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In the Movie |
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The President and members of his cabinet set up or assist with smear campaigns against Ryan to discredit him. |
Ryan is not important enough to warrant such action. |
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Ryan leaves a White House dinner early because Cathy has a romantic evening planned for the two of them. |
Ryan leaves a White House dinner early because the President had a pressing matter and needed to end the dinner.
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Ryan secretly gives money to help the family of a soldier who died in Clear and Present Danger. |
This doesn't happen, as Clear and Present Danger never happened in this reboot. |
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This doesn't happen. |
Ryan and Clark infiltrate a Ukrainian missile lab.
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This doesn't happen. |
Several Russian nuclear scientists go missing. |