Wayne Palmer
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Wayne Palmer is a fictional President of the United States
on the television series 24
. He is played by D. B. Woodside
.
, Wayne came in to replace Mike Novick
as the President's Chief of Staff
, after Palmer had relieved Novick of his duties at the end of Season Two. He is a veteran Marine
. He also has a sister named Sandra Palmer. After high school, he received a baseball scholarship to Stanford University
, where he was a pitcher and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
in Political Science
. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor
from Yale Law School. It is presumed that, like his brother, Wayne Palmer is a Democrat.
Before being employed by the President, Palmer was a member of the United States Marine Corps
, though he did not see combat. At some point after being discharged, Palmer worked as an Attorney at Law for Anderson & Siebertz for a period of time. Afterwards, he served as a COO for Milliken Enterprises that was owned by Alan Milliken, a high powered businessman backer of his brother. While Milliken was hospitalized, recovering from a stroke, Wayne embarked upon an affair with Milliken's wife, Julia.
Wayne Palmer is currently married, although his spouse is neither mentioned nor seen on screen.
Although Wayne has experienced the difficulty of resolving crises when he was Chief of Staff for his brother David Palmer, he displays weakness and uncertainty when making tough decisions. He frequently enlists the advice of Karen Hayes
and Tom Lennox
; an example of which is when he is indecisive about whether Hamri Al-Assad is the man orchestrating the many terrorist attacks in the country, and not Abu Fayed. It is later revealed that it was in fact Fayed, and his decision to kill Assad (which was unsuccessful largely due to the actions of Jack Bauer) causes Wayne to realize his inability to make tough decisions quickly.
and John Keeler.
After David gives his brother instructions to dispose of the playbook, Wayne relents saying that information in the book is essential to the President's campaign. He says that there is material that implicates him in a scandal with Anne Packard, his lover. If this story is leaked, it could prevent him from getting the polls.
Milliken finds out about Wayne's affair with his wife, Julia, and presents the information to President Palmer, demanding that he fire his brother as Chief of Staff.
Instead of allowing Wayne to resign, David called in his ex-wife, Sherry, to dig up the dirt on Milliken. When she failed in her attempt to counter-blackmail Milliken, Sherry seized the opportunity to prevent Milliken from reaching his medication during a heart attack and convinced Julia not to help him. Milliken died from a heart attack in front of Julia and Sherry. President Palmer provided an alibi for Sherry to the police. She then attempted to expose the truth. Wayne had brought in a specialist to obtain evidence linking Sherry to Milliken's death. As they did so and the evidence was obtained, Milliken's wife, Julia, facing jail time, arrived at Sherry's house with the intent to kill her. Despite his best efforts to stop Julia, Wayne must watch in horror as she murders Sherry and then kills herself. Because his connection to the deaths of Milliken, Julia and Sherry, David Palmer decides not to seek a second term as President.
, to write his memoirs at Wayne's apartment. It is then that David Palmer is shot in the neck and killed by a sniper. Later, as the FBI comb the crime scene, Jack Bauer quietly infiltrates the apartment but is surprised by Wayne, who is under the assumption that Bauer was responsible for carrying out the assassination. After Bauer manages to convince him otherwise, Wayne helps to uncover information about his brother's death and a plot within the administration.
Shortly after martial law is declared by President Charles Logan
, Wayne contacts Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce to discuss new information concerning David Palmer and the events of the day. As he approaches Logan's retreat, a van of armed commandos working for Christopher Henderson attack his car. He survives and manages to flee his assailants. Wayne escapes, though injured, with the help of Pierce.
Wayne and Aaron walk into the Presidential retreat and confront Martha Logan's personal assistant, Evelyn Martin, then talk to her regarding e-mails that she exchanged with his brother, David Palmer. Evelyn reveals that she told David who was behind the plot in the government, and that a kidnapper (later revealed to be Henderson) has her eight-year-old daughter. Wayne calls Jack Bauer
to assist him, and they rendezvous outside the retreat. Jack allows Wayne to come along to the exchange, where the both of them rescue Evelyn's daughter and kill Henderson's thugs, but fail to capture Henderson himself.
