Factual error: During the morning scene where snipers on top of the White House investigate a window curtain, they use a thermal imaging sight. They then see the heat signature of a couple through the window, but a thermal sight cannot detect a heat signature when it's behind glass. (00:03:45)
White House Down (2013)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Channing Tatum, James Woods, Jamie Foxx, Richard Jenkins, Maggie Gyllenhaal
At the end of the film Raphelson and Finnerty fly to the White House on Marine One, and they meet up with Cale. Cale proceeds to tell Raphelson that President Sawyer is dead, so Raphelson orders troops back into the Demilitarized zone, which is a violation of the peace treaty. Raphelson confronted over the fact that it was him who gave Walker the launch codes and tried to kill the President and the air strike would have destroyed all the evidence that proved he was involved in the attack. President Sawyer then emerges from the rubble and orders Raphelson arrested for treason for the attempted coup.
More mistakes in White House Down
Walker: You just killed the Secretary of Defense.
Stenz: Well, he wasn't doing a very good job.
More trivia for White House Down
Question: Is it actually even remotely possible that the president would just happen to wander through while a tour is taking place?
Answer: President Trump did this on several occasions. Granted he was flanked by secret service the whole time while doing it, but yes it's possible.
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Chosen answer: These days it would be highly unlikely due to stringent security measures. However, I knew someone who saw President Kennedy in the hallway while they were on a White House tour.
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