing him. . He yelledout to the agents with him as the rocket destroyedthe front door and killedthree Secret Service agents nearby. Banning toldAgent Mark Diaz to ride shotgun on Presidential state car nicknamed The Beast as his Christmas gift. As Banning reached the roof access of the White House, he slowly peeked in and saw no one there at the moment. . As Mike was being escorted, he sees Connor hugging his father outside the ambulance and felt relieved to see that as he was escorted by troops to the ambulance. Shot in the left shoulder with a sniper rifle by Salient Global commando #28. Washington, D.C.,United States of America Trumbull toldBanning he's got 30 minutes to dosomething to flush out the terrorists. Married 00:34. In retaliation, Banning shotand stabbedthe terrorist who was assigned to get him until the joint SAS and Deltareinforcements led by Will Davies arrived at thatmoment. He remindedThe Speaker that he is acting president now and that he is the best hope he's got. He took them to another room and tied them to the chair. Banning told Trumbull that they need to know what they are going to walk into and warned him not to launch anything until he did some reconnaissance. Indiana Senate Republicans on Tueday passed controversial the Senate Bill 12, which seeks to create rules around "materials harmful to minors" in Indiana public schools. As Banning movedto the stairway near the front entrance where Kang intendedto kill Secretary McMillan outside the White House in front of the media, he usedhis scoped MP5A3 to kill Kang's henchman Cho. While waiting to be patched through, Banning sawC-4 explosives on the windows of the Oval Office. Banning grabbedone of the Kang's knives and triedto attack him with it. While eluding the commandos in the hallways, Banning quietly got into the Lincoln bedroom. Banning angrilytoldthem to abort the mission, but in vain. Banning killedthe terrorist he used as a human shield as he watches as the Hydra 6 rose up and started firing on the helicopters. When Monroe said the word "Hash tag", Banning was confused as he didn't know what it is. Jacobs saidif they gotthose codes and self-detonated the nukes, it wouldleave America vulnerable to a nuclear strike. As two of Kang's men were coming to the stairway, Banning killedone coming in the stairway and blindly firedhis pistol to mortally wound the other one before finishinghim off swiftly. Trumbull told Banning that they wanted them to recall the Seventh Fleet and pulled their troops out of Korea. Protecting President Benjamin Asher (formerly), Protect the First Lady Margaret Asher (succeeded until her death). Authors of banned books say the efforts to contest their books have never been more organized before. After suiting up with the terrorist's armored suit, Banning took a picture of the Korean tattoo of a terrorist's nape and sent it to the Pentagon. Banning realizedthat General Cleggisplanning to infiltrate the White House by having aninfiltration team to gointothe roof. Banning tells the Speaker that the team needs some serious help and can hold him for insubordination. Roma, who took over Mike's spot as head of the Presidential Detail, introduced Banning to Agent Jones. Trumbull explained that Cerberus was a highly-classified military protocol; a three-prong fail-safe device that self-destructed any U.S. nuclear missiles in flight. He is portrayed by Gerard Butler. Afterwards, Davies and his men located both Banning and Asher alive in the elevator shaft. Later, Banning watches the news regarding that British Prime Minister James Wilson passed away from an apparent heart attack while undergoing post-surgical treatment to repair his knee. Jacobs saidthat Asherjust wasn't ready to see him everyday because the sight of him still remindedhim of Margaret's death and hadn't stopped grieving properly. Wife:Leah Banning As Mike was brought in, he explained to the President that he knew the culprit behind the attack and informed him that he is not safe in hospital. His trusted commander-in-chief, President Allan Trumbull, had recommended for a position as Director of the United States Secret Service to replace the retiring Director David Gentry. After a few tense moments, Jacobs toldBanning that Connor's out of the building safely, much to his relief. Then, Banning and the other Secret Service agents departed Camp David with the President and First Lady, as Connor went with him, as well as Agents Roma and O'Neil. Credit: Elham Numan/Xtra Back in his car, Banning calledLeah on his phone, but gother voice mail instead and he saidhe's 'just checking in'. Jacobs asked Banning if they can trust the information and he replied he just asked them nicely. Banning finally calledLeah, who has been working in the hospital since the siege, and gota hold of her while he was treatinghis own injuries. As he headed downstairs to avoidgunfire, Kang was retreatingto the bunker and U.S. troops pulled McMillan to safety. But the other man detonated the bomb and destroyed the fence. Clegg only said that they are not waiting and Trumbull stated that they have to secure Cerberus. The entire protection detail was killed by said drones, but Banning was able to survive and save Trumbull. He told them that the terrorists were looking for him and tells everyone to use him. Banning told Agent Mark Diaz to ride shotgun on Presidential state car nicknamed The Beast, considering his Christmas gift. Upon reaching the floor where Trumbull was treated, he was captured by the Secret Service and met Gentry, telling him that he needed to see the President. Book banning is a weak response to ideas that . Friends/Allies Judy Blume Forever includes a memorable clip from her appearance on CNN's Crossfire in the 1980s, where she handily . A