Wayne later helps Jack to break into a bank in order to retrieve evidence that demonstrates President Logan's involvement in his brother's death. After recovering the evidence, Jack takes Wayne to meet with Bill Buchanan
, who leads him to a safe house as per Jack's advice. Wayne is not seen throughout the remainder of the season; later, according to President Logan, his whereabouts are still unknown. Wayne is also not seen at his brother's ceremony, which takes place in the final episode of the season, "6:00 AM - 7:00 AM", but it is likely that he attended the funeral service in Washington DC.
While Jack was willing to die for something, he learned he'd die for nothing, and his motivation changed. He was able to free himself by gnawing off a chunk of a terrorist's neck. When the information Jack gave CTU was not acted upon, he organized an escape plan for Assad, the man the authorities believed was responsible for the events leading up to season 6.
Wayne eventually trusted Jack as corroborating evidence presented itself. He invited Assad to Washington to broker a deal to solve the current crisis as well as bridge the gap between the Muslims of the world and the US Government. As part of the agreement, Wayne pardoned Assad of all past crimes.
Internally, Wayne saw strife between Karen Hayes and Tom Lennox, with Karen stressing the importance that the Muslim-American community had played in turning in terrorists, while Tom drew up plans for ethnic detention facilities. Wayne initially rejected Tom's plan, but reconsidered after the suitcase nuke
detonated in Valencia. However, he ultimately decided the principles of American freedom were more important than the supposed security detention camps would provide, and rejected the proposal once again.
When Assad arrived in Washington, Wayne requested that Assad make his alliance with the President public. This series of events made the President very unpopular with his own administration, to the point that some members conspired to "remove him from office". So far, the only known conspirators are Reed Pollack and a man Pollack referred to as "Carson". Lennox was almost a member, but refused to participate in the killing of a President and was held captive by Pollack. As 5:00 p.m. on Day 6 approaches, Reed places the bomb in pressroom feet from Palmer and sets it off after exiting. Assad covers Wayne with his own body, allowing Palmer to survive the explosion, but Wayne is severely injured. As of 6:00 p.m., Palmer is in stable condition, but it is unknown whether he will ultimately survive.
Karen Hayes plans to convince Sandra Palmer to allow Wayne to be woken up. While this is a major risk to his life, it would allow him to stop Noah Daniels from launching a nuclear attack on Assad's country. Hayes received Sandra's permission to free Wayne of his coma, but soon thereafter, it seemed that complications had arisen. However, minutes later, Wayne retracts the order made by Daniels demanding a nuclear strike and resumes his role as President — much to the chagrin of Daniels, who threatens to have Palmer removed from office, citing what Daniels perceives as an incapability that prevents Palmer from properly executing his duties as President.
Daniels attempts to invoke the 25th Amendment by contacting the Cabinet. The subsequent vote for Palmer's removal is a tie, which lets him remain in office, because the number of votes for his removal failed to amount to a majority. Daniels however, challenges the legality of Hayes' vote — as she had earlier resigned. Hayes counters that she withdrew her resignation before it could be processed. Daniels claims he never recognized her as National Security Advisor and at the Attorney General's suggestion, the case is set to be brought before the Supreme Court, however, Daniels is forced to drop the charge under threats from Lennox. Palmer officially returns to duty. But to the shock and horror of both Lennox and Karen, he immediately continues with the nuclear launch, stating that he is aware of critics, Daniels and Lennox specifically, referring to him as a weak President.
Despite Lennox's desperate protesting, the nuclear missile is launched from the submarine. The country's ambassador, fearing war with the US, places an urgent call to Palmer, and explains that his government has "uncovered new information", revealing that one of their generals was known to have been supporting Fayed and is now under interrogation. Wayne accuses him of withholding that information up to that point, and tells the ambassador that the attack will be aborted, and then privately tells Lennox that the missile was in fact a dud, and that, unlike Daniels, he had no intention of risking innocent lives. The missile was unarmed and used to scare the ambassador of the country into providing information.
