Browne

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Browne is President of the United States in an era of turmoil following the Decepticon invasion of Earth.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Circa 2010, Browne made a live address in response to North Korea using the Combaticons to attack South Korea. He publicly announced that any nation using or allying themselves with Cybertronians would be considered by the United States to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. This was a huge setback for Major Spike Witwicky, who had just organized an alliance between the Autobots and Skywatch, and was planning to use them to take care of the Combaticons. The Land Ironclads Skywatch went ahead with the mission regardless, and it all ended with the public learning via live broadcast that the U.S. was secretly employing Autobots. The government had no idea how to spin the story, and within a week President Browne had made three official statements without actually explaining anything. All My Sins Remembered Criticism against the President's failing security measures grew as the Decepticons returned to Earth and a man was killed by Autobots in Albuquerque. Enemy Mine

By 2016, Browne had been succeeded by an unnamed woman as President. New Worlds Order

Notes

• As 2008 was an election year in the U.S., it is unclear whether Browne was the Vice President who succeeded the President killed by Starscream in All Hail Megatron #3 and remained on post-emergency, or if the election happened anyway and Browne was the regular winner.