former Special Forces operative, he has been assigned as chief of the presidential security detail but is. After his successful rescue of President Asher and the prevention of a nationwide nuclear disaster, Mike was reinstated to the Presidential Detail. As President Asher screamed in agony, Banning, along with Connor and the Secret Service agents, were in deep shock over the loss of Margaret. As he triedto shoot Kang, Banning kills another one of Kang's men. Meanwhile, Banning ambushed two of the commandos and knockedthem out. Then he went behind a picture where a hidden safe is located and opened the safe where the President's satellite phone is at and contacted the Pentagon with it. Then Banning said he has to go and only said that paperwork is starting piling up, unwilling to worry Leah about his current situation. As Forbes pinned Banning to the floor and tried to put his pistol on him, Banning was able to get the pistol out of Forbes' hand and fought him. He began to question his life now that he is expecting father and had been contemplating whether to resign from the protection detail. Sales spike for 'sad book signing' author after bestsellers King, Atwood commiserate. Banning contained to serve in the Presidential detail for Benjamin Asher until his term in office ended. Occupation Three top government officials had the partial output of the codes to activate Cerberus; President Asher, Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Joe Hoenig, all of whom were being held hostage in the bunker. Days later, Banning was finally reinstated to the protectiondetail as he, along with Connor, Jacobs and General Clegg, watched President Asher addressing the media and the entire nation about the aftermath of the attack on the American lives that were lost and his assurance that America wouldrebuild from the siege. He toldConnor to watch his back in case if any commandos came in as he unscrews the vent crate and informedThe Pentagon that Connorwouldbe coming out in the ground floor through the ventilation shaft in the northwest corner. As Banning left the room, Kang contacted him through the radioand tauntedhim. Nobody in the Pentagon recognized the tattoo and Trumbull had the director of the CIA to sent over to Langley. When the Speaker asked Banning if there are any other survivors with him, Banning says all of the agents in there were wiped out and gave everyone at The Pentagon the situation report. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews. Kang admittedthat he hadunderestimated him and that it won't happenagain. As Banning was about to send his letter of resignation to the President, he was inspired by Trumbull's speech. Banning pushedtwo civilians into cover behind a car and covered himself and the two people to avoid being hit. Then, he arrived at the Treasury Department. He toldConnor it's was a false alarm and told himto continue his climb. Kang taunted that he knows about his failure to save Margaret and that he would fail to save the President, stating that failure seemed to be the habit with Banning these days. Beyond 12-year-old Tamir and 14-year-old Emmett, she said, it also applies to Michael Brown, Trayvon . Kang then taunted Banning again, asking about Leah and he knows about her too. He hadnever beenphotographed or identified by any Western intelligence agency before and nobody thought to look for him inside the South Korean government. After Kang shot President Asher in the abdomen when trying to get Kang's gun away from him, Banning rushedtowards and managed to have Kang lose his pistol. Banning finds Connor in the hidden passageway. Then, he sawan FN M240D machine gun hidden in the garbage truck and triedto warn the agents to go back inside,but the majority of the agents were killed by the machine gun fire, as Banning watched in horror. Although he slashed the terrorist's leg after blocking one of his kicks and again slashed his right arm, Kang pushed Banning to the concrete wall and he made the agent lose the knife during the struggle. As Connor climbed up, Banning informedJacobs he's coming up. He then reminded Connor climbing the shaft is like doing the chimney climb just like how Banning taught Connor in the Rose Garden wall. Banning informedthe Pentagon that Connor is on his way up. Banning says that they have to continue on, but Forbes was acting strange for the moment and when he mentioned Kang's name, the surprised and suspicious Banning asked Forbes how did he know the leader's name. After briefly looking at the pictures of the President and his family, he wenton toseea terrorist coming at the Oval Office and foughthim. While the President was on comatose due to injuries sustained from the attack, Mike was placed under arrest by FBI agent Helen Thompson as she and her team had uncovered substantial evidence of his hair and DNA stored in the discarded cargo van used to carry out the massacre. Hair Jacobs said that they are still trying to find out and Trumbull said he's the Acting President. Mike and Clay at the Zero Gravity Center. The surprised Jacobs had asked where he is at. Banning readily headed out to find Connor. By dawn, Banning took the wounded President Asher out of the White House. He began to question his life now that he is expecting father and hadbeen contemplating whether to resign from the protectiondetail. Between 2021 and 2022, there were a considerable number of books banned or challenged in the United States. Despite the terrorist's fighting prowess, Banning soon overpoweredhim and bashed his head with the robust statue of Abraham Lincoln, killing the terrorist. Mike Banning during the attack on the White House. Banning has been compared by some film critics as being rather similar to the protagonist Jack Bauer on the