When Lennox comes to apologize to him, Palmer asks Lennox if he has any information over Daniels that might have caused the abrupt withdrawal of his affidavit. Lennox tells Palmer, that his job is to inform and protect him and that those goals do not always go hand in hand.
Despite regaining his office, however, his health continues to deteriorate from the combined effects of the assassination attempt, his early removal from his coma, and the excessive use of adrenaline.
During a meeting with the ambassador, Palmer suggests that they shoot one of renegade general's sons in front of him, in order to force his cooperation. The ambassador argues that his nation could not possibly sanction that type of barbaric behavior, but Palmer's counters that his country does much worse to political opposition. The ambassador reluctantly agrees. Wayne soon unexpectedly dismisses the ambassador, and orders Lennox to lock the door, as he gasps for breath. “No one can know,” he wheezes as he collapses onto the floor. The White House doctor soon arrives and refuses to give Wayne any more adrenaline. Wayne refuses to return to medical, and goes back to his work. Lennox again confronts him and urges him to go to medical, but Palmer refuses. He knows Daniels would only see it as another chance to steal the Presidency. Lennox explains that this will not happen again, due to the evidence he has over Daniels.
When Palmer learns that the nukes have been apprehended, he orders preparations to be made for a press conference and the removal of operations from the bunker and back to the West Wing. He even refuses to wait for an assessment of the situation by the Secret Service. In the Oval Office, Palmer orders Daniels to resign, because he cannot run the country with Daniels undermining his authority. Daniels initially refuses, citing that the Vice President is an elected official and can’t be dismissed by the whim of the President. Palmer however reminds him of the tape recording that Lennox acquired. Palmer allows him one week to tender his letter of resignation. At this time, Palmer also authorizes Jack's mission to rescue Audrey, in spite of the potentially devastating consequences, should the mission go awry.
Wayne announces to the press that Fayed is dead and that the suitcase nukes have been recovered. He thanks law enforcement and the Armed Services, but starts to struggle with his memory during the press questions and stammers. Suddenly, he faints. His doctors suspect cerebral hemorrhage, and they do not think he will regain consciousness anytime soon. Daniels assumes the powers of President, and Palmer does not appear in the remainder of the season, presumed still in his coma. Yuri Suvarov, the Russian president says that he wishes the best for Wayne.
.
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
on the television series 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
. He is played by D. B. Woodside
D. B. Woodside
David Bryan "D.B." Woodside is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of White House Chief of Staff Wayne Palmer on the FOX action/drama series 24...
.
Characterization
The brother of former President David PalmerDavid Palmer (24 character)
David Palmer, J.D. is a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures in...
, Wayne came in to replace Mike Novick
Mike Novick
Mike Novick is a fictional character played by Jude Ciccolella as part of the television series, 24. He has appeared more than any other recurring character, having appeared in 58 episodes over 4 seasons, and has been given a promotional photo with the same background as the starring cast members,...
as the President's Chief of Staff
White House Chief of Staff
The White House Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President.The current White House Chief of Staff is Bill Daley.-History:...
, after Palmer had relieved Novick of his duties at the end of Season Two. He is a veteran Marine
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. He also has a sister named Sandra Palmer. After high school, he received a baseball scholarship to Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, where he was a pitcher and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Yale Law School. It is presumed that, like his brother, Wayne Palmer is a Democrat.
Before being employed by the President, Palmer was a member of the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
, though he did not see combat. At some point after being discharged, Palmer worked as an Attorney at Law for Anderson & Siebertz for a period of time. Afterwards, he served as a COO for Milliken Enterprises that was owned by Alan Milliken, a high powered businessman backer of his brother. While Milliken was hospitalized, recovering from a stroke, Wayne embarked upon an affair with Milliken's wife, Julia.
Wayne Palmer is currently married, although his spouse is neither mentioned nor seen on screen.
