 PLOT: SPOILER: Immediately following the sequence where the rebel  military forces are killing the group of individuals leaving the  Capitol during the State of the Union Address, General Deckert  orders one of his men to shoot President Sanford. The shooting is  interrupted by the rescuing forces starting its assault on the  Capitol. At this point, General Deckert takes the President and one  of his men and escapes to the presidential bullet train. Why would  he take the president at this point? He had just ordered the  President killed, so taking him to kill him later would only result  in his plan being more open and exposed.