TV show. Jacobs asked if the commando's alive and Banning only replied, "Ask me a serious question." The plane fired at the streets and killed many Secret Service agents and civilians. While Trumbull was reprimandingClegg, Banningmendedhis wounds. Publication Date: . Mike is reunited with his spouse Leah after he escorts the President out of the White House bunker. Profession He asked Forbes if he was okay to stay back and watch the fort. When Kang said he will send President Asher's body out, Banning complied it won't matter because whatever Kang believed he had accomplished, he won't be alive to see it. When Gentry and White House Chief of Staff Sam Wilcox argued about Mike's loyalty situation, Trumbull clarified to them that Mike was truly on his side and ordered his release. After his reinstatement to the Presidential Detail, Banning likely recruited many agents, including Bronson and Voight, into the detail to replace the ones killed during the White House siege. Banning said that maybe he owns them for giving him a chance to make up for that today. Mike later joined the Army, where he became a soldier of the 75th Ranger Regiment, an elite special operations force. Forbes asked the same thing to Banning since he knows Banning works in the Treasury Department and Banning saidhe came in through the front door. When Leah asked how had his day been, he only saidthat he's been busy, refusingto tell her that he's insidethe White House to avoidworrying her. While Banning was patrolling the White House, Trumbull informed him that they have to get Kang and the President out of the open while giving him the chopper as their best shot until he heard an explosion. Daughter:Lynne Banning (with Leah) George M. Johnson. Mother-in-law:Doris Launched in 1982, Banned Books Week was a response to an increase in the number of books being challenged by groups and individuals. By dawn, Banning tookthe wounded President Asher out of the White House. Big Tech companies have so much power that even a small step creates an earthquake that . Banning told the boy that he had to go and get his dad. After a brief fight, Banning managed to get behind Yu and brokehis neck, killing Yu. Trumbull toldhimhe had givena good shotthat he saved McMillan as Banning continuedtostop the looming nuclear threat. As he went to hide behind one of the trees, a terrorists spotted him and fired at him - but Banning killed the gunman. Clay and Mike later visited the Zero Gravity Center together in an attempt to relax as a bonding experience, before complaining when they were engulfed in darkness. As Banning leaned down to the mortally wounded Forbes, he confronted the traitor on why he did this. He demanded to know who is running the group. Army Ranger (formerly)Secret Service:AgentDirector His mother died years afterwards. After suiting up with the terrorist's armored suit, Banning tooka picture of the Korean's tattoo of a terrorist's nape and sentit to the Pentagon. Jacobs told Banning that he hadto start living in the real world and forgive himself for failing to save Margaret. Connor was relieved to see Banning. After graduation, with six months as a reservist, he enlisted . The next day, Banning and Jacobs arrived in the Oval Office. On December 25, 2011, during an icy night at Camp David, Mike and President Asher were boxing each other in the ring downstairs in a sparring match. As Mike was being transported to a detention facility, his convoy was ambushed and attacked by mercenaries and was being led away. Then he taunted that he would send photos of his body to the press, because he knows Kang likes that kind of stuff before ending the call and locking out Kang's video access and headed out to the bunker where Kang would leave - as Banning had disabled Kang's communications, thus preventing him from making televised executions on video feeds to the Pentagon, the only way Kang would force Trumbull's cooperation is by executing another hostage in the open, where the media was, thus leaving himself vulnerable to a clean shot from Banning. For example, he created a sign message to a drone overhead so Vice President Allan Trumbull and the cabinet would know that he and President Asher were going to the MI6 safe house in London. Banning returned to the Presidential detail. As they went to the front entrance, Banning had apologized for the damage on the White House. Once Banning did all that, the deactivation sequence was initiated. Monroe gavehim the deactivation codestep-by-step. As Trumbull called someone to get the deactivation code, General Clegg told Banning to find the control panel marked "Countermand" and flipped a switch that's marked "Initiate Recall". Forbes asked the same thing to Banning since he knows Banning works in the Treasury Department and Banning said he came in through the front door. As Banning looked at the North Lawn, he was horrified that the helicopter exploded and feared the worst. Protecting President Benjamin Asher (formerly)Protecting President Allan Trumbull He served in the protection detail ofPresident Benjamin Asher until the tragic death of his wife in 2011, which Mike witnessed, saving the President Asher's in the process. Because of his special forces training from his Army Rangers background, Mike Banning is a highly skilled and intelligent Secret Service agent. bunker. Full name While doing so, he got into the President's laptop and deleted the classified files so no one would get their hands on it. Forbes asked if Roma made it and Banning shook his head, which seemingly upsets Forbes. Mike Banning - The United States (232 books) Mike Banning has 232 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson, Fire & Blood by George R.R. 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