Although Wayne has experienced the difficulty of resolving crises when he was Chief of Staff for his brother David Palmer, he displays weakness and uncertainty when making tough decisions. He frequently enlists the advice of Karen Hayes
Karen Hayes
Karen Hayes is a fictional character on the television program 24 portrayed by actress Jayne Atkinson. She appeared as a recurring character in twelve episodes of the fifth season and was a main cast member in eighteen episodes of the sixth season....
and Tom Lennox
Tom Lennox
Thomas "Tom" Lennox, Ph.D., is a fictional character from the television series 24, played by Peter MacNicol.-Characterization:He first appeared in the first episode of 24's 6th season, where he plays the White House Chief of Staff of President Wayne Palmer. It was he who convinced Palmer to run...
; an example of which is when he is indecisive about whether Hamri Al-Assad is the man orchestrating the many terrorist attacks in the country, and not Abu Fayed. It is later revealed that it was in fact Fayed, and his decision to kill Assad (which was unsuccessful largely due to the actions of Jack Bauer) causes Wayne to realize his inability to make tough decisions quickly.
24: Season 3
In the early events of the season, Wayne Palmer secretly finds a way to present the president with his opponent's playbook including everything that he will say in the debate between David PalmerDavid Palmer (24 character)
David Palmer, J.D. is a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures in...
and John Keeler.
After David gives his brother instructions to dispose of the playbook, Wayne relents saying that information in the book is essential to the President's campaign. He says that there is material that implicates him in a scandal with Anne Packard, his lover. If this story is leaked, it could prevent him from getting the polls.
Milliken finds out about Wayne's affair with his wife, Julia, and presents the information to President Palmer, demanding that he fire his brother as Chief of Staff.
Instead of allowing Wayne to resign, David called in his ex-wife, Sherry, to dig up the dirt on Milliken. When she failed in her attempt to counter-blackmail Milliken, Sherry seized the opportunity to prevent Milliken from reaching his medication during a heart attack and convinced Julia not to help him. Milliken died from a heart attack in front of Julia and Sherry. President Palmer provided an alibi for Sherry to the police. She then attempted to expose the truth. Wayne had brought in a specialist to obtain evidence linking Sherry to Milliken's death. As they did so and the evidence was obtained, Milliken's wife, Julia, facing jail time, arrived at Sherry's house with the intent to kill her. Despite his best efforts to stop Julia, Wayne must watch in horror as she murders Sherry and then kills herself. Because his connection to the deaths of Milliken, Julia and Sherry, David Palmer decides not to seek a second term as President.
24: Season 5
At the start of Season Five, Wayne is helping his brother, former President David PalmerDavid Palmer (24 character)
David Palmer, J.D. is a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures in...
, to write his memoirs at Wayne's apartment. It is then that David Palmer is shot in the neck and killed by a sniper. Later, as the FBI comb the crime scene, Jack Bauer quietly infiltrates the apartment but is surprised by Wayne, who is under the assumption that Bauer was responsible for carrying out the assassination. After Bauer manages to convince him otherwise, Wayne helps to uncover information about his brother's death and a plot within the administration.
Shortly after martial law is declared by President Charles Logan
Charles Logan (24 character)
Charles Logan is a fictional character played by Gregory Itzin in the television series 24. During the show's fourth season, Logan is the Vice President of the United States who is sworn into office as President of the United States when former President John Keeler is critically injured in a...
, Wayne contacts Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce to discuss new information concerning David Palmer and the events of the day. As he approaches Logan's retreat, a van of armed commandos working for Christopher Henderson attack his car. He survives and manages to flee his assailants. Wayne escapes, though injured, with the help of Pierce.
