Does the U.S. government really have lookalikes for the president for security purposes, as referenced in the Kevin Kline movie “Dave”?
If these doubles exist, how are they used? Just in the backs of limosines to confuse any would-be assassins as to the Commander-in-Chief’s travel route, or do they actualy shake hands and kiss babies?
Would this be considered a Secret Service position? What does it pay?
“In much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” - Ecclesiastes 1:18
Re: the movie Dave: what would the press do if a former first lady hooked up with someone who looked exactly like her ex-husband?
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I suspect that this is a case where press self-censorship plays a role, since most don’t want to help out would-be attackers with inside security information. But I have seen a few reports on presidential trips where they say a person looking enough like the president to fool some of the local photographers gets off the plane first and waves to the crowd, presumably to see if any problems occur.