Wayne and Aaron walk into the Presidential retreat and confront Martha Logan's personal assistant, Evelyn Martin, then talk to her regarding e-mails that she exchanged with his brother, David Palmer. Evelyn reveals that she told David who was behind the plot in the government, and that a kidnapper (later revealed to be Henderson) has her eight-year-old daughter. Wayne calls Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer is the main protagonist of the American television series 24. His character has worked in various capacities on the show, often as a member of the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit based in Los Angeles, and working with the FBI in Washington, D.C...
to assist him, and they rendezvous outside the retreat. Jack allows Wayne to come along to the exchange, where the both of them rescue Evelyn's daughter and kill Henderson's thugs, but fail to capture Henderson himself.
Wayne later helps Jack to break into a bank in order to retrieve evidence that demonstrates President Logan's involvement in his brother's death. After recovering the evidence, Jack takes Wayne to meet with Bill Buchanan
Bill Buchanan
Bill Buchanan was an American songwriter.-Career:His most famous composition took place in 1956, when he and Dickie Goodman created the sound collage "The Flying Saucer." After Buchanan and Goodman severed their partnership in 1959, Buchanan later wrote the song "Please Don't Ask About Barbara"...
, who leads him to a safe house as per Jack's advice. Wayne is not seen throughout the remainder of the season; later, according to President Logan, his whereabouts are still unknown. Wayne is also not seen at his brother's ceremony, which takes place in the final episode of the season, "6:00 AM - 7:00 AM", but it is likely that he attended the funeral service in Washington DC.
24: Season 6
Wayne was elected President and inaugurated 3 months prior to Season 6. He negotiated Jack Bauer's release from the Chinese Government. He paid a high price to the Chinese for his release, only to trade Jack to Abu Fayed as well as $25,000,000 for the location of Hamri Al-Assad. It cost him a high emotional price, as he sold out an agent who was very loyal to his brother. He paid it, asking Jack to do it for the sake of the country.While Jack was willing to die for something, he learned he'd die for nothing, and his motivation changed. He was able to free himself by gnawing off a chunk of a terrorist's neck. When the information Jack gave CTU was not acted upon, he organized an escape plan for Assad, the man the authorities believed was responsible for the events leading up to season 6.
Wayne eventually trusted Jack as corroborating evidence presented itself. He invited Assad to Washington to broker a deal to solve the current crisis as well as bridge the gap between the Muslims of the world and the US Government. As part of the agreement, Wayne pardoned Assad of all past crimes.
Internally, Wayne saw strife between Karen Hayes and Tom Lennox, with Karen stressing the importance that the Muslim-American community had played in turning in terrorists, while Tom drew up plans for ethnic detention facilities. Wayne initially rejected Tom's plan, but reconsidered after the suitcase nuke
Suitcase nuke
A suitcase nuke is a tactical nuclear weapon which uses, or is portable enough that it could use, a suitcase as its delivery method. Synonyms include suitcase bomb, backpack nuke, mini-nuke, pocket nuke and snuke....
detonated in Valencia. However, he ultimately decided the principles of American freedom were more important than the supposed security detention camps would provide, and rejected the proposal once again.
When Assad arrived in Washington, Wayne requested that Assad make his alliance with the President public. This series of events made the President very unpopular with his own administration, to the point that some members conspired to "remove him from office". So far, the only known conspirators are Reed Pollack and a man Pollack referred to as "Carson". Lennox was almost a member, but refused to participate in the killing of a President and was held captive by Pollack. As 5:00 p.m. on Day 6 approaches, Reed places the bomb in pressroom feet from Palmer and sets it off after exiting. Assad covers Wayne with his own body, allowing Palmer to survive the explosion, but Wayne is severely injured. As of 6:00 p.m., Palmer is in stable condition, but it is unknown whether he will ultimately survive.
Karen Hayes plans to convince Sandra Palmer to allow Wayne to be woken up. While this is a major risk to his life, it would allow him to stop Noah Daniels from launching a nuclear attack on Assad's country. Hayes received Sandra's permission to free Wayne of his coma, but soon thereafter, it seemed that complications had arisen. However, minutes later, Wayne retracts the order made by Daniels demanding a nuclear strike and resumes his role as President — much to the chagrin of Daniels, who threatens to have Palmer removed from office, citing what Daniels perceives as an incapability that prevents Palmer from properly executing his duties as President.
Daniels attempts to invoke the 25th Amendment by contacting the Cabinet. The subsequent vote for Palmer's removal is a tie, which lets him remain in office, because the number of votes for his removal failed to amount to a majority. Daniels however, challenges the legality of Hayes' vote — as she had earlier resigned. Hayes counters that she withdrew her resignation before it could be processed. Daniels claims he never recognized her as National Security Advisor and at the Attorney General's suggestion, the case is set to be brought before the Supreme Court, however, Daniels is forced to drop the charge under threats from Lennox. Palmer officially returns to duty. But to the shock and horror of both Lennox and Karen, he immediately continues with the nuclear launch, stating that he is aware of critics, Daniels and Lennox specifically, referring to him as a weak President.
Despite Lennox's desperate protesting, the nuclear missile is launched from the submarine. The country's ambassador, fearing war with the US, places an urgent call to Palmer, and explains that his government has "uncovered new information", revealing that one of their generals was known to have been supporting Fayed and is now under interrogation. Wayne accuses him of withholding that information up to that point, and tells the ambassador that the attack will be aborted, and then privately tells Lennox that the missile was in fact a dud, and that, unlike Daniels, he had no intention of risking innocent lives. The missile was unarmed and used to scare the ambassador of the country into providing information.
When Lennox comes to apologize to him, Palmer asks Lennox if he has any information over Daniels that might have caused the abrupt withdrawal of his affidavit. Lennox tells Palmer, that his job is to inform and protect him and that those goals do not always go hand in hand.
Despite regaining his office, however, his health continues to deteriorate from the combined effects of the assassination attempt, his early removal from his coma, and the excessive use of adrenaline.
During a meeting with the ambassador, Palmer suggests that they shoot one of renegade general's sons in front of him, in order to force his cooperation. The ambassador argues that his nation could not possibly sanction that type of barbaric behavior, but Palmer's counters that his country does much worse to political opposition. The ambassador reluctantly agrees. Wayne soon unexpectedly dismisses the ambassador, and orders Lennox to lock the door, as he gasps for breath. “No one can know,” he wheezes as he collapses onto the floor. The White House doctor soon arrives and refuses to give Wayne any more adrenaline. Wayne refuses to return to medical, and goes back to his work. Lennox again confronts him and urges him to go to medical, but Palmer refuses. He knows Daniels would only see it as another chance to steal the Presidency. Lennox explains that this will not happen again, due to the evidence he has over Daniels.
When Palmer learns that the nukes have been apprehended, he orders preparations to be made for a press conference and the removal of operations from the bunker and back to the West Wing. He even refuses to wait for an assessment of the situation by the Secret Service. In the Oval Office, Palmer orders Daniels to resign, because he cannot run the country with Daniels undermining his authority. Daniels initially refuses, citing that the Vice President is an elected official and can’t be dismissed by the whim of the President. Palmer however reminds him of the tape recording that Lennox acquired. Palmer allows him one week to tender his letter of resignation. At this time, Palmer also authorizes Jack's mission to rescue Audrey, in spite of the potentially devastating consequences, should the mission go awry.
Wayne announces to the press that Fayed is dead and that the suitcase nukes have been recovered. He thanks law enforcement and the Armed Services, but starts to struggle with his memory during the press questions and stammers. Suddenly, he faints. His doctors suspect cerebral hemorrhage, and they do not think he will regain consciousness anytime soon. Daniels assumes the powers of President, and Palmer does not appear in the remainder of the season, presumed still in his coma. Yuri Suvarov, the Russian president says that he wishes the best for Wayne.
24: Redemption
Wayne Palmer eventually succumbed to his injuries and died. His death was still in the news at the time of the next election. Noah Daniels served out the remainder of Wayne Palmer's term before losing the general election to Senator Allison TaylorAllison Taylor
Allison Taylor may refer to:*Allison Taylor, 24 character*Allison Taylor...
.
External links
- Character biography on the official 24 website